What is important: infinitive uses, 'es ist' + adjective, 'zu' + infinitive
Learning outcomes
I can recognise infinitives and use them correctly in two-verb structures when talking about what is important to me.
I can confidently pronounce cognates with the stress on the right syllable.
- Year 9
What is important: infinitive uses, 'es ist' + adjective, 'zu' + infinitive
Learning outcomes
I can recognise infinitives and use them correctly in two-verb structures when talking about what is important to me.
I can confidently pronounce cognates with the stress on the right syllable.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The stress on cognates is often different in German compared to English, e.g., 'consequence' - 'Konsequenz'.
- Regular revisiting of vocabulary is important for developing recall.
- An infinitive is a verb in its long form, giving its general meaning, e.g., 'helfen' - 'to help'.
- In a two-verb structure with an infinitive, the infinitive is typically the second verb and is at the end of the clause.
- Some but not all two-verb structures with an infinitive use ‘zu’ before the infinitive; modal verbs and 'werden' do not.
Keywords
Stress - pronouncing one syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word
Infinitive - form of the verb giving its general meaning
Common misconception
All two-verb structures with an infinitive use 'zu' before the infinitive.
Some two-verb structures with an infinitive use 'zu' before the verb, but not all. It depends on the verb in the sentence; 'zu' is not needed following modal verbs or 'werden' meaning 'will', but is needed after the structure 'es ist' + adjective.
Equipment
A mini whiteboard and pen, together with pena dn paper for making notes, would be useful, if available.
Licence
Lesson video
Loading...
Some of our videos, including non-English language videos, do not have captions.
Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Ich __________ diese Jahreszeit.' Choose the correct verb.
Q2.Which sentence is giving permission?
Q3.Match the German and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'There is no room for the plant.'
Q5.Write in English: 'er putzt das Haus'.
Q6.Write in German: 'the world is very big'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Where does the stress fall in the German noun 'Situation'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
