Summer plans: contrasting uses of the present tense, 'nächst-'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the present tense and time phrases to write a short text about what I usually do in the summer and what I am going to do this summer.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [s] sounds like the English 'z' before a vowel. Elsewhere [s], [ss] and [ß] sound like the English 's'.
- 'Nächst-' means 'next' and takes the same ending as the definite article of the noun it precedes.
- Use time phrases (e.g., 'nächstes Jahr') with the present tense to refer to future plans.
- When translating future meaning from German into English, use the present continuous (e.g., 'next week I am going').
- Use simple present tense in English translations of German statements about present routines (e.g., ‘normally I go’).
Keywords
[s] - pronounced as in 'sollen'
[ß], [ss] - pronounced as in 'groß'
Time phrase - a multi-word phrase that describes when something happens, e.g., 'am Montag'
Nächst- - 'next'
Tense - form of a verb that expresses time (past, present, future)
Common misconception
Use the simple present to translate future plans from German into English, e.g., 'Nächstes Jahr spiele ich Tennis.' - 'Next year I play tennis.'.
Use the present continuous in English when translating future plans (that are expressed in the present tense) from German, e.g., 'Nächstes Jahr spiele ich Tennis.' - 'Next year I am going to play tennis.'.
Teacher tip
Use Task B3 as a translation into English task for more practice of vocabulary and grammatical structures.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which verb means 'to manage, achieve'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Sort the words below into the correct order to form the following sentence: 'I don't run very often in Vienna.'
Q4.Translate the following sentence into English: 'Ich habe viele Hausaufgaben.'
Q5.Translate the following sentence into German: 'I drive to Scotland.'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'He gives me an exercise book.'
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.The sound-symbol correspondence [s] is pronounced like English ‘z’ ...
Q2.Which of these phrases are time phrases?
Q3.'Nächsten Sommer schwimmen wir im Meer.'. Which structure does this sentence use?
Q4.Match the adjectives and nouns.
Q5.'Nächsten Montag fahren wir in den Urlaub.'. Complete the translation: 'Next Monday .'
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