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Wie sind deine Familie und Freunde? Adding un-, word order, superlatives
I can use the correct word order when giving my opinion about photos.
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- Year 10
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Wie sind deine Familie und Freunde? Adding un-, word order, superlatives
I can use the correct word order when giving my opinion about photos.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Add ‘un’ to adjectives for their negative or opposite meaning.
- Use word order two after 'meiner Meinung nach', and adverbs of time, manner, place.
- Use the superlative to express the highest degree of something, e.g., the most.
- To form the superlative, use ‘am’ before the adjective/adverb, and then add ‘-sten’.
- Use word order three after 'ich denke, dass' and 'ich glaube, dass'.
Keywords
Superlative - a form of adjective or adverb used to express the highest degree of a quality, e.g., the tallest, the most interesting
Word order two - inverts the subject and verb in a sentence
Word order three - sends the verb to the end
Common misconception
I should use word order two after phrases of opinion.
Use word order two after 'meiner Meinung nach' and word order three after 'ich denke, dass' and 'ich glaube, dass'.
Learning Cycle 3 and exit quiz questions 2 and 6 are Higher only.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Q2.Match the German phrases below to the correct English translations.
Match the German phrases below to the correct English translations.
Q3.Match each word order to the correct example sentence.
Match each word order to the correct example sentence.
Q4.Which of these sentences uses the correct word order?
Which of these sentences uses the correct word order?
Meiner Meinung nach sein Blick ist freundlich.
Meiner Meinung nach sein Blick freundlich ist.
Q5.Which of these sentences uses the correct word order?
Which of these sentences uses the correct word order?
Ich glaube, dass er ist jung für sein Alter.
Ich glaube, dass ist er jung für sein Alter.
Q6.If 'möglich' means 'possible', what does 'unmöglich' mean?
If 'möglich' means 'possible', what does 'unmöglich' mean?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Q2.Match these irregular superlative forms to their English meanings.
Match these irregular superlative forms to their English meanings.
Q3.What is 'unfriendly' in German?
What is 'unfriendly' in German?
Q4.Translate the following sentence into German: 'In my opinion, you were lucky.'
Translate the following sentence into German: 'In my opinion, you were lucky.'
Q5.Translate the following sentence into German: 'I think that you were satisfied.'
Translate the following sentence into German: 'I think that you were satisfied.'
Q6.Turn 'schlecht' into a superlative to fill the gap in the following sentence: 'Sie spricht Deutsch.'
Turn 'schlecht' into a superlative to fill the gap in the following sentence: 'Sie spricht Deutsch.'