A new neighbourhood: accusative and dative prepositions
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use different prepositions to understand and say exactly where things are in my neighbourhood.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- German [w] sounds like English [v]; German [v] sounds like English [f].
- In German words of foreign origin, [v] usually sounds like English [v].
- Some German adverbs are adjective + (er)weise, where English adverbs are adjectives + ly, e.g. normalerweise - normally.
- The dative case is always used after the prepositions 'aus', 'bei', 'mit', 'nach', 'seit', 'von', and 'zu'.
- After 'in, an, auf, vor, neben, hinter', dative is used when talking about location in, but accusative for movement to.
Keywords
Preposition - word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Dative - case used for the indirect object in a sentence and after a dative verb or preposition
Common misconception
German [v] is always pronounced like English [f].
In many words, German [v] sounds like English [f]. However, in German words of foreign origin, [v] usually sounds the same as English [v], e.g., 'Universität', 'November', 'Aktivität'.
Teacher tip
Berlin features in this lesson and is also the focus for several lessons in Unit 4. Other German-speaking areas that feature strongly in the Y8 resources are der Bodensee (Unit 1), der Schwarzwald (Unit 5), Wien (Unit 6), Salzburg (Unit 9), Innsbruck (Unit 10), and Sylt, Ostsee (Unit 16).
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which adjective is the opposite of 'dunkel'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
to stand, standing
to cost, costing
to laugh, laughing
to share, sharing
to hide, hiding
to try, trying
Q3.Match the German and English.
mistake
feeling
glass
cost(s)
hour
clock, watch, o'clock
Q4.Order the words to say: 'an old dress with a tight skirt'.
Q5.Write in English: 'wir haben ein Foto gemacht'.
Q6.Write in German: 'Where is the new museum?'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which preposition can take both the accusative and dative cases?
Q2.In which of these words does the German [v] sound like the English [v]?
Q3.The adjective 'komisch' means 'strange'. Write the adverb 'strangely' in German.
Q4.Write in German: 'I am standing behind the tree'.
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