Families: possessive adjectives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein', 'ihr' (nominative)
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can recognise the possessive adjectives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein' and 'ihr' in the context of family, and understand how these words interact with nouns.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ie] is pronounced as in 'Liebe' and like the English 'ee' sound.
- [ei] is pronounced as in 'frei' and like the English word 'eye'.
- A possessive adjective describes a noun by saying who possesses (owns) it, e.g., 'meine Schwester'.
- Possessive adjectives must agree with the gender of the noun that follows.
- 'Dein' means 'your', 'sein' means 'his' and 'ihr' means 'her'.
Keywords
[ie] - pronounced as in 'Liebe'
[ei] - pronounced as in 'frei'
Possessive adjective - a word used to show who something belongs to, e.g., ‘my’
Sein - possessive adjective meaning 'his'
Ihr - possessive adjective meaning 'her'
Common misconception
Possessive adjectives match the gender of the person who owns the noun.
Possessive adjectives must agree with the gender of the noun that follows, not with the person who owns the noun.
Teacher tip
Consider a time limit for friendly competition in Task A1.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
to stop, stopping
to leave, leaving (something)
to take, taking
to drink, drinking
to speak, speaking
to find, finding
Q2.Which of these adjectives has a negative meaning?
Q3.Match the German and English.
film
language
teachers (m)
suddenly
strict
OK
Q4.Which word means 'your'?
Q5.'L___der gibt es später k___n Tischtennisunterricht.' Which SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) is missing from both gaps?
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'My favourite book is super.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words is the odd one out?
Q2.Match the German and English.
brother
parents
siblings
child
sister
Q3.Which of these words are possessive adjectives?
Q4.Fill in the gap to say 'his mother' in German: ' Mutter'
Q5.Sort the words below into the correct order to form the following sentence: 'Her favourite animal is a dog.'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'His favourite place is Berlin.'
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