A school exchange: verbs with 'an', 'auf', 'für', 'vor', reflexive verbs
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use reflexive pronouns with reflexive verbs, and understand that some verbs need prepositions to link them to a noun.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- At the start or in the middle of words, German [g] as in 'gehen' is usually pronounced like the 'g' in English 'go'.
- When [g] is the final sound in a syllable, it sounds more like 'k', as in 'Flugzeug'.
- A reflexive pronoun is used instead of an object when the subject is also affected by the action of the verb.
- Reflexive verbs require reflexive pronouns, which replace the object in the sentence, as in English.
- Some verbs need prepositions to link them to a noun. Some verbs use different prepositions in English than German.
Keywords
[g] - pronounced as in 'gehen' or 'Zeug'
Reflexive pronoun - replaces the object in a sentence using a reflexive verb, e.g., 'myself'
Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Common misconception
English verbs use the same prepositions as in German.
German verbs often use different prepositions from those used with English verbs; for example 'ich hoffe auf' - 'I'm hoping for' (not 'hoping on').
Teacher tip
Adapt Task A2 to include picture prompts for the English meanings.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'straight, just'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
exchange
bed
jacket
town, city
chair
weather
Q3.Match the German and English.
to put on
to go out
to feel, feeling
to hold, keep, stop
to name, naming
to wash, washing
Q4.Order the words to say: 'Hiking in the mountains is a lot of fun.'
Q5.Write in English: 'Wo ist deine Tasche?'
Q6.Write in German: 'a new school'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.At the start or in the middle of words, a German [g] is usually pronounced like the English __________. When [g] is the final sound in a syllable, it sounds like __________.
Q2.Match the verbs and prepositions.
auf
für
vor
an
Q3.Order the words to say: 'You are looking forward to the interesting speech.'
Q4.Write in German: 'I ask myself'.
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