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Länder, Sprachen, Nationalitäten: nationality, 'sein', present tense weak verbs
I can form nationality nouns to talk about people and events.
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Länder, Sprachen, Nationalitäten: nationality, 'sein', present tense weak verbs
I can form nationality nouns to talk about people and events.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- Some nouns behave like adjectives and take the same endings.
- 'Sein' is irregular in the present tense.
- Present tense weak verbs are formed like 'lernen'.
Keywords
Adjectival noun - a group of nouns that behave like adjectives
Lernen - an example of a weak verb in the present tense, meaning ‘to learn, learning'
Sein - the verb 'to be, being'
Common misconception
Like English, German uses adjectives to describe nationality.
German uses nouns to describe nationality.
Provide online or physical dictionaries so pupils can look up their own nationality.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words is a noun?
Which of these words is a noun?
heißen
kulturell
wohnen
Q2.Is 'Schauspieler' singular, plural, or can we not tell?
Is 'Schauspieler' singular, plural, or can we not tell?
singular
plural
Q3.What do these German words mean in English?
What do these German words mean in English?
Q4.Match the subject pronouns to the present tense endings of regular verbs.
Match the subject pronouns to the present tense endings of regular verbs.
Q5.Complete the following sentence using the correct adjective: 'Das ist ein __________ Ort.'
Complete the following sentence using the correct adjective: 'Das ist ein __________ Ort.'
kulturelle
kulturelles
kulturellen
Q6.Translate the following statement into German: 'We are [female] singers.'
Translate the following statement into German: 'We are [female] singers.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match each of these German words to the correct English translations.
Match each of these German words to the correct English translations.
Q2.Does the following statement contain a country, nationality noun, nationality adjective or language? 'Sein Name ist deutsch.'
Does the following statement contain a country, nationality noun, nationality adjective or language? 'Sein Name ist deutsch.'
country
nationality noun
language
Q3.Match the subject pronouns to the present tense forms of 'sein'.
Match the subject pronouns to the present tense forms of 'sein'.
Q4.Which word should fill in the gap in the following sentence? 'Ich rede __________ mit der Sängerin.'
Which word should fill in the gap in the following sentence? 'Ich rede __________ mit der Sängerin.'
Engländer
Q5.Which word should fill in the gap in the following sentence? 'Sind sie __________?'
Which word should fill in the gap in the following sentence? 'Sind sie __________?'
Deutsch
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'The Germans are learning English.'
Translate the following sentence into German: 'The Germans are learning English.'
