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Poems: plural nouns, responding to a poem
I can categorise vocabulary to support my revision, can recall and apply four plural rules in German, and can respond to poetry.
Lesson 6 of 6
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- Year 7
Poems: plural nouns, responding to a poem
I can categorise vocabulary to support my revision, can recall and apply four plural rules in German, and can respond to poetry.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Plural rule 1: most masculine and neuter nouns add ‘-e’ or ‘-e + umlaut’ to form a plural.
- Plural rule 2: masculine and neuter nouns ending in ‘-el’, ‘-en’, ‘-er’ are often the same in the plural.
- Plural rule 3: most feminine nouns add ‘-n’ or ‘-en’ to form a plural.
- Plural rule 4: some masculine and neuter nouns add ‘-er’ at the end and an umlaut on the vowel to form a plural.
Keywords
Plural - refers to more than one of someone or something, e.g., ‘die Frauen’ - 'the women'
Common misconception
Add '-s' to form the plural of all nouns in German.
There is a set of rules that help you know how to form plural nouns in German. Not all nouns form their plural in the same way, so the rules need to be learned.
Encourage students to write their own adaptation of the poem as an extension activity, then listen to others and draw a representation of what they hear.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The German word 'Mädchen' is a __________ noun.
The German word 'Mädchen' is a __________ noun.
masculine
feminine
Q2.'The cat is on the floor and the dog is in the garden.'. Which translation is correct?
'The cat is on the floor and the dog is in the garden.'. Which translation is correct?
Der Hund ist auf dem Boden und die Katze ist in dem Garten.
Die Katze ist in dem Garten und der Hund ist auf dem Boden.
Der Hund ist auf dem Garten und die Katze ist in dem Boden.
Die Katze ist auf dem Garten und der Hund ist in dem Boden.
Q3.Match the German and English.
Match the German and English.
Q4.Match the German and English.
Match the German and English.
Q5.Write in German: 'The boy has a room.'
Write in German: 'The boy has a room.'
Q6.Write in German: 'The woman has a jacket.'
Write in German: 'The woman has a jacket.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the categories to the correct groups of words.
Match the categories to the correct groups of words.
Q2.Match the plural noun with the correct rule.
Match the plural noun with the correct rule.
Q3.'Es gibt zwei __________.'. Choose the correct missing word.
'Es gibt zwei __________.'. Choose the correct missing word.
Markt
Markte
Märkter
Märkten
Q4.'Das Haus hat zwanzig .'. Write the correct missing word to say 'bedrooms'.
'Das Haus hat zwanzig .'. Write the correct missing word to say 'bedrooms'.
Q5.Order the words to say: 'She has one newspaper and he has two newspapers.'
Order the words to say: 'She has one newspaper and he has two newspapers.'
Q6.Write in German: 'I have three apples.'
Write in German: 'I have three apples.'
