What I prefer to do and why: 'weil', 'denn' and 'lieber'
Learning outcomes
I can understand about and write what I love and prefer doing, extending my sentences to give reasons for my preferences.
I can recognise and pronounce [sch], [sp] and [st] when reading aloud.
- Year 8
What I prefer to do and why: 'weil', 'denn' and 'lieber'
Learning outcomes
I can understand about and write what I love and prefer doing, extending my sentences to give reasons for my preferences.
I can recognise and pronounce [sch], [sp] and [st] when reading aloud.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The 's' in [sp] and [st] sounds like [sch] at the start of a word, as part of a compound noun or after a prefix.
- The adverb 'lieber' means 'rather', and is used to say 'prefer' with a verb. The verb ‘lieben’ means ‘to love, loving’.
- The conjunctions 'denn' and 'weil' both mean 'because'.
- The verb follows the subject when using 'denn'. This is standard word order or word order 1 (WO1).
- The verb moves to the end of the clause when using 'weil'. This is word order 3 (WO3).
Keywords
Lieber - adverb meaning ‘rather’, used after a verb to mean ‘prefer’
Denn - conjunction meaning 'because' after which word order 1 (WO1) follows
Weil - conjunction meaning 'because' followed by word order 3 (WO3)
Common misconception
Word order in German remains the same as English after ‘weil’ ('because').
When using ‘weil’ to give a reason, the verb moves to the end of the clause, e.g., ‘ich spiele gern Fußball, weil es Spaß macht'.
Equipment
A mini whiteboard and pen, together with pen and paper for taking notes, would be useful, if available.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word can mean 'even'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Match the German and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'an expensive flat and a safe house'.
Q5.Write in English: 'the food was cheap'.
Q6.Write in German: 'water is better than milk'.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Match the words to the missing sounds.
Q2.Match the German and English.
