Other people's actions: singular present tense strong verbs
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular forms of strong verbs to understand and respond to information about other people's actions.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- German vowels (with or without umlauts) can be short or long. Vowels are short when followed by more than one consonant.
- Vowels are long when there is a double vowel, followed by 'h', or a single consonant.
- Change the vowel in the stem for the 2nd and 3rd person singular forms of strong verbs.
Keywords
Short vowel - vowels followed by more than one consonant
Long vowel - vowels followed by a single consonant, the letter 'h' or if there is a double vowel
Strong verb - a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms
Common misconception
Umlauts do not make a difference to the pronunciation of a letter.
German vowels (with or without umlauts) can be short or long. Vowels are short when followed by more than one consonant. Vowels are long when there is a double vowel, followed by 'h', or a single consonant.
Teacher tip
Task B3 could become a drawing and response activity. Person A asks the question and, using the prompts in the table, draws a representation of what Person B should orally respond with.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.When is a vowel long?
Q3.Which of these words contain a short [a]?
Q4.Which of the following verbs cannot be strong?
Q5.Write the 'du' form of the verb 'lesen'.
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'Where are you?'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.Fill in the gap to complete the following sentence: 'Ich schlafe __________.' (I sleep afterwards.)
Q3.An umlaut on a vowel ...
Q4.Match the verbs to their meanings.
Q5.Fill in the gap with the correct form of 'halten': 'Er __________ danach.'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'She takes it in the end.'
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