What is it? 'Was' and 'sagen'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the question word ‘Was?’ and the verb 'sagen' to ask what something is and identify what someone says.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [e] can be either short (followed by 2 consonants) or long (followed by a single consonant, double vowel or 'h').
- The question word 'Was ...?' meaning 'What ...?' is used to identify things.
- The verb 'sagen' means 'to say, to tell' in the infinitive and its short form 'sagt' means 'says, tells'.
Keywords
[e] - pronounced [e] as in 'denken' and [e] as in 'geben'
Was? - What?
Verb - a word that communicates actions or states
Common misconception
All German verbs end in -en.
Verbs have different forms (endings) depending on the subject. Long form ends in -en and short form ends in -t.
Teacher tip
Giving a notional time for short speaking tasks is a useful way to encourage pupils to speed up mental processing and increase spoken fluency.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.When is a vowel short?
Q2.What type of nouns have a capital letter in German?
Q3.What do 'der', 'die' and 'das' all mean?
Q4.Match these German nouns to their English meanings.
(the) table
(the) board
(the) window
(the) bottle
(the) book
Q5.Put these parts of a sentence in the correct order to form a German sentence. The first word in this sentence has not been capitalised.
Q6.Put these parts of a sentence in the correct order to form a German sentence. The first word in this sentence has not been capitalised.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.In which of these words is the [e] a long sound?
Q2.In which of these words is the [e] a short sound?
Q3.Does 'wo' or 'was' best fit in the gap in the following sentence? ' sagt Frau Bell?'
Q4.What does 'sagen' mean?
Q5.What does 'sagt' mean?
Q6.Match these German words to their English meanings.
false
correct
yes
no
or
not
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