Things you like to do: adverb 'gern'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can say what I like and don't like doing using the adverb 'gern'.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ä] is an important sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) and needs to be practised regularly.
- Weak verbs ollow a clear pattern across tenses, e.g., 'spielen' - 'ich spiele' - 'ich habe gespielt'.
- Strong verbs have a stem change in one or more tenses, e.g., 'fallen' - 'du fällst' - 'du bist gefallen'.
- 'Ander-er, -e,-es' is an adjective meaning 'other' and is used with an indefinite article.
- 'Gern' is an adverb of manner which conveys liking doing something. It follows the verb in a sentence.
Keywords
Strong verb (present tense) - verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms
Adjective - word that gives information about a noun
Adverb - word that describes a verb or an adjective
Common misconception
The terms 'weak verb' and 'strong verb' refer to whether the action is powerful or not.
The term 'weak verb' is used to describe verbs that follow a regular pattern across all tenses. The term 'strong verb' describes verbs that have a stem change in either present or past tenses.
Teacher tip
Adjective work covers agreement in the nominative case after 'sein' in this lesson. Teachers may wish to quickly remind students of when the nominative case is used to support understanding of the adjective endings covered here.
Equipment
A mini whiteboard and pen, together with pen and paper for making notes, would be useful, if available.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Das ist ein Geschenk __________ meiner Mutter.'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q2.Match the German and English.
fish
France
mouth
summer
Spain
water
Q3.Match the German and English.
to visit, visiting
to stay, staying
to travel, travelling
to fetch, get
to sing, singing
to meet, meeting
Q4.Order the words to say: 'The work was not very interesting.'
Q5.Write in English: 'Die Bank ist im Stadtzentrum.'
Q6.Write in German: 'My cat is small.'
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.The terms 'weak verb' and 'strong verb' refer to ...
Q2.Which verbs have a vowel change for ‘du’, ‘er’ and ‘sie’ in the present tense?
Q3.'Ich habe __________ Buch gelesen.'. Choose the correct missing words.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'She doesn't like writing letters.'
Q5.Write in German: 'I do and he has done.'
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