Who, what, how and where? Forming questions, compound nouns
Learning outcomes
I can ask questions in German using the question words 'Wer?', 'Wie?', 'Was?' and 'Wo?' and can form compound words.
I can pronounce [w] correctly.
- Year 7
Who, what, how and where? Forming questions, compound nouns
Learning outcomes
I can ask questions in German using the question words 'Wer?', 'Wie?', 'Was?' and 'Wo?' and can form compound words.
I can pronounce [w] correctly.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [w] sounds like the English [v].
- The question word 'Wer?' means 'Who?'.
- The question words 'Was?', 'Wo?' and 'Wie?' mean 'What?', 'Where?' and 'How?'.
- Two nouns can combine to form a compound noun, which takes the gender of the 2nd noun; for example, 'der Fußball'.
Keywords
Compound noun - two or more nouns put together to make one long word
[w] - pronounced [w] as in 'Wo?'
Wer - who
Information question - wh- word question that requires more information in the answer than just yes/no
Translator - person who translates text from one language to another
Common misconception
'Wer?' means 'Where?'.
'Wer?' means 'Who?'. A good way to remember its meaning is to think of a ‘hoover’: 'Who Wer?'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Q2.Match each article to the correct grammatical gender.
Q3.Match up the long form of each German verb to the correct English translations.
Q4.Match the German adjectives to the correct English translations.
Q5.True or false? If someone asked you 'Wie sagt man das?', you would tell them how to say something.
Q6.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words are compound nouns?
Q2.Match the German nouns below to the correct English translations.
Q3.Match the German question words to the correct English translations.
Q4.Match the questions below to the correct answers.
