Classroom conversations: German alphabet
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can ask how to say or spell a word, and I can use the German alphabet to spell.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Wie sagt man das?' means 'How do you say that?'.
- 'Wie schreibt man das?' means 'How do you write that?'.
- Knowing the German alphabet allows you to spell words out loud and write them down.
Keywords
Wie? - how?
Wissen - irregular verb meaning 'to know' something
Weiß - 1st person singular of 'wissen', meaning '(I) know'
Common misconception
'J' is pronounced the same in both English and German.
In German, 'j' is pronounced like 'yot' and sounds like the English 'y'. The German letter 'y' is called 'oopsilon'. It sounds like the German 'j' at the start of borrowed words, e.g., 'Yoga', but like a short ü 'oo' in others, e.g. 'das System'.
Teacher tip
Encourage learners to add some of the trickier alphabet sounds to their Wortschatz, e.g. J / V / W / Y as well as the additional four letters, Ä, Ö, Ü, ß.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words contain the [ei] sound?
Q2.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
pink
blue
yellow
red
Q3.True or false? You use 'nicht' with nouns.
Q4.Which sentence means 'I am not a colour.'?
Q5.Match each subject below to its form of 'sein'.
bist
bin
ist
Q6.Put the words below in the correct order to make a question in German.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.How many extra letters does the German alphabet have compared to the English alphabet?
Q2.Match the German words or sentences below to the correct English translations.
How do you say?
How do you write?
to know, knowing
I don't know.
Is that clear?
That is not clear.
Q3.Match the German words or phrases below to the correct English translations.
table
a table
no, not a table
number
a number
no, not a number
Q4.Match the German verbs below to the correct English translations.
says, tells
to say, to tell
is
to be, being
are
Q5.Wie sagt man 'but'?
Q6.Wie sagt man 'goodbye' auf Deutsch?
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