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Yourself and others: present tense questions and answers

Learning outcomes

I can form open and closed questions in German and reconstruct a dialogue in the present tense in a dictagloss task.

I can identify and correctly pronounce stressed and unstressed [er].

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Yourself and others: present tense questions and answers

Learning outcomes

I can form open and closed questions in German and reconstruct a dialogue in the present tense in a dictagloss task.

I can identify and correctly pronounce stressed and unstressed [er].

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Key learning points

  1. [er] can be stressed or unstressed. It is stressed when it is the first syllable in the word.
  2. Closed questions are formed by swapping the verb and subject in a statement.
  3. Open questions are formed by placing a question word directly in front of the verb in a closed question.
  4. Making notes as you listen and reconstructing the text in a dictagloss task practises vocabulary and grammar knowledge.

Keywords

  • [er] - stressed on the first syllable in a word, e.g., 'er', or unstressed elsewhere, e.g., 'wieder'

  • Closed question - a question that can be answered with yes or no

  • Open question - a question starting with a wh- word that seeks more information from the answer than yes or no

Common misconception

Form closed questions in German by adding 'do you ...' or 'are you ...', as in English.

Swap only the position of the subject and verb in a German statement to form a closed question.

The dictagloss task could be completed in pairs. Give them more than one opportunity to listen to the text, but not so many chances that it becomes a transcription task.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:eins,one
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one

Correct Answer:kaum,hardly
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hardly

Correct Answer:leider,unfortunately
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unfortunately

Correct Answer:Lieblingsfarbe (f),favourite colour
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favourite colour

Correct Answer:langweilig,boring
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boring

Correct Answer:Frage (f),question
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question

Q2.
Order the numbers from biggest to smallest.
1 - zwölf
2 - elf
3 - zehn
4 - neun
5 - acht
6 - sieben
7 - sechs
Q3.
Match up the question words in German and English.
Correct Answer:Wo?,Where?
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Where?

Correct Answer:Wer?,Who?
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Who?

Correct Answer:Was?,What?
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What?

Correct Answer:Wie?,How?
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How?

Correct Answer:Wie oft?,How often?
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How often?

Correct Answer:Wie viele?,How many?
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How many?

Q4.
Match up the correct question halves.
Correct Answer:Ist der Junge ...,drei Jahre alt?
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drei Jahre alt?

Correct Answer:Tanzt du ...,oft?
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oft?

Correct Answer:Wie oft spielst du ...,Gitarre?
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Gitarre?

Correct Answer:Wo wohnst ...,du?
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du?

Correct Answer:Hörst du ...,jeden Tag Popmusik?
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jeden Tag Popmusik?

Q5.
Complete the following sentence with the 1st person singular of 'mögen': 'Ja, ich Tennis.'
Correct Answer: mag
Q6.
Put the sentence parts below in the correct order to create a closed question.
1 - hast
2 - du
3 - drei
4 - Freunde
5 - ?

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:bleiben,to stay, staying
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to stay, staying

Correct Answer:brauchen,to need, needing
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to need, needing

Correct Answer:glauben,to believe, believing
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to believe, believing

Correct Answer:leben,to live, living
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to live, living

Correct Answer:liegen,to lie, lying
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to lie, lying

Correct Answer:reisen,to travel, travelling
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to travel, travelling

Q2.
Which of these words have a stressed [er]?
wieder
Correct answer: schwer
Correct answer: Herz
hundert
Correct answer: erst
Q3.
Which of these words have an unstressed [er]?
Correct answer: Eltern
werden
lernen
Correct answer: wieder
Correct answer: vier
Q4.
Change the following statement into a closed question: 'Du arbeitest oft.'
Correct Answer: Arbeitest du oft?
Q5.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'What is he learning?'
Correct Answer: Was lernt er?
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'Do you like school?'
Correct Answer: Magst du die Schule?

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