Exchange gifts: verbs with indirect objects
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use verbs with direct and indirect object pronouns to talk about things we do to and for others.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- German vowels can be long or short; vowels followed by more than one consonant are short; other vowels are long.
- Some German and English cognates or near-cognates have the same pronunciation of [i] ('Kilo'); others not ('Musik').
- Many German verbs are followed by direct objects; personal direct object pronouns are 'mich', 'dich', 'ihn', 'sie'.
- With certain German verbs we use indirect objects; personal indirect object pronouns are 'mir', 'dir', 'ihm', 'ihr'.
- Sometimes indirect object pronouns mean ‘to me’, ‘to you’, etc., but they can just mean ‘me’, ‘you’, ‘him’, ‘her’.
Keywords
Indirect object pronoun (IOP) - replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you
Mir - indirect object pronoun (to/for) me
Dir - indirect object pronoun (to/for) you
Ihm - indirect object pronoun (to/for) him
Ihr - indirect object pronoun (to/for) her
Common misconception
The German pronoun for singular informal 'you' is always 'du'.
German uses 'du' as subject pronoun, 'dich' as direct object pronoun, and 'dir' as indirect object pronoun. There are also two object pronouns for 'me'. E.g., 'Du fragst mich.' ('You ask me.'), 'Du antwortest mir.' ('You answer me'.).
Teacher tip
To identify dative verbs, i.e., a verb that requires an indirect object, it can help to prompt pupils to ask, ‘Can you do or give this to/for someone else?’. E.g., 'Ich danke ihm' - 'I thank him' = 'I give thanks to him'. Some pupils may just find it better to learn these verbs as a set.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Ich trage __________ Schuhe.'. Choose the correct adjective.
Q2.Match the German and English.
to experience, find out about
to climb, climbing
to kiss, kissing
to increase, climb
to (go on a) walk or hike
to forget, forgetting
Q3.Match the German and English.
mountain
December
season
time
March
change
Q4.Order the words to say: 'The view from the forest is lovely.'
Q5.Write in English: 'Es gibt drei Pflanzen.'
Q6.Write in German: 'The air is fresh.'
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of these words have a long [i] sound?
Q2.Match each pronoun to the correct sentence.
Wo ist __________ Schuh?
Wie findest __________ Deutsch?
Ich frage __________.
Ich antworte __________.
Q3.Write in German: 'He hears me.'
Q4.Write in German: 'I help her.'
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