Ask about families: possessives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein', 'ihr' (nominative)
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use possessive adjectives in questions and answers to talk and write about my friends and family.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ei] is pronounced as in 'frei', like English 'eye'. [ie] is pronounced as in 'Liebe', like English 'ee'.
- Possessive adjectives show who possesses something: ‘mein’ (my), ‘dein’ (your), ‘ihr’ (her), ‘sein’ (his).
- Possessive adjectives agree with the noun they are describing, i.e., they need to be the same gender.
- Form closed questions by inverting the subject and verb in a statement. Add a question word before for an open question.
- Add the prefix 'Lieblings-' to a noun to mean 'favourite'; for example, ‘mein Lieblingsobst’.
Keywords
[ei] - pronounced as in 'frei'
[ie] - pronounced as in 'Liebe'
Possessive adjective - a word used to show who something belongs to, e.g., 'my'
Open question - a question starting with a wh- word that seeks more information than just yes or no
Closed question - a question that can be answered with yes or no
Common misconception
Don't change the possessive pronoun used in a question when you give your answer.
If a question is addressed to you (i.e., uses a form of 'dein', as in 'Was ist dein Lieblingssport?'), respond with the correct form of 'mein' in the answer.
Teacher tip
Conduct Task C3 in the style of a class survey. Students can practise using the third person singular of the present tense in a written summary of their survey. Audio feedback is provided on the media clips page for Task C1.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.Match each word to its category.
Q3.What is a closed question?
Q4.Which of these words are the odd ones out in terms of their sounds?
Q5.Translate the following sentence into English: 'Wie heißt deine Schwester?'
Q6.Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct word for 'his': ' Kind spielt im Garten.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.Which sound does [ei] correspond to in English?
Q3.Put the words in the correct order to form an open question.
Q4.What is the correct translation of 'her favourite animal'?
Q5.Translate the following sentence into German: 'My favourite colour is white.'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'Her favourite day is Monday.'
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