How's it going? 'Wie' and the singular indefinite articles 'ein', 'eine', 'ein'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the question word 'Wie?' to ask how things are going and can use the indefinite articles 'ein', 'eine' and 'ein' in contrast to the definite articles 'der', 'die', 'das'.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ei] sounds like the German word 'frei' and the English word 'eye'.
- 'Wie?' means 'How?', like in 'Wie geht's?' ('How's it going?').
- German has three words for 'a': 'ein' (masculine), 'eine' (feminine) and 'ein' (neuter).
- 'A' (ein, eine, ein) introduces new information; 'the' (der, die, das) refers to something already mentioned or known.
Keywords
Ei - pronounced ‘ei’ as in 'frei'
Indefinite article - different forms of ‘a’: ‘ein’, ‘eine’, ‘ein'
Common misconception
[ei] is pronounced like the English [e].
[ei] is pronounced as in the key word 'frei' and like the English 'eye'.
Teacher tip
From the outset teachers can use every practice opportunity to help their pupils learn and remember the grammatical gender of each new noun; for example, by including it in the scoring of every vocabulary check.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? In German, there is only one word for 'the'?
Q2.Match the following German words to the correct gender.
der
die
das
Q3.Which of these is the correct translation of the sentence 'Wo ist der Gast?' into English?
Q4.Which of these words contain a long vowel sound?
Q5.Which of these words contain a short vowel sound?
Q6.True or false? 'Sein' and 'ist' mean 'to be, being' and 'is'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match these English statements about how someone is doing to the correct German equivalents.
nicht so gut
gut
ja, es geht
Q2.True or false? The German sound [ei] is pronounced like the English word 'eye'.
Q3.Match each German question to the appropriate answer.
Das ist ein Tisch.
Gut!
Da!
Q4.Which of these words are indefinite articles?
Q5.Match these German words to their English translations.
the thing
the shape
the human being
small
big
Q6.Which of these definitions correctly describes the indefinite article?
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