Making plans: present and future tenses
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This unit initially revisits pupils' knowledge of the present tense to communicate future meaning with the use of time phrases and enables pupils to describe and write their plans for the week. Pupils then refresh their knowledge of modal verbs and two-verb structures, revisiting known verbs and introducing 'sollen', as they examine who should do what. Later in the unit, the future tense is introduced in singular persons, as pupils use the new tense for future weekend plans. Cultural context is consolidated with further references to the Bodensee.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know the present tense of weak and strong verbs in all persons except 2nd person plural.
- Pupils know the modal verbs können, müssen, dürfen and wollen in singular persons.
- Pupils know the 2nd verb rule with modal verbs.
- Pupils know word order 1 with 'denn' and word order 3 with 'weil'.
- Pupils know infinitive clauses with 'zu'.
- Pupils know high frequency question words.
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Why this why now
This unit initially revisits pupils' knowledge of the present tense to communicate future meaning with the use of time phrases and enables pupils to describe and write their plans for the week. Pupils then refresh their knowledge of modal verbs and two-verb structures, revisiting known verbs and introducing 'sollen', as they examine who should do what. Later in the unit, the future tense is introduced in singular persons, as pupils use the new tense for future weekend plans. Cultural context is consolidated with further references to the Bodensee.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know the present tense of weak and strong verbs in all persons except 2nd person plural.
- Pupils know the modal verbs können, müssen, dürfen and wollen in singular persons.
- Pupils know the 2nd verb rule with modal verbs.
- Pupils know word order 1 with 'denn' and word order 3 with 'weil'.
- Pupils know infinitive clauses with 'zu'.
- Pupils know high frequency question words.
Making plans: present and future tenses
This unit revisits and consolidates the present tense, including modal verbs and two-verb structures before introducing the future tense in singular persons. It also addresses the distinction between the German 'ich will' vs the English 'I want to'.
6 lessons in unit
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