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Opinions about school: 'finden' singular persons, object pronouns

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I can ask and answer questions using 'finden' and object pronouns to give opinions on school subjects.

I can distinguish between [s] and [ß] sounds.

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Opinions about school: 'finden' singular persons, object pronouns

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I can ask and answer questions using 'finden' and object pronouns to give opinions on school subjects.

I can distinguish between [s] and [ß] sounds.

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Key learning points

  1. [s] sounds like the English 'z' before a vowel.
  2. Elsewhere [s], 'ss' and [ß] sound like the English 's'.
  3. Write 'ss' after a short vowel but [ß] after a long vowel like 'Fuß' or after 2 vowels together like 'weiß'.
  4. The object pronoun 'it' is masculine 'ihn', feminine 'sie' or neuter 'es'; 'ihn' or 'sie' also mean 'him' or 'her'.
  5. To say 'them' in German, use the plural object pronoun 'sie' for all genders.

Keywords

  • [s] - pronounced as in 'sollen'

  • [ß] - pronounced as in 'groß' or 'lassen'

  • Object pronoun - replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb, e.g., me, you, it, them

  • Finden - verb meaning 'to find, finding', frequently used to seek or express an opinion and often translated as 'to think'

Common misconception

[s] is pronounced the same as the English 's'.

[s] is pronounced like the English 'z' when it comes before a vowel. Elsewhere, both [s] and [ß] are pronounced like the English 's'.

Students could use thier notes from Task B4 to support their conversations in Task B5.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:denken,to think, thinking
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to think, thinking

Correct Answer:Fahrrad (nt),bicycle
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bicycle

Correct Answer:Handy (nt),mobile phone
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mobile phone

Correct Answer:sitzen,to sit, sitting
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to sit, sitting

Correct Answer:putzen,to clean, cleaning
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to clean, cleaning

Correct Answer:arbeiten,to work, working
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to work, working

Q2.
When is [ß] used?
at the start of a word
Correct answer: after a long vowel
after a short vowel
Q3.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:langweilig,boring
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boring

Correct Answer:Auto (nt),car
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car

Correct Answer:Garten (m),garden
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garden

Correct Answer:schön,beautiful, pleasant, good
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beautiful, pleasant, good

Correct Answer:ganz,whole, all the
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whole, all the

Correct Answer:Ich verstehe nicht.,I don't understand.
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I don't understand.

Q4.
Which of these questions are closed (yes/no) questions?
Correct answer: Findest du die Katze schön?
Was denkst du?
Wie findest du die Schule?
Correct answer: Hast du ein Handy?
Correct answer: Bist du zu Hause?
Q5.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:ich mag,I like
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I like

Correct Answer:ich finde,I find
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I find

Correct Answer:ihn,it, him (m)
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it, him (m)

Correct Answer:sie,it, she (f)
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it, she (f)

Correct Answer:es,it (nt)
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it (nt)

Q6.
Complete the following sentence with the correct object pronoun: 'Die Fremdsprache. Ich lerne .'
Correct Answer: sie

6 Questions

Q1.
When is [s] pronounced like the English 'z'?
Correct answer: at the start of a word
Correct answer: in the middle of a word
after a vowel
Correct answer: before a vowel
Q2.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:schlecht,bad
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bad

Correct Answer:streng,strict
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strict

Correct Answer:schwierig,difficult, hard
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difficult, hard

Correct Answer:zu,too
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too

Correct Answer:wichtig,important
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important

Correct Answer:langweilig,boring
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boring

Q3.
Complete the following statement: 'Er Mathematik nicht leicht!'
Correct Answer: findet
Q4.
Complete the following statement: 'Du iPads in Ordnung!'
Correct Answer: findest
Q5.
Complete the following sentence with the correct object pronoun: 'Die Lehrer sind toll. Ich mag .'
Correct Answer: sie
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'What do you think of school?'
Correct Answer: Wie findest du die Schule?, Was denkst du von der Schule?

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