Favourite activities in Vienna: present tense, 'gern', inversion
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use a range of verbs and adverbs with correct word order in the present tense.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- SSC [g] at the end of a word is pronounced as in 'Berg', or at the start or middle as in 'Berge'.
- Most German verbs follow a regular pattern in the present tense; others change their vowel for ‘du’ and ‘er, sie, es’.
- Gern is an adverb meaning 'gladly' and expresses likes, and dislikes when preceded by ‘nicht’.
- In German, the verb is always the second idea in a sentence, whether the subject or another element starts the sentence.
- Any sentence element can be emphasised by using word order two (WO2), e.g., adverb - verb - subject - noun.
Keywords
Gern - adverb meaning 'gladly', which is used to express likes, or dislikes when preceded by ‘nicht’
Word order one (WO1) - the standard word order of a German sentence (subject - verb - adverb - noun)
Word order two (WO2) - subject and adverb swap places, verb stays in 2nd place meaning subject and verb are inverted
Common misconception
'Gern' is a verb meaning 'to like, liking' and can be used in front of the noun in sentence, e.g., 'ich gern Fußball'.
'Gern' is an adverb meaning 'gladly'. It is used to express liking doing an action and follows the verb that names the action, e.g., 'ich spiele gern Fußball'.
Teacher tip
The focus of this lesson is Vienna's Wurstelprater theme park. Teachers may wish to explore the park in more detail with videos, which are readily available online.
Equipment
A mini whiteboard and pen, together with pen and paper for making notes, would be useful, if available.
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which phrase means 'the first (one)'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
point
flight
birthday
day
aim, goal, destination
train
Q3.Match the German and English.
to reach, reaching
to stop, stopping
to be called
to come, coming
to lie, lying (down)
to throw, throwing
Q4.Order the words to say: 'We sit here and they stand there.'
Q5.Write in English: 'Ich wünsche mir ein Spiel.'
Q6.Write in German: 'I receive a mobile phone.'
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which of these words include the sound [g] in German?
Q2.Which verbs change their vowel in the 'du' and 'er, sie, es' present tense forms?
Q3.Which of these sentences are incorrect?
Q4.Order the words to form a sentence starting with 'ich' using word order one (WO1).
Q5.Order the words to form a sentence using inversion starting with 'heute', word order two (WO2). Emphasise the adverb.
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