Things I like: nominative adjective agreement, definite and indefinite articles
Learning outcomes
I understand adjective endings with definite and indefinite articles in the nominative case and can use them to talk about things I like.
I can pronounce [ai] and [ei] correctly and distinguish between two different [ai] sounds.
- Year 8
Things I like: nominative adjective agreement, definite and indefinite articles
Learning outcomes
I understand adjective endings with definite and indefinite articles in the nominative case and can use them to talk about things I like.
I can pronounce [ai] and [ei] correctly and distinguish between two different [ai] sounds.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- [ai] and [ei] can sound the same in German, but in words borrowed from English [ai] is pronounced as in English.
- In German, when adjectives come after the verb 'sein' (to be) they do not change.
- In German, adjectives in front of a noun add endings; this is called adjective agreement.
- Add '-e' for the singular nominative ending of all adjectives with definite articles.
- The singular nominative adjective endings for indefinite articles are -er (masculine), -e (feminine), and -es (neuter).
Keywords
[ai] - sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) pronounced as in 'der Hai'
Adjective agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number
Nominative - form(s) used for the subject or 'doer' of the verb
Common misconception
When German adjectives come before the noun, they don't change their spelling, just like in English, e.g., 'The dog is black'; 'The black dog is over there.'.
In German, when adjectives come after the verb 'sein' (to be) they don't change. However, adjectives in front of a noun add endings do; this is called adjective agreement. There are different endings depending on gender (m, f, nt) and on the article.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the definite and indefinite articles.
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Match the German and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'This lake is better than this swimming pool.'
Q5.Order the words to say: 'Last week was quieter than last year.'
Q6.Write in English: 'Er ist schon in der Türkei.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words are missing [ai]?
Q2.Which of these sentences is correct?
Q3.Match each article to the correct noun and adjective pair.
