Like and would like: 'mögen', 'möcht-', plural rules, large numbers
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can recognise higher numbers, make plural noun forms, and use 'mögen' to say what I like and would like.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Numbers 21 to 99 are said with the units first, then ‘und’, then the tens.
- Higher numbers are ‘hundert’, ‘tausend’, ‘eine Million’, ‘eine Milliarde’, ‘eine Billion’.
- Most plural nouns are formed in one of six ways.
- ‘Mögen’ means to like, liking; ‘möcht-’ is the conditional form of ‘mögen’ which means 'would like'.
Keywords
Plural noun - form of a noun denoting more than one person, place, animal, or thing
Common misconception
The German number ‘Billion’ means billion in English.
The German word for 'billion' is ‘Milliarde’; ‘Billion’ in German means 'trillion' in English.
Teacher tip
Task C1 is a pair reading aloud and speaking task, but teachers could quickly adapt it to make a translation task on paper, should this fit the needs of the class better.
Equipment
A mini whiteboard and pen, together with pen and paper for making notes, would be useful, if available.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which adjective means 'dear, kind'?
Q2.Order the numbers from smallest to largest.
Q3.Match the German and English.
colour
year
classroom
son
board
company
Q4.Match the German and English.
brother
dog
jacket
mother
pupil (f)
bag
Q5.Write in English: 'er hat elf Bücher'.
Q6.Write in German: 'there are seven animals'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which numbers are correct?
Q2.Match the German and English.
one hundred
one thousand
one million
one billion
one trillion
Q3.Match each noun to the correct rule to form its plural.
add -e, with or without umlaut
no change
add -n or -en
add -er, with or without umlaut
add -s
add -nen
Q4.Write in German: 'I would like a cat'.
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