Where you went and where you were: 'in', 'an', 'auf', time with 'vor' and 'nach'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use 'in', 'an', and 'auf' with the accusative and dative to say where I went or was on a past holiday, and I can understand the time past and to the hour.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- ‘Nach’ means 'past' and ‘vor’ means 'to' the hour when saying the time.
- In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, greetings vary by region and time of day.
- The accusative is used with 'in', 'an', 'auf' when there is movement to a place, e.g., ‘ich gehe in den Zoo’.
- The dative is used with 'in', 'an', 'auf' when the person is at or in a place, e.g., ‘ich bin im Zoo’.
Keywords
Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Accusative - case used for the direct object in a sentence, after most verbs and some prepositions
Dative - case used for the indirect object in a sentence and after a dative verb or preposition
Common misconception
To greet German speakers, use either ‘hallo’ or ‘guten Tag’.
Greetings in German-speaking countries vary depending on time of day, country/region and level of formality, e.g., ‘hallo’ in Germany but ‘servus’ in Austria and ‘hoi’ in Switzerland.
Teacher tip
The island of Sylt is a cultural focus for this lesson. Teachers may wish to take the opportunity to share short videos of the island to widen students' understanding of the importance of Sylt to German people. Videos are readily available online.
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.Order the numbers from smallest to largest.
Q2.Match the German and English.
outing, trip, excursion
meal, food
drive, trip
ticket, menu
price, prize
island
Q3.Match the German and English.
to accept, accepting
to stop, stopping
to get up
to look at, watch
to catch, catching
to become, will
Q4.Order the words to say: 'She will stay in a hotel.'
Q5.Write in English: 'Wo ist die Bibliothek?'
Q6.Write in English: 'Das Museum gefällt uns sehr.'
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the greetings and descriptions.
hello - South Germany, Austria
hello, hi - south Germany, Austria
hello, hi - north Germany
hello - Switzerland
hi - Switzerland
hi, bye - Switzerland
Q2.Match the times.
es ist zehn nach elf
es ist zehn vor elf
es ist dreiundzwanzig Uhr zehn
es ist zweiundzwanzig Uhr fünfzig
es ist halb vier
es ist fünfzehn Uhr dreißig
Q3.'Wir gehen morgen an __________ Strand.' Choose the correct missing word.
Q4.'Die Kinder spielen gern in __________ Park.' Choose the correct missing word.
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