In Berlin: present and past, 1st person singular and plural, 'um...Uhr' for time
Lesson details
Learning outcome
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.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Revisiting individual word meanings in listening, reading and speaking practice activities strengthens memory.
- Contrasting the present and perfect tense in practice tasks deepens the knowledge of both structures.
- ‘Uhr’ means 'o’clock'. ‘Um’ means ‘at’ with time, e.g., 'um drei Uhr' ('at three o’ clock'). ‘Die Stunde’ means ‘hour’.
- 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’.
Teacher tip
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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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these nouns do not refer to appearance?
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Match the German and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'a round face and a thin nose'.
Q5.Write in English: 'Wir haben nicht genug Zeit.'
Q6.Write in German: 'The pupil (m) is ill.'
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.Match the sentence descriptions to the correct example sentences.
Q3.Order the words to say: 'Yesterday at 8pm we did sport.'
Q4.Write in German: 'At 2pm I ate.'. Give the time first.
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