Things I like: nominative adjective agreement, definite and indefinite articles
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I understand adjective endings with definite and indefinite articles in the nominative case and can use them to talk about things I like.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ai] and [ei] can sound the same in German, but in words borrowed from English [ai] is pronounced as in English.
- In German, when adjectives come after the verb 'sein' (to be) they do not change.
- In German, adjectives in front of a noun add endings; this is called adjective agreement.
- Add '-e' for the singular nominative ending of all adjectives with definite articles.
- The singular nominative adjective endings for indefinite articles are -er (masculine), -e (feminine), and -es (neuter).
Keywords
[ai] - sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) pronounced as in 'der Hai'
Adjective agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number
Nominative - form(s) used for the subject or 'doer' of the verb
Common misconception
When German adjectives come before the noun, they don't change their spelling, just like in English, e.g., 'The dog is black'; 'The black dog is over there.'.
In German, when adjectives come after the verb 'sein' (to be) they don't change. However, adjectives in front of a noun add endings do; this is called adjective agreement. There are different endings depending on gender (m, f, nt) and on the article.
Teacher tip
Adjective endings can be perceived as a big leap in complexity for pupils. However, the foundational knowledge for adjective endings is: noun gender, definite and indefinitive articles, subject and object cases, all of this is incrementally taught and regularly practised in the Y7 SOW.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the definite and indefinite articles.
ein (m)
eine
ein (nt)
Q2.Match the German and English.
holidays
city
clothing
culture
fun
month
Q3.Match the German and English.
to visit, visiting
to experience, experiencing
to buy, buying
to read, reading
to have, having
to be, being
Q4.Order the words to say: 'This lake is better than this swimming pool.'
Q5.Order the words to say: 'Last week was quieter than last year.'
Q6.Write in English: 'Er ist schon in der Türkei.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words are missing [ai]?
Q2.Which of these sentences is correct?
Q3.Match each article to the correct noun and adjective pair.
bequeme Schuh
letzte Woche
nächste Mal
Q4.'Ein __________ Urlaub ist toll.'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q5.Write in German: 'the red plant'.
Q6.Write in German: 'a small village'.
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