Opinions about school: singular 'finden', 'ihn', 'sie', 'es', 'sie' (plural)
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can say what I, you or another person think about school using the verb 'finden' and object pronouns.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [s] sounds like the English 'z'.
- [ß] sounds like the English 's'.
- The verb 'finden' adds an 'e' before the '-st' and '-t' endings to make it easier to pronounce: 'du findest, er findet'.
- The object pronoun 'it' is masculine 'ihn', feminine 'sie' or neuter 'es'; 'ihn' or 'sie' also mean 'him' or 'her'.
- 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'
Finden - verb meaning 'to find, finding', frequently used to seek or express an opinion and often translated as 'to think'
Object pronoun - replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb, e.g., me, you, it, them
Common misconception
[ß] is a capitalised letter 'B'.
[ß] is a symbol representing 'ss' and is called 'Eszett' or 'scharfes s'.
Teacher tip
For Task A2, teachers could provide students with card to create a deck of snap cards with relevant vocabulary.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
to cook, cooking
to like, liking
to work, working
to live, living
to sit, sitting
to clean, cleaning
Q2.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
present
voucher
mobile phone
room
bicycle, bike
teachers
Q3.Which word below is not a subject pronoun?
Q4.What happens to the masculine definite article 'der' after a verb?
Q5.Complete the following sentence using the correct object pronoun: 'Die Schule - Ich mag .'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into English: 'Ich mag es nicht.'
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.What does the symbol [ß] represent?
Q2.When does [s] sound like the English 'z'?
Q3.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
bad
easy
difficult, hard
important
boring
strict
Q4.Complete the following sentence using the correct form of 'finden': 'Du den Unterricht gut.'
Q5.You are referring to a group of teachers. Translate the following sentence into German: 'I find them good.'
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