Familie und Freunde: translation, comprehension, conversation
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use a variety of vocabulary and grammatical structures to understand and talk about friends and family.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- We use possessive adjectives frequently when talking about friends and family.
- The adverb ‘gern’ is used with a verb to mean ‘like’; ‘lieber’ with a verb means ‘prefer’.
- Add –er to turn adverbs into comparatives.
- The imperfect tense in German is used most often to narrate past events in writing, so is often used in stories.
- When answering conversation questions, strong answers are full sentences including extra detail, opinions and reasons.
Keywords
Possessive adjective - shows who something belongs to, e.g., my, your
Comparative - a form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas
Lieber - comparative adverb meaning 'more gladly', 'rather'
Gern - adverb meaning 'gladly', 'like to'
Imperfect tense - verb tense used most often in German to narrate past events in writing
Common misconception
When answering conversation questions, it’s good to keep answers as short as possible, as in a role-play task.
To give strong answers in conversation, it’s important to answer in full sentences and give details in our answers, including opinions and reasons, where appropriate.
Teacher tip
Pupils' spoken performance benefits from repetition of speaking tasks. Pupils could therefore repeat Task C1. It is also helpful for pupils to revisit speaking tasks after a time interval. Teachers might consider bringing back Task C1 questions after a few weeks. Cycle 2 contains Higher grammar.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
general, generally
mostly
black
nice
strong
alone
Q2.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
thought
knew
did, put
named
pulled, moved
Q3.What should come at the start of the following sentence? '__________ ist die Integration langfristig.'
Q4.Turn 'extrem' into a comparative adjective.
Q5.What meaning(s) does the word 'Paar' have in the following sentence? 'Das Paar trägt gern ein Paar Schuhe.'
Q6.'Der Mann spricht gern mit seinen Eltern aber er verbringt lieber Zeit mit seiner Frau.' Which of these statements about this sentence is correct?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
separated
great
quiet, soft, quietly, softly
with each other
value, worth
earlier, sooner, rather
Q2.Which of these sentences is the best answer to the question 'Wie sind deine Eltern?'?
Q3.Choose the correct word for 'your' (informal) to complete the following sentence: 'Du sprichst mit __________ Schwester.'
Q4.Turn 'dunkel' into a comparative adjective.
Q5.What does 'unglücklich' mean?
Q6.Fill in the gap to complete the translation of the following sentence: 'I learn a lot, but my friend learns most.' - 'Ich lerne viel aber meine Freundin lernt .'
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To help you plan your 10 German lesson on: Familie und Freunde: translation, comprehension, conversation, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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