Opinions and reasons: 'weil' vs 'denn', word order after 'weil'
Learning outcomes
I can ask open or closed questions to find out what someone likes or doesn't like and why.
I can distinguish ‘viel’ and ‘weil’ and pronounce them correctly.
- Year 8
Opinions and reasons: 'weil' vs 'denn', word order after 'weil'
Learning outcomes
I can ask open or closed questions to find out what someone likes or doesn't like and why.
I can distinguish ‘viel’ and ‘weil’ and pronounce them correctly.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Viel' means 'lots of' and is used with uncountable nouns like 'love' or 'time'. 'Viele' means 'many' with plural nouns.
- 'Weil' and 'denn' both mean 'because'. Both are conjunctions and connect clauses or sentences.
- Add 'un-' to make some German adjectives negative, like the English 'un-' or 'im-'.
- Open or information questions start with a wh- word and have more information in the answer than yes/no.
Keywords
Viel, viele - a lot, many
Weil - conjunction meaning 'because' followed by word order 3 (WO3)
Open question - question starting with a wh- word that has more information in the answer than yes/no
Warum? - why?
Common misconception
‘Viel’ is pronounced like ‘vile’ in English.
‘Weil’ in German sounds similar to ‘vile’ in English. However, ‘viel’ contains [v] which sounds like English ‘f’ and [ie] which is like English double ‘ee’.
Equipment
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Hast du __________?'. Choose the correct missing words.
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Match the German and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'We are staying in Vienna for three hours.'
Q5.Write in English: 'Ich habe Schottland interessant gefunden.'
Q6.Write in German: 'You (singular informal) are not tired.'
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which of these words is pronounced like the English 'vile'?
Q2.'Der Hund hat Hunger.'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q3.Match up the sentence halves.
