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School subjects: 'mögen' singular persons, object pronoun plural 'sie'

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I can talk about things I, you or another person like or don't like using the verb 'mögen' and object pronouns for 'it' and 'them'.

I can pronounce [sch] and [sp] correctly.

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Year 7

School subjects: 'mögen' singular persons, object pronoun plural 'sie'

Learning outcomes

I can talk about things I, you or another person like or don't like using the verb 'mögen' and object pronouns for 'it' and 'them'.

I can pronounce [sch] and [sp] correctly.

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Key learning points

  1. [sch] is pronounced like the English 'sh'.
  2. [sp] always starts with the English sound 'sh' before the 'p'.
  3. 1st and 3rd person singular forms of the verb 'mögen' are identical - 'ich mag' and 'er/sie/es mag'.
  4. To say 'them' in German, use the plural object pronoun 'sie' for all genders.
  5. To say you don't like something, add 'nicht' at the end of the statement.

Keywords

  • [sch] - pronounced as in 'schreiben'

  • [sp] - pronounced as in 'spielen'

  • Mögen - an irregular verb meaning 'to like, liking'

  • Sie - plural object pronoun meaning 'them'

  • Nicht - word used to negate a statement, as in 'ich mag Fußball nicht'

Common misconception

'Sie’ always means ‘she’.

To say 'them' in German, use the plural object pronoun 'sie' for all genders.


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6 Questions

Q1.
How is [sp] pronounced?
like the English ‘sh’
Correct answer: with the English sound 'sh' before the ‘p’
like the English sound 'z' before the 'p'
Q2.
Match the German vocabulary below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:ich mag,I like

I like

Correct Answer:du magst,you like

you like

Correct Answer:mögen,to like, liking

to like, liking

Correct Answer:ich wünsche mir,I wish for

I wish for

Correct Answer:spät,late

late

Correct Answer:früh,early

early

Q3.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:Was?,What?

What?

Correct Answer:Wie?,How?

How?

Correct Answer:kein,not a/an

not a/an

Correct Answer:ein,a/an

a/an

Correct Answer:der,the

the

Correct Answer:Wo?,Where?

Where?

Q4.
Which phrase means 'there is/there are'?
sie sind
es ist
Correct answer: es gibt
es hat
Q5.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'Do you like maths?'
Correct Answer: Magst du Mathe?, Magst du Mathematik?
Q6.
Match the object pronouns with the noun they can replace.
Correct Answer:ihn,Lehrer (m)

Lehrer (m)

Correct Answer:es,Haus (nt)

Haus (nt)

Correct Answer:sie,Freundin (f)

Freundin (f)

6 Questions

Q1.
Match up the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:Mathematik (f),maths

maths

Correct Answer:Kunst (f),art

art

Correct Answer:Fach (nt),school subject

school subject

Correct Answer:Fremdsprache (f),foreign language

foreign language

Correct Answer:Deutsch (nt),German

German

Correct Answer:Unterricht (m),lesson

lesson

Q2.
Which noun could the plural object pronoun 'sie' refer to?
Correct answer: die Farben
das Tier
die Schule
Correct answer: die Naturwissenschaften
Q3.
Complete the sentence using the correct form of 'mögen': 'Mia Kunst.'
Correct Answer: mag
Q4.
Which word contains both [sch] and [sp]?
schlecht
Correct answer: Spanisch (nt)
Fremdsprachen (fpl)
Spaß (m)
Schule (f)
Q5.
Where is 'nicht' usually placed to negate a statement?
before the noun
before the subject
Correct answer: at the end of the statement
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'I do not like it.'. Use a neuter object pronoun.
Correct Answer: Ich mag es nicht., Ich mag es nicht

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