What people have: yes/no questions, negation with 'kein', 'mein/meine'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use 'mein' plus nouns to talk about my things, 'kein' to say what I do not have, and ask other people what they have.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The subject and verb of a German sentence swap places to turn a statement into a yes/no question.
- 'Mein, 'meine', 'mein' means 'my'.
- 'Kein' means 'not a' and is used with a nouns to say what you do not have.
- 'Kein' behaves like the indefinite article 'ein'. The masculine changes to 'keinen' after 'haben'.
- The prefix 'Lieblings-' can be added to a noun to mean 'favourite ...'.
Keywords
Mein, meine - my
Kein, keine, keinen - not a
Prefix - letters added to the beginning of another word
Common misconception
To say 'not a' in German, say 'nicht ein'.
Use 'kein' to say what you do not have.
Teacher tip
Students could use their answers from Task C1 for the writing activity in Task C2.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following are questions?
Q2.Which options contain the sound [ei]?
Q3.Match the German nouns to their English translations.
song
singer (m)
singer (f)
book
film
band
Q4.Translate the following sentence into English: 'Hast du eine Flasche?'
Q5.Translate the following sentence into German: 'Do you have the water?'
Q6.Which of the following are statements?
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Complete the following sentence: 'Das ist __________ Lieblingsbuch.'
Q2.Complete the following sentence: 'Wolfgang hat __________ Lieblingsfilm.'
Q3.Which translation of the following sentence is correct? 'I do not have a favourite colour.'
Q4. Translate the following sentence into German: 'I have no favourite song.'
Q5.Translate the following sentence into German: 'Do you have a favourite book?'
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