What you and others do and when: time phrases as nouns and adverbs
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can talk about what I and others do when and how often using time phrases and adverbs.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Accurate pronunciation of words prevents misunderstandings.
- Days of the week and times of day are nouns, e.g., 'am Montag' - 'on Monday'.
- A time phrase is a multi-word phrase, such as ‘am Montag’.
- To change a noun into an adverb, remove its capital letter and add '-s' to the end, e.g., 'dienstags' - 'on Tuesdays'.
- Use noun forms of days to talk about one-off events and adverb forms to describe regular events.
Keywords
Noun - word for a person, place, or thing
Adverb - word that describes a verb or an adjective, e.g., 'montags'
Time phrase - a multi-word phrase that describes when something happens, e.g., 'am Montag'
Common misconception
Nouns in German have capital letters in the same situations as English nouns.
German nouns are always capitalised, no matter where or how they are used in a sentence.
Teacher tip
Students could translate or summarise in English what happens to Heidi and Wolf in Task A1 to consolidate understanding.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Put the days of the week in order.
Q2.Which pairs of words differ by only one sound?
Q3.Match the German and English.
on Monday
afternoon
evening
morning
at the weekend
now
Q4.Which statements are correct?
Q5.Which word is the adverb in the following sentence? 'Ich esse jetzt den Apfel.'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'I swim on Tuesday.' Use word order 1.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which two words differ by one sound?
Q2.When would you add 'am' before a noun (e.g., 'Montag', 'Abend')?
Q3.Change 'Sonntag' into an adverb.
Q4.Select the words that are not nouns.
Q5.Where is a time phrase (e.g., 'am Abend') usually placed in a word order 1 sentence?
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'On Thursday I read.' Use word order 2.
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