New Year's resolutions: word order with two-verb structures
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can express New Year's resolutions using extended sentences, a range of conjunctions and two-verb constructions.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Seeing vocabulary in a range of contexts is a good way to support effective learning.
- Chinese New Year is celebrated every January/February by around 120,000 people of Chinese descent who live in Germany.
- Conjunctions like ‘denn’ and ‘aber’ do not cause a change in word order.
- Subordinating conjunctions like ‘weil’ and ‘obwohl’ send the verb to the end of the clause (word order 3).
- In two-verb structures with subordinating conjunctions, the short form verb is after the infinitive at the end.
Keywords
Conjunction - word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence
Word order 3 (WO3) - after certain conjunctions, the verb is sent to the end of the sentence or clause
Common misconception
When using two-verb constructions, the second verb is always in the infinitive and comes at the end of the clause.
When a two-verb construction follows a subordinating conjunction like ‘weil’, the short form of the verb moves to the end, after the infinitive (WO3), e.g., ‘Ich hoffe, dieses Jahr zu feiern, weil es Spaß machen wird.’.
Teacher tip
A cultural theme in the lesson is Chinese New Year and teachers may wish to search for video clips of New Year festivities in Germany to enhance the student experience.
Equipment
A mini whiteboard and pen, together with pen and paper for making notes, would be useful, if available.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match each German verb to its English meaning.
to listen, listening
to wish, wishing
to place, set upright
to climb, climbing
to plan, planning
to sudy, studying
Q2.Which sentence ending is correct? 'Ich plane, besser __________.'
Q3.Complete the following sentence: 'Ich habe vor, zu klettern.' (I plan to climb more.)
Q4.Put the words below in the correct order to form a sentence. Start with 'ich'.
Q5.In which of these sentences is having 'aufzustehen' at the end not correct?
Q6.How do you say 'She plans to dance.' in German?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the German and the English.
but
because
although
Q2.Which sentence uses the correct word order after a subordinating conjunction?
Q3.Which sentence uses the correct word order for two verbs in the second clause?
Q4.Put the words below in the correct order to complete the second clause: 'Ich höre Musik, __________.'
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