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Year 8

Where you went and where you were: 'in', 'an', 'auf', time with 'vor' and 'nach'

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.

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Year 8

Where you went and where you were: 'in', 'an', 'auf', time with 'vor' and 'nach'

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.

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Key learning points

  1. ‘Nach’ means 'past' and ‘vor’ means 'to' the hour when saying the time.
  2. In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, greetings vary by region and time of day.
  3. The accusative is used with 'in', 'an', 'auf' when there is movement to a place, e.g., ‘ich gehe in den Zoo’.
  4. 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.


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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.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Order the numbers from smallest to largest.
1 - fünfundzwanzig
2 - dreißig
3 - fünfunddreißig
4 - vierzig
5 - fünfundvierzig
6 - fünfzig
7 - fünfundfünfzig
Q2.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:Ausflug (m),outing, trip, excursion

outing, trip, excursion

Correct Answer:Essen (nt),meal, food

meal, food

Correct Answer:Fahrt (f),drive, trip

drive, trip

Correct Answer:Karte (f),ticket, menu

ticket, menu

Correct Answer:Preis (m),price, prize

price, prize

Correct Answer:Insel (f),island

island

Q3.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:annehmen,to accept, accepting

to accept, accepting

Correct Answer:aufhören,to stop, stopping

to stop, stopping

Correct Answer:aufstehen,to get up

to get up

Correct Answer:aussehen,to look at, watch

to look at, watch

Correct Answer:fangen,to catch, catching

to catch, catching

Correct Answer:werden,to become, will

to become, will

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'She will stay in a hotel.'
1 - sie
2 - wird
3 - in
4 - einem
5 - Hotel
6 - wohnen
Q5.
Write in English: 'Wo ist die Bibliothek?'
Correct Answer: Where is the library
Q6.
Write in English: 'Das Museum gefällt uns sehr.'
Correct Answer: we like the musem a lot, we really like the museum, we like the museum very much

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Match the greetings and descriptions.
Correct Answer:grüß Gott,hello - South Germany, Austria

hello - South Germany, Austria

Correct Answer:servus,hello, hi - south Germany, Austria

hello, hi - south Germany, Austria

Correct Answer:moin (moin),hello, hi - north Germany

hello, hi - north Germany

Correct Answer:grüezi,hello - Switzerland

hello - Switzerland

Correct Answer:hoi, sali,hi - Switzerland

hi - Switzerland

Correct Answer:salü,hi, bye - Switzerland

hi, bye - Switzerland

Q2.
Match the times.
Correct Answer:11:10,es ist zehn nach elf

es ist zehn nach elf

Correct Answer:10:50,es ist zehn vor elf

es ist zehn vor elf

Correct Answer:23:10,es ist dreiundzwanzig Uhr zehn

es ist dreiundzwanzig Uhr zehn

Correct Answer:22:50,es ist zweiundzwanzig Uhr fünfzig

es ist zweiundzwanzig Uhr fünfzig

Correct Answer:03:30,es ist halb vier

es ist halb vier

Correct Answer:15:30,es ist fünfzehn Uhr dreißig

es ist fünfzehn Uhr dreißig

Q3.
'Wir gehen morgen an __________ Strand.' Choose the correct missing word.
der
die
das
Correct answer: den
dem
Q4.
'Die Kinder spielen gern in __________ Park.' Choose the correct missing word.
der
die
das
den
Correct answer: dem

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