Compare activities: strong verbs 1st and 3rd person singular, compound nouns
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify compound nouns, label their grammatical gender and use familiar strong verbs in the 1st and 3rd person singular present tense to compare activities.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [r] is a rolling sound at the start of a syllable, after a consonant or a short vowel. This is consonantal [r].
- [r] is a gentle 'ah' sound after a long vowel and in '-er'. It often sounds barely there. This is vocalic [r].
- Combine two or more nouns to form a compound noun. Its grammatical gender will be the same as that of the final noun.
- The English meaning of German compound nouns is not always a word-for-word translation.
- Strong verbs have a vowel change in their verb stem in the ‘du’, ‘sie’, ‘er’ and ‘es’ forms.
Keywords
[r] - pronounced with a rolling sound as in 'reden', or a gentle 'ah' sound as in 'Uhr'
Compound noun - two or more nouns put together to make one longer noun
Strong verb - a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms
Common misconception
Compound nouns take the gender of their first noun.
Compound nouns take the gender of their final noun.
Teacher tip
Extend the practice of compound nouns by challenging students to make the longest German compound noun they can think of as a whole class!
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
to be called, being called
to live, living
to wish, wishing
there is, there are
becomes, is becoming
hardly
Q2.Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct form of 'wohnen': 'Du mit deiner Mutter.'
Q3.Which of these words have short vowels?
Q4.How can you identify a strong verb?
Q5.Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct form of 'sprechen': 'Der Junge __________ im Klassenzimmer.'
Q6.Fill in the gap to complete the translation of the following sentence into English: 'Sie fährt jedes Jahr nach Österreich.' - 'She to Austria every year.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Consonantal [r] ...
Q2.Which of these words or phrases have a vocalic [r], which is pronounced after a long vowel?
Q3.The grammatical gender of a compound noun is ...
Q4.Match each strong verb to their vowel change.
e to i
e to ie
a to ä
au to äu
Q5.Translate the following compound noun into English: 'das Urlaubshaus'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'He never forgets the ball.'
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