In the classroom: 'sein', nouns, articles, questions
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Why this why now
This unit uses the familiar classroom context to introduce pupils to the key elements of German needed for simple conversations. It introduces pupils to the core concept of grammatical gender in German and allows them to build on this throughout the unit as new vocabulary is introduced. Foundations are laid for work in later units with the introduction of four question words, and pupils apply their knowledge in simple question and answer conversations.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know what a noun is.
- Pupils know what a verb is.
- Pupils know what an adjective is.
- Pupils know what a definite article is.
- Pupils know what an indefinite article is.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit uses the familiar classroom context to introduce pupils to the key elements of German needed for simple conversations. It introduces pupils to the core concept of grammatical gender in German and allows them to build on this throughout the unit as new vocabulary is introduced. Foundations are laid for work in later units with the introduction of four question words, and pupils apply their knowledge in simple question and answer conversations.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know what a noun is.
- Pupils know what a verb is.
- Pupils know what an adjective is.
- Pupils know what a definite article is.
- Pupils know what an indefinite article is.
In the classroom: 'sein', nouns, articles, questions
This unit introduces core vocabulary and grammatical gender to identify and describe items in the classroom. The verb 'sein', definite and indefinite articles and key question words enable simple conversations. Pupils practise sound-symbol correspondences long and short [a] and [e], [ei] and [z]
9 lessons in unit
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