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Talking with friends: 'haben' and 'sein'
Learning outcomes
I can use the present tense forms of 'sein' and 'haben' when communicating with my friends.
I can correctly pronounce [j].
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- Year 7
Talking with friends: 'haben' and 'sein'
Learning outcomes
I can use the present tense forms of 'sein' and 'haben' when communicating with my friends.
I can correctly pronounce [j].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [j] is pronounced as in 'ja'. Loan words from English beginning with 'j' are pronounced like the English 'j' in 'jeans'.
- 'Sein' is an irregular verb meaning 'to be': 'ich bin; du bist; sie, er, es ist; wir sind; sie sind'.
- 'Haben' is an irregular verb meaning 'to have': 'ich habe; du hast; sie, er, es hat; wir haben; sie haben'.
Keywords
[j] - pronounced as in 'ja'
Sein - irregular verb meaning 'to be'
Haben - irregular verb meaning 'to have'
Common misconception
'Haben' is a weak verb.
'Haben' is an irregular verb because it does not follow a regular pattern of changes in the same way a weak verb does, even if the 'ich', 'wir' and 'sie' (they) forms look like weak verbs.
Encourage creativity and writing from memory in the final writing task.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these are loan words that you recognise from English?
Which of these are loan words that you recognise from English?
Arzt (m)
Boden (m)
Q2.Match the German and English.
Match the German and English.
Q3.Fill in the gap in the following sentence: 'Meine Lieblingsfarbe __________ blau.'
Fill in the gap in the following sentence: 'Meine Lieblingsfarbe __________ blau.'
hat
dann
sind
immer
Q4.Which of these statements are correct?
Which of these statements are correct?
German has two present tenses.
'Haben' and 'sein' are weak verbs.
Q5.Translate the following sentence into English: 'Ich bin donnerstags in der Stadt.'
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Ich bin donnerstags in der Stadt.'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'On Mondays we eat ice cream in the park.' Use word order 2.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'On Mondays we eat ice cream in the park.' Use word order 2.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words with [j] are loan words from English?
Which of these words with [j] are loan words from English?
ja
jeden Tag
jetzt
Q2.Match the subject pronouns to their forms of 'sein'.
Match the subject pronouns to their forms of 'sein'.
Q3.Which statement about the verb 'haben' is incorrect?
Which statement about the verb 'haben' is incorrect?
The 'wir' and 'sie' forms of 'haben' are identical to the infinitive.
'Haben' means 'to have, having'.
'Haben' is an irregular verb.
'Hat' means 'has'.
Q4.Match the sentence halves.
Match the sentence halves.
Q5.Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct form of 'sein': 'Meine Freunde wichtig.'
Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct form of 'sein': 'Meine Freunde wichtig.'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'You have many siblings.'. Use 'du'.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'You have many siblings.'. Use 'du'.
