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Party plans: separable verbs in the present tense

Learning outcomes

I can use separable verbs in the present tense to talk about plans for a party.

I can combine my knowledge of sounds, words and structures to predict what I will hear, improving my understanding.

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Year 8

Party plans: separable verbs in the present tense

Learning outcomes

I can use separable verbs in the present tense to talk about plans for a party.

I can combine my knowledge of sounds, words and structures to predict what I will hear, improving my understanding.

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Key learning points

  1. Preparing to listen by predicting what you will hear improves your understanding when you listen.
  2. Separable verbs are made up of a prefix and a main verb, e.g., 'vorbereiten' - 'to prepare, preparing'.
  3. In the present tense, the prefix moves to the end of the clause, e.g., 'ich bereite eine Party vor'.
  4. Many two-part separable verbs in German have single word English translations, e.g., 'einkaufen' - 'to shop'.
  5. In present tense negative sentences with separable verbs, 'nicht' generally goes just before the separable prefix.

Keywords

  • Separable verb - two-part verb with a prefix and a main verb, e.g., ‘vorbereiten'

  • Nicht - adverb meaning 'not'

Common misconception

All separable verbs in German have their word-for-word English equivalent, e.g., 'stattfinden' - 'to take place', 'mitbringen' - to bring with, along'.

Many two-part separable verbs in German have single word English translations, e.g., 'einkaufen' - 'to shop', 'anfangen' - 'to start'. It is especially important with these verbs not to forget the separable prefix in German.


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Following this lesson, teachers might usefully revisit separable verbs as part of a register routine, giving short phrases orally with the separable prefix missing for pupils to add, e.g., 'ich bereite eine Party ___', 'ich bringe einen Kuchen ___'.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words means 'still'?
müde
Correct answer: noch
oben
polnisch
unten
Q2.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:Flugzeug (nt),plane

plane

Correct Answer:Küche (f),kitchen

kitchen

Correct Answer:Lust (f),desire

desire

Correct Answer:Onkel (m),uncle

uncle

Correct Answer:Polen (nt),Poland

Poland

Correct Answer:Süden (m),south

south

Q3.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:Bad (nt),bathroom

bathroom

Correct Answer:Norden (m),north

north

Correct Answer:Osten (m),east

east

Correct Answer:Schiff (nt),ship

ship

Correct Answer:Westen (m),west

west

Correct Answer:Wohnung (f),flat, apartment

flat, apartment

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'We went to the cinema.'
1 - wir
2 - sind
3 - ins
4 - Kino
5 - gegangen
Q5.
Write in English: 'Ich bin nach Deutschland geflogen.'
Correct Answer: I flew to Germany, I have flown to Germany
Q6.
Write in German: 'He found a book.'
Correct Answer: Er hat ein Buch gefunden

4 Questions

Q1.
'My auntie drinks coffee in the kitchen.'. Which German words are relevant to this statement in a true or false question?
Correct answer: Tante
Bahn
Flugzeug
Correct answer: Kaffee
Correct answer: Wohnzimmer
Q2.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:anfangen,to begin, start

to begin, start

Correct Answer:anrufen,to phone, call (on phone)

to phone, call (on phone)

Correct Answer:ankommen,to arrive, arriving

to arrive, arriving

Correct Answer:stattfinden,to take place, taking place

to take place, taking place

Correct Answer:einkaufen,to shop, shopping

to shop, shopping

Q3.
Order the words to say: 'I am preparing a list.'
1 - ich
2 - bereite
3 - eine
4 - Liste
5 - vor
Q4.
Order the words to say: 'I am not bringing the food.'
1 - ich
2 - bringe
3 - das
4 - Essen
5 - nicht
6 - mit

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