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Year 8

In Berlin: present and past, 1st person singular and plural, 'von' + dative

Learning outcomes

I can use present and perfect tenses to talk about what we do and did on the last day in Berlin.

I can confidently and accurately pronounce [ch] sounds.

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Year 8

In Berlin: present and past, 1st person singular and plural, 'von' + dative

Learning outcomes

I can use present and perfect tenses to talk about what we do and did on the last day in Berlin.

I can confidently and accurately pronounce [ch] sounds.

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Key learning points

  1. German [ch] is two sounds, hard and soft, depending on the preceding vowel. [ch] and [ck] are different sounds.
  2. ‘So’, ‘wirklich’ and ‘also’ can make our use of German more natural, adding emphasis or acting as conversation fillers.
  3. The preposition ‘von’ means ‘from’ and ‘of’ and is followed by the dative case.
  4. The ‘we’ form of the past (perfect) tense in German is ‘wir haben' + past participle, e.g., 'wir haben Karten gespielt'.

Keywords

  • [ch] - sound-symbol correspondence pronounced hard [ch] as in ‘Buch’ and soft [ch] as in ‘ich’

  • Intensifier - word that adds emphasis, e.g., 'so', 'really'

  • Von - preposition meaning ‘from’ and ‘of’

  • Dative - form(s) used after a dative preposition, e.g., 'von' or 'mit'

  • Past participle - verb form that forms the past (perfect) tense, together with the auxiliary verb ‘haben’

Common misconception

All past participles have the pattern 'ge-' + stem + '-t', e.g., 'gemacht'.

While most weak verbs form past participles like this, most strong verbs have the pattern ge- + stem + -en, e.g., 'gelesen', some with vowel changes, e.g., 'gesungen'. Verbs beginning with be-, er- or ver- don’t add ge-, e.g., 'erlebt', 'verbracht'.


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If pupils practise one tense extensively in isolation, they may lose their grasp on others. Structured referential activities that contrast two tenses, such as the final speaking in this lesson, strengthen pupils’ knowledge of two tenses and develop their confidence in moving between them.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words means 'enough'?
ähnlich
kein
Correct answer: genug
viel
wieder
Q2.
'__________ man eine Uniform tragen?'. Choose the correct missing word.
Müssen
Correct answer: Muss
Musst
Q3.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:Auge (nt),eye

eye

Correct Answer:Gesicht (nt),face

face

Correct Answer:Haar (nt),hair

hair

Correct Answer:Mund (m),mouth

mouth

Correct Answer:Nase (f),nose

nose

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'The student spends time in the classroom.'
1 - der
2 - Schüler
3 - verbringt
4 - Zeit
5 - in
6 - dem
7 - Klassenzimmer
Q5.
Write in English: 'Er will glücklich sein.'
Correct Answer: He wants to be happy
Q6.
Write in German: 'I am allowed to visit the castle.'
Correct Answer: Ich darf das Schloss besuchen

4 Questions

Q1.
Match the words to the correct missing sounds.
Correct Answer:der Ro__,[ck]

[ck]

Correct Answer:das Bu__,hard [ch]

hard [ch]

Correct Answer:die Bü__er,soft [ch]

soft [ch]

Q2.
Match the sentences with the meanings of the 'so', 'wirklich' and 'also' that are used.
Correct Answer:so,Diese Arbeit is so langweilig.

Diese Arbeit is so langweilig.

Correct Answer:really,Der Sport ist wirklich toll.

Der Sport ist wirklich toll.

Correct Answer:like that, in that way,Kann ich das so machen?

Kann ich das so machen?

Correct Answer:well, right,Also, was machen wir heute?

Also, was machen wir heute?

Correct Answer:therefore, so,Ich bin müde, also gehe ich ins Bett.

Ich bin müde, also gehe ich ins Bett.

Q3.
'Hast du ein Foto von __________ Fluss gemacht?'. Choose the correct missing word.
der
die
das
den
Correct answer: dem
Q4.
Write in German: 'We bought a jacket.'
Correct Answer: Wir haben eine Jacke gekauft

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