In the news: 'an' vs 'auf' (accusative and dative)
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use my knowledge of prepositions 'an' and 'auf' with accusative and dative cases, word patterns and word families to understand and respond to a text about cybersecurity.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The prepositions 'an' and 'auf' tell us where something or someone is moving to, when used with the accusative case.
- The prepositions 'an' and 'auf' tell us where something or someone is located, when used with the dative case.
- Knowledge of word patterns and word families helps you to understand more words in a text.
Keywords
An - preposition 'on' or 'onto' for a vertical surface
Auf - preposition 'on' or 'onto' for a horizontal surface
Word family - group of related words with a common ‘base’ word, e.g., 'arbeiten', 'arbeitet', 'die Arbeit', 'der Arbeiter'
Common misconception
I can use 'an' and 'auf' interchangeably to mean 'on' or 'onto'.
We use 'an' to mean 'on' or 'onto' when the position is vertical, e.g., 'on the wall' - 'an der Wand'. We use 'auf' to mean 'on' or 'onto' when the position is horizontal, e.g., 'on the table' - 'auf dem Tisch'.
Teacher tip
Teachers may find it useful to add physical demonstrations of 'an' and 'auf' with classroom objects to reinforce the difference - for example, placing a paper 'an die Tafel' (onto the board) versus 'auf den Tisch' (onto the table). This helps learners link prepositions to real-world spatial actions.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does 'Uhr' mean?
Q2.In which sentences would 'dir' fit?
Q3.Match the German and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'What type of music is blues music? It is a type of rock music.'
Q5.Write in English: 'ich habe meinen eigenen Tisch'.
Q6.Write in German: 'a traditional picture'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.'Der Hund liegt __________ Boden.' Choose the correct missing words.
Q3.'Das Bild hängt Wand.' Write the correct missing words.
Q4.'Ich stelle die Uhr Tisch.' Write the correct missing words.
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