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      Who has what? 'haben' 1st, 3rd person singular, definite article 'den'

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can say what I or someone else has using the verb 'haben' and the definite article 'den'.

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. [w] sounds like the English [v].
      2. The question word 'Wer?' means 'Who?'.
      3. The verb 'haben' means 'to have/having'. Its short form 'hat' means 'has'.
      4. The masculine word for 'the' ('der') changes to 'den' after most verbs (including 'haben') but not after 'sein'.

      Keywords

      • [w] - pronounced as in 'Wo?'

      • Wer - who

      • Haben - the verb 'to have, having'

      • Den - definite article 'the' used with masculine singular nouns after 'haben'

      • False friend - a word that looks or sounds similar in two languages, but does not share the same meaning

      Common misconception

      'Wer' means 'where' in English because it sounds the same.

      'Wer' means 'who' in English. Words that sound identical but have different meanings are called false friends and we should be aware of them.

      Teacher tip

      Giving a notional time for short speaking tasks is a useful way to encourage pupils to speed up mental processing and increase spoken fluency. Teachers may want to repeat short speaking activities, shortening the time with each repetition, according to the needs of their own classes.

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      The words 'der, die, das' all mean ...

      Correct answer: 'the'.
      'and'.
      'I'.
      'a'.
      'you'.

      Q2.
      Match each of these German words to the correct English translations.

      Correct Answer:sagt,say, tell

      say, tell

      Correct Answer:ja,yes

      yes

      Correct Answer:nicht,not

      not

      Correct Answer:Tag,day

      day

      Correct Answer:wo?,where?

      where?

      Correct Answer:was?,what?

      what?

      Q3.
      Which sound symbol correspondence do the following words share? 'sein, ein, zwei'

      [w]
      Correct answer: [ei]
      [ie]
      [z]
      [e]

      Q4.
      Fill in the gap in the following sentence: 'Wo bist du? Ich hier!'

      Correct Answer: bin

      Q5.
      Which of the following are nouns?

      Correct answer: die Flasche
      sagen
      Correct answer: der Mann
      richtig
      Correct answer: das Fenster

      Q6.
      Fill in the gap in the following sentence: ' ist die Klasse? Die Klasse ist hier.'

      Correct Answer: Wo, wo

      5 Questions

      Q1.
      When a word sounds and looks the same in two languages, but means something different, it is called a .

      Correct Answer: false friend, false friends

      Q2.
      Fill in the gap in the following sentence: 'Was hast du? Ich __________ einen Fußball.'

      bin
      hat
      Correct answer: habe
      ist
      haben

      Q3.
      In German, the sound [w] is pronounced like ...

      Correct answer: an English [v], as in 'very'.
      an English [f], as in 'four'.
      an English [w], as in 'web'.
      an English [s], as in 'sound'.
      an English [b], as in 'ball'.

      Q4.
      Which of these sentences is grammatically incorrect?

      Die Welt ist warm.
      Correct answer: Sophie hat der Ball.
      Ich habe den Fußball.
      Ich habe das Wasser.
      Ist das klar?

      Q5.
      Translate the following sentence into German: 'Jacob has the football.'

      Correct Answer: Jacob hat den Fußball., Jacob hat den Fußball, Jacob hat den Fussball, Jacob hat den Fussball.

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