Ask about activities: present tense strong verbs 1st and 2nd person singular
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can read, listen and respond to longer texts about activities, which include weak, irregular and strong verbs in the 1st and 2nd person singular forms of the present tense.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [eu] is pronounced as in 'Deutschland' and sounds the same as [äu].
- Strong verbs change the vowel in their stem in the 2nd and 3rd person singular forms.
- Only verbs with an 'a' or e' in their stem can be strong.
- Swap the position of the subject and verb in a statement and add a question word to the start to form an open question.
Keywords
[eu] - pronounced as in 'Deutschland'
Strong verb - a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms
Open question - question starting with a wh- word that has more information in the answer than ‘yes’ or ‘no’
Common misconception
There is no vowel change in the 2nd person singular 'du' present tense forms of strong verbs.
The vowel in the stem of strong verbs with an 'a' or 'e' in their stem will change in the 2nd person singular 'du' present tense form.
Teacher tip
Three of the words in Task B1 are compound nouns. Students can be asked to segment them and translate the component parts, and then give the English meanings.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.Which subject pronoun is the 2nd person singular?
Q3.What is a strong verb?
Q4.Which letter changes to 'ie' in 'lesen'?
Q5.Complete the following question: ' wohnst du?' 'Ich wohne in Cambridge, nicht in London.'
Q6.Which words contain a vocalic [r]? This is an 'ah' sound.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which sound-symbol correspondences sound the same, despite being spelled differently?
Q2.Select the possible questions for the following answer: 'Jeden Tag!'
Q3.Match the German and English.
Q4.If a verb is strong, which forms of the verb change their vowel?
Q5.Which present tense verb ending fills the following gap? 'Du schläf__________ zehn Stunden.'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'You are speaking English.'
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