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In Berlin: present and past, 1st person singular and plural, 'um...Uhr' for time

I can use the 12-hour clock and word order 2 to say what hour I did different activities, and use present and past (perfect) tenses to translate a message into German.

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Year 8

In Berlin: present and past, 1st person singular and plural, 'um...Uhr' for time

I can use the 12-hour clock and word order 2 to say what hour I did different activities, and use present and past (perfect) tenses to translate a message into German.

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Key learning points

  1. Revisiting individual word meanings in listening, reading and speaking practice activities strengthens memory.
  2. Contrasting the present and perfect tense in practice tasks deepens the knowledge of both structures.
  3. ‘Uhr’ means 'o’clock'. ‘Um’ means ‘at’ with time, e.g., 'um drei Uhr' ('at three o’ clock'). ‘Die Stunde’ means ‘hour’.
  4. Starting with time triggers word order 2 so the verb stays in 2nd place, e.g., 'um zwei Uhr habe ich Karten gespielt'.

Keywords

  • Um - preposition meaning ‘at’ with time, e.g., 'um drei Uhr' ('at three o’clock')

  • Word order 2 (WO2) - inverts the subject and verb in a sentence

  • Perfect tense - verb tense that describes completed actions in the past, e.g., 'ich habe gesagt’ ('I said'), ‘sie hat gespielt’ ('she played')

Common misconception

In German, ‘Uhr’ means ‘hour’.

‘Die Uhr’ looks and sounds a bit like ‘hour’ but it means ‘clock’ and ‘um … Uhr’ means ‘at … o’clock’. 'Die Stunde' means ‘hour’.


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Pupils can benefit from plentiful opportunities to practise word order 2 (WO2) in different contexts, like the structured speaking task in this lesson, where they need to use word order 2 (WO2), inverting subject and verb in their answers as they start with the time of day.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these nouns do not refer to appearance?
Auge (nt)
Haar (nt)
Mund (m)
Correct answer: Stadt (f)
Correct answer: Zug (m)
Q2.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:ähnlich,similar

similar

Correct Answer:breit,wide

wide

Correct Answer:glücklich,happy

happy

Correct Answer:neu,new

new

Correct Answer:ruhig,quiet, calm

quiet, calm

Correct Answer:traurig,sad

sad

Q3.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:dauern,to last, lasting

to last, lasting

Correct Answer:dürfen,to be allowed to, may

to be allowed to, may

Correct Answer:erleben,to experience, experiencing

to experience, experiencing

Correct Answer:müssen,to have to, must

to have to, must

Correct Answer:verbringen,to spend, spending (time)

to spend, spending (time)

Correct Answer:wollen,to want

to want

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'a round face and a thin nose'.
1 - ein
2 - rundes
3 - Gesicht
4 - und
5 - eine
6 - dünne
7 - Nase
Q5.
Write in English: 'Wir haben nicht genug Zeit.'
Correct Answer: We don't have enough time, We do not have enough time
Q6.
Write in German: 'The pupil (m) is ill.'
Correct Answer: Der Schüler ist krank, Der Schueler ist krank.

4 Questions

Q1.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:die Uhr,clock

clock

Correct Answer:Uhr,o'clock

o'clock

Correct Answer:um,at (time)

at (time)

Correct Answer:Stunde,hour

hour

Correct Answer:Stunden,hours

hours

Q2.
Match the sentence descriptions to the correct example sentences.
Correct Answer:present tense only,Mein Freund hört gern Musik, denn sie ist schön.

Mein Freund hört gern Musik, denn sie ist schön.

Correct Answer:perfect tense only,Ich habe Musik gehört und das Essen gekocht.

Ich habe Musik gehört und das Essen gekocht.

Correct Answer:present tense then perfect tense,Heute lese ich ein Buch aber gestern habe ich einen Film gesehen.

Heute lese ich ein Buch aber gestern habe ich einen Film gesehen.

Correct Answer:perfect tense then present tense,Wir haben Kaffee getrunken, weil wir Tee hassen.

Wir haben Kaffee getrunken, weil wir Tee hassen.

Q3.
Order the words to say: 'Yesterday at 8pm we did sport.'
1 - gestern
2 - um
3 - acht Uhr
4 - haben
5 - wir
6 - Sport
7 - gemacht
Q4.
Write in German: 'At 2pm I ate.'. Give the time first.
Correct Answer: Um zwei Uhr habe ich gegessen, Um 2 Uhr habe ich gegessen.

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