Wiener Festwochen: inversion, time-manner-place
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use adverbs of time, manner, place correctly in statements and questions when learning about a visit to Vienna.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- When two or more adverbs are in a sentence, the word order is time before manner before place (TMP).
- Subject and verb invert in questions and in word order 2, where a sentence starts with a TMP adverb.
- Wh- question words focus on time, manner, place, and TMP adverbs can start a sentence in reply.
- Reading aloud benefits from initial silent rehearsal to focus on the sound-spelling correspondences.
- Reading aloud also requires focus on cognates with different stress patterns from English.
Keywords
Time-manner-place (TMP) - the order of adverbs in a German sentence - time before manner before place, abbreviated to TMP
Inversion - when the subject pronoun and the verb switch place in questions or word order 2
Common misconception
The time-manner-place rule means that all sentences must have time before manner before place.
German sentences can start with any adverb to emphasise that element. The TMP order is then retained for any other adverbs in that sentence. For example, 'Mit dem Zug (M) werden wir morgen (T) nach Wien (P) fahren.'.
Teacher tip
Learning Cycle 2 includes a read-aloud exercise. This task could be adapted and extended by adding a range of open questions to develop a conversation. The revisiting of future tense question formation in Learning Cycle 1 will help students here.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words means 'frequent(ly)'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
to move, moving
to move, exercise
to open, start
to lead, guide
to deal, trade
to try, trying
Q3.Match the German and English.
daily routine, everyday life
apology, excuse, Sorry!
entry, admission
courtyard, yard
quantity, amount
goods
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I study both history and geography.'
Q5.Write in English: 'Dort gibt es keine Cafés.'
Q6.Write in German: 'Die Reise war wunderbar.'
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.In which city does the event 'die Wiener Festwochen' take place?
Q2.Which of these nouns are cognates or near-cognates in German?
Q3.German sentences ...
Q4.Order the words to form a sentence which follows the time-manner-place rule.
Q5.Write in German: 'When are you going to the café?'
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