Meine Pläne: adding -er to verb stems for male agent nouns, extended writing
Learning outcomes
I can use grammar I have recently learned to write an extended text about my future plans.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [s-] and [z].
- Year 10
- AQA
Meine Pläne: adding -er to verb stems for male agent nouns, extended writing
Learning outcomes
I can use grammar I have recently learned to write an extended text about my future plans.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [s-] and [z].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- German [s-] sounds like English 'z'. German [z] sounds like English 'ts'.
- German cognates ending in ‘-tion’ have this ‘ts’ sound plus long vowel [o]n, as in 'Information'.
- Add -er to verb stems to create male agent nouns; for example, 'Arbeiter', 'Helfer'. Add -in for the feminine form.
- Develop writing with: different tenses, a range of vocabulary, and functions, e.g., opinions and reasons.
Keywords
Male agent noun - masculine noun for someone who performs the action of a verb, usually ending in -er; for example, worker - ‘Arbeiter’
Common misconception
'z' is pronounced the same way in both English and German.
German [z] sounds like the English 'ts'. German [s-] is pronounced like the English 'z'. Use example words to remind you of the difference, e.g., 'Zug' (train) and 'Suche' (search).
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.To turn a masculine noun ending in -er into a feminine noun, add .
Q3.'Was ist geschehen? Gab es Probleme bei deinem Schülerpraktikum? Willst du dich beschweren?'. Match the German vocabulary from this sentence to the correct English translations.
Q4.Which of these sentences use the conditional tense?
Q5.Which of these conjunctions use word order 3 and send the verb to the end?
Q6.Match the ways to develop and extend your writing listed below to the correct examples.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
