What there is in different places: inversion with adverbs
Learning outcomes
I can choose the correct verb 'to go' for specific contexts, and identify how adverbs can describe location or movement.
I can pronounce [ig] and understand that its sound varies between German-speaking regions.
- Year 7
What there is in different places: inversion with adverbs
Learning outcomes
I can choose the correct verb 'to go' for specific contexts, and identify how adverbs can describe location or movement.
I can pronounce [ig] and understand that its sound varies between German-speaking regions.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- [ig] varies in pronunciation between German-speaking regions and sounds either like 'ich' or 'ik'.
- The verb 'gehen' means 'to go (on foot)' whereas the verb 'fahren' means 'to go (by transport)'.
- Prepositions describe the position of something, i.e., its location or movement, e.g., 'in' can mean 'in' or 'into'.
- Adverbs and adverbial phrases use the dative case when talking about where things are, e.g., 'im Zimmer'.
- Adverbs and adverbial phrases use the accusative case when talking about where things go, e.g., 'in das [ins] Zimmer'.
Keywords
[ig] - pronounced as in 'richtig'; is either soft like 'ich' or hard like 'ik'
Gehen - verb meaning 'to go (on foot)'
Fahren - verb meaning 'to go (by transport)'
Adverb - describes where, how or when something is happening; adverbial phrases such as 'im Café' and 'in die Stadt' also function as adverbs
Common misconception
All German-speakers speak the same way. There aren't different accents, unlike in the United Kingdom.
There are both different accents and different dialects in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This means there are different ways of saying sounds, and different vocabulary. ‘Standard German’ is the version of German taught in schools.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these statements is not in word order 1? (subject - verb - adverb - noun)
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Which of these words are adverbs?
Q4.Match the German and English.
Q5.Fill in the gap to complete the following sentence: 'Mia __________ dienstags mit Freunden Klarinette.'
Q6.Fill in the gap to complete the following sentence: '__________ geht Wolf in die Stadt.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
