Work placement as a stagehand: relative clauses
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use relative clauses to identify different objects in the context of a work experience placement as a theatre stagehand.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- German [d] at the beginning of a word or syllable sounds like English 'd'; [d] at the end of a syllable sounds like -t.
- Word mastery includes understanding and producing words without support in new contexts.
- Relative clauses add information about the noun in the main clause without starting another sentence.
- English uses relative pronouns ‘who’, ‘that’, ‘which’, while German uses the definite article that matches the noun.
- In German, the relative pronoun kicks the verb to the end of the relative clause; this is called word order three (WO3).
Keywords
Productive recall - retrieve and use vocabulary without prompts in speaking or writing
Relative clause - adds information about the noun in the main clause
Relative pronoun - pronoun that introduces a relative clause, e.g., ‘who’, ‘that’, ‘which’ - in German words 'der', 'die', 'das' are used
Common misconception
German [d] is always pronounced as English [d].
German [d] at the beginning of a word or syllable sounds like English 'd'; [d] at the end of a syllable sounds like -t. For example, the sentence 'die Landschaft in Deutschland ist wunderschön' contains examples of both [d] sounds.
Teacher tip
Teachers might develop the idea of word mastery by encouraging pupils to explore ways to develop it: for example, practising words in new contexts such as German song lyrics, rewatching favourite shows in German or with German subtitles, or putting their phones into German for a period of time.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Habt __________ genug Zeit?'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q2.Match the German and English.
to serve, serving
to expect, expecting
to feel, feeling
to hold, stop, keep
to name, naming
to wash, washing
Q3.Match the German and English.
service
dog
end
fire
guest
chair
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I am putting on my new jacket right now.'
Q5.Write in English: 'wir sammeln das Holz'.
Q6.Write in German: 'the bed is too small'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.In which of these words does [d] sound like the English -t?
Q2.Match up the sentence halves.
die Blumen hält.
der gelb ist.
das viel singt.
Q3.Order the words to say: 'there is a man who is active'.
Q4.Write in German: 'someone found the letter'.
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