Activities at home: verb infinitives and singular persons
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can recognise regular verbs in the infinitive and singular persons, use reference materials to identify unknown words, and translate accurately from German to English.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ch] is a hard sound after a, o, u and au, and soft after other sounds.
- The infinitive form of a verb is found in the dictionary and usually ends in 'en'.
- Singular persons of regular (weak) verbs in the present tense can be recognised by the endings -e, -st or -t.
Keywords
[ch] - pronounced soft as in 'ich' or hard as in 'Buch'
Infinitive - the dictionary form of a verb which gives its general meaning
Word order - the order of words in a sentence
Common misconception
Word order is the same in German and English.
Word order is not always the same in German and English. Pay close attention to the position of different sentence parts (subject, verb, nouns, adverbs).
Teacher tip
Task A2 could be completed as a whole class oral activity to practise spelling in German and 'Wie schreibt man...?', or for a harder task, remove some more of the letters.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words contain a hard [ch]?
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Complete the missing verb: Ich in der Schule Deutsch. (lernen)
Q4.Which comes first in a closed (yes/no) question?
Q5.Which translations are correct for 'Du lernst jeden Tag Gitarre.' ?
Q6.Translate into English: 'Sie hat keinen Lieblingsfilm.' Use the word 'no' in your answer.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word is a verb?
Q2.How can you recognise an infinitive?
Q3.When is [ch] soft?
Q4.Add the missing letter: 'Du spr chst Englisch und Deutsch'.
Q5.Identify the verb: 'Der Herr wiederholt oft die Antwort.'
Q6.Translate into English: 'Er kauft nie Bonbons'
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