Volunteering: discuss photos, word order with two-verb structures
I can use correct word order in two-verb structures with conjunctions, in the context of discussing volunteer work.
- Year 9
Volunteering: discuss photos, word order with two-verb structures
I can use correct word order in two-verb structures with conjunctions, in the context of discussing volunteer work.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Challenge your language skills by limiting the amount of support or time you have to prepare.
- A two-verb structure contains a conjugated verb and another verb in the infinitive or past participle.
- In two-verb structures, the second verb comes at the end of the clause.
- Some conjunctions (e.g., 'weil') trigger word order three, which sends the conjugated verb to the end of the clause.
- Word order 3 conjunctions affect clauses in all tenses, and in both single and two-verb structures.
Keywords
Two-verb structure - a clause containing a conjugated verb and an infinitive or past participle
Conjunction - word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence
Word order three (WO3) - after certain conjunctions, the verb is sent to the end of the sentence or clause
Common misconception
I have to understand every single word in a text in order to understand its general meaning.
It is difficult to know all of the words in any given language! Use the words you do know and other contextual and linguistic clues to help you decipher the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary.
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Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'__________ Buch haben Sie gelesen?'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Match the German and English.
