Make plans: present tense (future meaning), numbers 13-31, dates
Learning outcomes
I can form the numbers 13-31 in German, use ordinal numbers to say calendar dates and to make plans with friends.
I can correctly pronounce a range of sound-symbol correspondences.
- Year 7
Make plans: present tense (future meaning), numbers 13-31, dates
Learning outcomes
I can form the numbers 13-31 in German, use ordinal numbers to say calendar dates and to make plans with friends.
I can correctly pronounce a range of sound-symbol correspondences.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- German numbers 13-19 are simple sums, e.g., 'drei + zehn' = 'dreizehn'.
- Numbers 21-99 say the second digit first, e.g., 'vierundzwanzig' = '24'.
- An ordinal number tells you the order of something, e.g. 'first, second, third'. Use ordinal numbers for calendar dates.
- For 1-19, form ordinal numbers by adding '-te', e.g., 'fünfte'; add '-ste' to 20 and over, e.g., 'einundzwanzigste'.
- 'Am' means 'on the' and requires an '-n' to be added to the ordinal number, e.g., 'am zweiten März'.
Keywords
Ordinal number - tells you the order of something, e.g., 'first', 'second', 'third'
Am - word meaning ‘on the’, made by combining the preposition ‘an’ with the definite article ‘dem’
Common misconception
German numbers are said in the same way as English numbers, i.e., tens then units.
The unit is said before the ten in German, e.g., 'neunundvierzig' = '9 and 40' = 49. This can be very confusing for English speakers. It is helpful to write from right to left when taking down numbers so that you produce them in the correct order.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words means 'enough'?
Q2.Order the numbers from smallest to largest.
Q3.'Ich fahre Spanien'. Write the correct word for 'to'.
Q4.Sort the words below into the correct order to form the following sentence: 'In the evening I want to eat an ice cream.'
Q5.Translate the following sentence into English: 'Die Stadtbibliothek war ruhig.'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'The town theatre is small.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words to their missing sounds.
