Opinions and reasons: 'weil' vs 'denn', word order after 'weil'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can ask open or closed questions to find out what someone likes or doesn't like and why.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Viel' means 'lots of' and is used with uncountable nouns like 'love' or 'time'. 'Viele' means 'many' with plural nouns.
- 'Weil' and 'denn' both mean 'because'. Both are conjunctions and connect clauses or sentences.
- Add 'un-' to make some German adjectives negative, like the English 'un-' or 'im-'.
- Open or information questions start with a wh- word and have more information in the answer than yes/no.
Keywords
Viel, viele - a lot, many
Weil - conjunction meaning 'because' followed by word order 3 (WO3)
Open question - question starting with a wh- word that has more information in the answer than yes/no
Warum? - why?
Common misconception
‘Viel’ is pronounced like ‘vile’ in English.
‘Weil’ in German sounds similar to ‘vile’ in English. However, ‘viel’ contains [v] which sounds like English ‘f’ and [ie] which is like English double ‘ee’.
Teacher tip
Once pupils know the verb ‘mögen’, question word ‘warum’, conjunctions ‘weil’ and ‘denn’, and how to ask closed and open questions, teachers can turn ‘transition’ moments in class time into opportunities to elicit opinions and reasons spontaneously.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Hast du __________?'. Choose the correct missing words.
Q2.Match the German and English.
letter
December
coffee
kitchen
Switzerland
train
Q3.Match the German and English.
to last, take (time)
to reach, reaching
to manage, managing
to search, look for
to drive, ride, go (transport)
to read, reading
Q4.Order the words to say: 'We are staying in Vienna for three hours.'
Q5.Write in English: 'Ich habe Schottland interessant gefunden.'
Q6.Write in German: 'You (singular informal) are not tired.'
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which of these words is pronounced like the English 'vile'?
Q2.'Der Hund hat Hunger.'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q3.Match up the sentence halves.
Zeit.
Freunde.
es ist lustig.
es spannend ist.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'Why do you normally travel to the countryside?'
Q5.Write in German: 'The book is uninteresting.'
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