A day in my life: present tense, plurals and adverbs
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use appropriate pronouns, verb endings and adverbs to talk about what I and others do on a typical day.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Final [d] (a [d] at the end of a word) sounds the same as [t].
- Plurals indicate more than one of something and this is reflected in the form of the article, noun or verb.
- Use adverbs to describe where, how or when something happens. In word order 2, the adverb comes first in the sentence.
- In German, verbs change their endings to match who or what they refer to.
- Subject pronouns (e.g., 'he', 'er') replace nouns. They match the noun they replace in gender and number.
Keywords
Final [d] - pronounced as in 'und', the same sound as [t]
Plural - indicates more than one of something, e.g., of a noun
Adverb - describes where, how or when something happens, e.g., 'oft'
Subject pronoun - stands in the place of a noun, e.g., ‘sie’, ‘er’, ‘es’
Common misconception
All plural nouns are formed the same way in German.
Nouns can form their plural in different ways in German. There are rules to help you learn this.
Teacher tip
Repeat Task C2 using the information students produce in Task C3.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.Which words are subject pronouns?
Q3.Which words are adverbs?
Q4.Put the statement below into word order 1.
Q5.Write in German: 'my family'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'We swim afterwards.' Use word order 1.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.What letter does final [d] sound like in English?
Q3.'__________ fahren zehn Kilometer Rad.' Choose the correct subject.
Q4.Order the words below correctly, using word order 2.
Q5.Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct verb form of 'laufen': 'Sein Bruder .'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'Her mother and I dance.'
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