Famous festivals and traditions: plural reflexive verbs, 12-hour clock
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use new and known vocabulary to describe important international cultural traditions.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Practising new vocabulary in a range of ways supports effective learning.
- When verbs are used reflexively, the person doing the action is also the receiver of the action.
- ‘Halb’ means half, ‘nach’ means past and ‘vor’ means to in 12-hour clock times.
- In German, ‘half past' is expressed as half of the next hour, e.g., ‘halb acht’ is 7:30.
- Learning about cultural traditions strengthens language learning, improving comprehension and cultural knowledge.
Keywords
Reflexive - describes an action where the subject and object of the verb are the same
Common misconception
When saying the time, 'half past' is expressed the same way in German as in English, i.e., half past the current hour.
In German, 'half past' is expressed as half of the next hour, e.g., 'halb neun' is half of nine o'clock, or half past eight.
Teacher tip
Teachers may wish to further explore the cutural elements of this lesson. There are several, such as Eid-al-Fitr, including how it is celebrated in Germany, Christmas in Switzerland, and the Cologne carnival. Teachers will be able to find video clips online to extend cultural awareness.
Equipment
A mini whiteboard and pen, together with pen and paper for making notes. would be useful, if available.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match each German word to its English meaning.
to improve, improving
to hope, hoping
duty
mind/spirit
Q2.What is the German word for 'thousand'?
Q3.Put the words below in the correct order. Start with 'wir'.
Q4.Put the words below in the correct order to make a sentence with a reflexive pronoun. Start with 'wir'.
Q5.Which sentence includes a reflexive pronoun?
Q6.Translate to German: 'They are hoping to get in touch.'
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of these German verbs are reflexive?
Q2.Put the words below into the correct order to make a sentence using a reflexive verb. Start with 'wir'.
Q3.What time is 'halb acht'?
Q4.Translate into German: 'It is quarter to nine.'
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