Identifying things: ‘ist’, ‘sein’ and learning vocabulary
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify things using ‘was’, ‘ist’ and correct noun gender and use different strategies for learning vocabulary.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Sein' means 'to be, being' and 'ist' means 'is'.
- When learning a noun, learn its gender and the correct word for 'the'.
- Regular revisiting helps you to learn your vocabulary.
- Learners can build their own repertoire (treasure trove) of vocabulary that is important to them.
Keywords
Sein - to be, being
Ist - form of 'sein', meaning 'is'
Vocabulary - collection of words in a language
Gender - way to categorise all nouns as either feminine, masculine or neuter
Common misconception
Learning the gender of nouns is not important.
It is important to learn the gender of nouns so that you can use them accurately in sentences.
Teacher tip
Acknowledge that there are other possible answers for Task A, 'Was ist die Ausnahme?'. Any answer that can be justified and makes sense is acceptable.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? German nouns always have a grammatical gender.
Q2.Match these German nouns to their English meanings.
(the) bottle
(the) guest
(the) table
(the) pair
Q3.Which word best fits in the gap in the following sentence? 'Mia __________ hallo.'
Q4.Is 'sagen' the long or short form of the verb?
Q5.What type of words are 'was' and 'wo'?
Q6.When do long vowel sounds occur in German?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? 'Sein' and 'to' be' are irregular verbs?
Q2.What does 'Wortschatz' mean?
Q3.Put these vocabulary learning steps in the correct order, from 1-6.
Q4.Match the German words below to their English meaning.
is
to be, being
to say, saying
says, is saying
Q5.Match each gender to the correct example word.
Tafel
Paar
Tag
Q6.Complete the following sentence: 'Was __________ das?'.
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