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      Christmas market: 'alle', 'jed-', 'dies-' and 'welch-'

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can use ‘all-’ and ‘jed-’ as pronouns to be specific when talking about a Christmas market.

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. [b] is pronounced like English 'p' when it's the final letter in a word, or followed by a consonant, e.g., 'der Korb'.
      2. [b] sounds like English b when it's followed by a vowel, e.g., 'die Körbe'.
      3. 'Alle' is a pronoun meaning 'everyone' or 'everybody' and is followed by a plural verb ending -en.
      4. 'Jeder' is a pronoun meaning 'everyone' or 'everybody' and is followed by a singular verb ending -t.
      5. 'Jed-' is the determiner ‘every’ and its endings match the gender and case of the noun that follows, e.g., 'jedes Kind'.

      Keywords

      • [b] - as pronounced in 'Korb' and 'Körbe'

      • Alle - pronoun meaning 'everyone' or 'everybody', used with a plural verb

      • Jeder - pronoun meaning 'everyone' or 'everybody', used with a singular verb

      • Jed- - determiner meaning ‘every’; its endings match the gender and case of the noun that follows, e.g., 'jedes Kind'

      Common misconception

      As in English, there is only one word for 'every'.

      In German, 'jed-' changes its spelling in the same way as 'der', 'die' and 'das', to match the gender and case of the noun that follows.

      Teacher tip

      The context is Christmas markets and teachers may wish to search for suitable videos online to help students understand the appeal of this iconic German festive tradition.

      Equipment

      A mini whiteboard and pen, together with pen and paper for making notes, would be useful, if available.

      Licence

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      (Collection 2).

      Lesson video

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      'Ich wohne __________ der Schule.' Choose the correct missing word.

      als
      aus
      für
      Correct answer: neben
      oder

      Q2.
      Match the German and English.

      Correct Answer:beobachten,to observe, watch
      Correct Answer:entdecken,to discover, discovering
      Correct Answer:unterstützen,to support, supporting
      Correct Answer:kaufen,to buy, buying
      Correct Answer:verkaufen,to sell, selling
      Correct Answer:trinken,to drink, drinking

      Q3.
      Match the German and English.

      Correct Answer:Baum (m),tree
      Correct Answer:Bewegung (f),movement, exercise
      Correct Answer:Frau (f),woman
      Correct Answer:Moment (m),moment
      Correct Answer:Nähe (f),nearby area, vicinity
      Correct Answer:Teil (m),part

      Q4.
      Order the words to say: 'We have already found the presents.'

      1 - wir
      2 - haben
      3 - die
      4 - Geschenke
      5 - schon
      6 - gefunden

      Q5.
      Write in English: 'eine bekannte Insel'.

      Correct Answer: a well-known island, a famous island, a well known island

      Q6.
      Write in German: 'a historic building'.

      Correct Answer: ein historisches Gebäude, ein historisches Gebaeude

      4 Questions

      Q1.
      In which words does [b] sound like the English [b]?

      lieb
      Objekt
      gelb
      Correct answer: Raube
      Correct answer: Bilder

      Q2.
      ' probieren den Kuchen.' Write the correct word for 'everybody'.

      Correct Answer: alle

      Q3.
      Match the nouns and determiners.

      Correct Answer:jeder,Betrieb
      Correct Answer:jede,Person
      Correct Answer:jedes,Gericht
      Correct Answer:alle,Touristen

      Q4.
      Write in German: 'I visit every market'.

      Correct Answer: ich besuche jeden Markt

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