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].
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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Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [er] can be stressed or unstressed. It is stressed when it is the first syllable in the word.
- Closed questions are formed by swapping the verb and subject in a statement.
- Open questions are formed by placing a question word directly in front of the verb in a closed question.
- 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.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
one
hardly
unfortunately
favourite colour
boring
question
Where?
Who?
What?
How?
How often?
How many?
drei Jahre alt?
oft?
Gitarre?
du?
jeden Tag Popmusik?
Exit quiz
6 Questions
to stay, staying
to need, needing
to believe, believing
to live, living
to lie, lying
to travel, travelling