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In Berlin and beyond: numbers 32-100, present tense of strong verbs

Learning outcomes

I can use numbers 32-100 and present tense strong verbs to understand non-fiction texts about the natural world in and beyond Berlin.

I can confidently and accurately read aloud and recognise the meaning of words with [z].

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In Berlin and beyond: numbers 32-100, present tense of strong verbs

Learning outcomes

I can use numbers 32-100 and present tense strong verbs to understand non-fiction texts about the natural world in and beyond Berlin.

I can confidently and accurately read aloud and recognise the meaning of words with [z].

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Key learning points

  1. When English ‘c’ is soft, German is often ‘z’, e.g., 'Zentrum', 'Zirkus', 'Zelle'.
  2. Spelling patterns like this help us identify cognates, which in turn support our understanding of German.
  3. For numbers 13-99, say the 2nd digit first, e.g., 'vierundzwanzig' = 24. For 21-99, add ‘und’ between the two numbers.
  4. German numbers are always written as one word, so some can be very long; break them down to understand them more easily.
  5. Strong verbs change the vowel in 'du' and 'er, sie, es' forms; verb endings have the same pattern as weak verbs.

Keywords

  • [z] - sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) pronounced as in ‘Zug’

  • Cognate - word with the same meaning and same or similar spelling in English and German

  • Strong verb - verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms

Common misconception

German numbers are said in the same way as English numbers, i.e., tens then units.

The unit is said before the ten in German, e.g., 'neunundvierzig' = '9 and 40' = 49. It is helpful to write from right to left when taking down numbers so that you produce them in the correct order.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words means 'again'?
manchmal
schon
sehr
wegen
Correct answer: wieder
Q2.
'_iel, Jahres_eit, _iehen'. Which letter is missing from these words?
Correct Answer: z, [z], 'z'
Q3.
Order the numbers from largest to smallest.
1 - einunddreißig
2 - neunundzwanzig
3 - siebenundzwanzig
4 - neunzehn
5 - siebzehn
6 - neun
7 - sieben
Q4.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:Blick (m),look, view, glance

look, view, glance

Correct Answer:Dezember (m),December

December

Correct Answer:März (m),March

March

Correct Answer:Pflanze (f),plant

plant

Correct Answer:Wechsel (m),change

change

Correct Answer:Grad (m),degree (temperature)

degree (temperature)

Q5.
Order the words to say: 'He worked almost fifteen hours.'
1 - er
2 - hat
3 - fast
4 - fünfzehn
5 - Stunden
6 - gearbeitet
Q6.
Write in German: 'I lay the book on the bed.'
Correct Answer: Ich lege das Buch auf das Bett, Ich lege das Buch aufs Bett, Ich lege das Buch aufs Bett

6 Questions

Q1.
When the English 'c' is __________ like in 'cat', German often has '__________'. When the English 'c' is __________ like in 'centre', German often has '__________'. Choose the correct missing words.
soft, k, hard, z
soft, z, hard, k
Correct answer: hard, k, soft, z
hard, z, soft, k
Q2.
What is the correct way to say '28'?
zwanzigacht
zwanzigundacht
achtzwanzig
Correct answer: achtundzwanzig
Q3.
Write in German: 'nine thousand nine hundred and nine' (9,909)
Correct Answer: neuntausendneunhundertneun
Q4.
Which of these are strong verbs?
beginnen
Correct answer: enthalten
lieben
Correct answer: sterben
ziehen
Q5.
Order the words to say: 'You throw nothing and he does not throw.'
1 - du
2 - wirfst
3 - nichts
4 - und
5 - er
6 - wirft
7 - nicht
Q6.
Write in German: 'She speaks and they speak.'
Correct Answer: Sie spricht und sie sprechen.

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