Poems: plural nouns, responding to a poem
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can categorise vocabulary to support my revision, can recall and apply four plural rules in German, and can respond to poetry.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Plural rule 1: most masculine and neuter nouns add ‘-e’ or ‘-e + umlaut’ to form a plural.
- Plural rule 2: masculine and neuter nouns ending in ‘-el’, ‘-en’, ‘-er’ are often the same in the plural.
- Plural rule 3: most feminine nouns add ‘-n’ or ‘-en’ to form a plural.
- Plural rule 4: some masculine and neuter nouns add ‘-er’ at the end and an umlaut on the vowel to form a plural.
Keywords
Plural - refers to more than one of someone or something, e.g., ‘die Frauen’ - 'the women'
Common misconception
Add '-s' to form the plural of all nouns in German.
There is a set of rules that help you know how to form plural nouns in German. Not all nouns form their plural in the same way, so the rules need to be learned.
Teacher tip
Encourage students to write their own adaptation of the poem as an extension activity, then listen to others and draw a representation of what they hear.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The German word 'Mädchen' is a __________ noun.
Q2.'The cat is on the floor and the dog is in the garden.'. Which translation is correct?
Q3.Match the German and English.
Q4.Match the German and English.
Q5.Write in German: 'The boy has a room.'
Q6.Write in German: 'The woman has a jacket.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the categories to the correct groups of words.
Q2.Match the plural noun with the correct rule.
Q3.'Es gibt zwei __________.'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q4.'Das Haus hat zwanzig .'. Write the correct missing word to say 'bedrooms'.
Q5.Order the words to say: 'She has one newspaper and he has two newspapers.'
Q6.Write in German: 'I have three apples.'
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