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Eine Online-Welt. Toll, oder? Prepositional verbs, da-compounds

I can use a range of prepositional verbs and da-compounds with topic-specific vocabulary to describe the advantages and disadvantages of online life.

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Year 11
AQA

Eine Online-Welt. Toll, oder? Prepositional verbs, da-compounds

I can use a range of prepositional verbs and da-compounds with topic-specific vocabulary to describe the advantages and disadvantages of online life.

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Key learning points

  1. Some verbs are followed by prepositions and the accusative case, and some are followed by prepositions and the dative.
  2. We use different prepositions after verbs in English and German, so verb and preposition combinations must be learnt.
  3. The prefix 'da(r)-' can be added to prepositions to refer to something already mentioned. This is called a da-compound.
  4. Some da-compounds have different meanings in common usage as adverbs. Some idiomatic phrases include a da-compound.
  5. A developed response to a question has at least 3 clauses. Include a different tense, subject, or opinion and reason.

Keywords

  • Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word

  • Da-, dar- - prefix added to prepositions to avoid repetition of the noun

Common misconception

Da-compounds can always be translated literally, with the preposition retaining its usual meaning.

German verb and preposition combinations need to be learnt. We often use different prepositions after verbs in English and in German. Some da-compounds have also taken on slightly different meanings when used as adverbs or in idiomatic phrases.


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Foundation students for both exam boards should be familiar with 'damit', 'darauf', 'davon' and 'dafür', and Edexcel Foundation students should be familiar with 'dazu' and 'danach'. Other 'da-' compounds are Higher-tier only for both exam boards.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'general(ly)'?
Correct answer: allgemein
freiwillig
hoffentlich
lange
verantwortlich
Q2.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:aufnehmen,to take in

to take in

Correct Answer:brauchen,to need, needing

to need, needing

Correct Answer:leiden,to tolerate, stand, suffer

to tolerate, stand, suffer

Correct Answer:nachdenken,to think about, reflect

to think about, reflect

Correct Answer:retten,to save, saving

to save, saving

Correct Answer:suchen,to search for, look for

to search for, look for

Q3.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:Bürger (m),citizen

citizen

Correct Answer:Dame (f),lady

lady

Correct Answer:Erde (f),earth

earth

Correct Answer:Flüchtling (m),refugee

refugee

Correct Answer:Ladung (f),charge

charge

Correct Answer:Meinung (f),opinion

opinion

Q4.
'__________ ist er gestorben?' Choose the correct missing word.
Correct answer: Woran
Wofür
Womit
Wenn
Wer
Q5.
Write in English: 'Wir haben ein Elektroauto gekauft.'
Correct Answer: we bought an electric car, we have bought an electric car, we've bought an electric car
Q6.
You are talking to a group of friends. Write in German: 'Why are you tired?'.
Correct Answer: Warum seid ihr müde, Warum seid ihr muede

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5 Questions

Q1.
A developed response to a question has at least clauses.
Correct Answer: three, 3
Q2.
Match the verbs and prepositions.
Correct Answer:bestehen,auf

auf

Correct Answer:glauben,an

an

Correct Answer:schützen,vor

vor

Correct Answer:beitragen,zu

zu

Q3.
'Die Kinder warten auf __________ Bus.'
der
die
das
Correct answer: den
dem
Q4.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:dagegen,on the other hand

on the other hand

Correct Answer:dadurch,as a result, as a consequence

as a result, as a consequence

Correct Answer:darum,therefore, for that reason

therefore, for that reason

Correct Answer:dazu,in addition, furthermore

in addition, furthermore

Q5.
Write in German: 'it depends'.
Correct Answer: es kommt darauf an

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