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Freunde: 'gern' and 'lieber', dictation, comparative adverbs

Learning outcomes

I can use 'gern' and 'lieber' to write about activities that I like and prefer to do.

I can recognise, write and pronounce stressed and unstressed [er], and [st-].

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Freunde: 'gern' and 'lieber', dictation, comparative adverbs

Learning outcomes

I can use 'gern' and 'lieber' to write about activities that I like and prefer to do.

I can recognise, write and pronounce stressed and unstressed [er], and [st-].

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Key learning points

  1. When [er] is the stressed syllable, it usually sounds like two short syllables: 'e-uh'.
  2. When the syllable is unstressed, [-er] sounds like ‘uh’, most often at the end of the word.
  3. Use a verb with 'gern' to mean 'like'.
  4. Use a verb with 'lieber' to mean 'prefer'.
  5. Add –er to turn adverbs into comparatives.

Keywords

  • Gern - adverb meaning 'gladly, like to'

  • Lieber - comparative adverb meaning 'more gladly, rather'

  • Adverb - word that describes a verb or an adjective

Common misconception

Add -er to form all comparative adverbs.

Some comparative adverbs are irregular.

Pupils may like to use dictionaries in Task B1 to personalise their answers.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:das Afrika,Africa
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Africa

Correct Answer:die Beziehung,relation, relationship
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relation, relationship

Correct Answer:die Eltern,parents
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parents

Correct Answer:das Haus,house, home
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house, home

Correct Answer:das Land,country
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country

Q2.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:freundlich,kind, nice, friendly
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kind, nice, friendly

Correct Answer:gemeinsam,common, mutual, mutually
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common, mutual, mutually

Correct Answer:glücklich,happy, fortunate
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happy, fortunate

Correct Answer:groß,big, tall
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big, tall

Correct Answer:klein,small, little
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small, little

Correct Answer:schön,lovely, beautiful, beautifully
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lovely, beautiful, beautifully

Q3.
Is the [er] in 'jünger' stressed or unstressed?
stressed
Correct answer: unstressed
Q4.
Does the [st] in 'meistens' sound like 'scht' or 'st'?
scht
Correct answer: st
Q5.
Choose the correct statement based on the following sentence: 'Ich trinke gern Wasser aber ich trinke lieber Kaffee.'
This person prefer water.
Correct answer: This person prefers coffee.
This person likes water and coffee equally.
Q6.
Choose the correct statement based on the following sentence: 'Der Mann spricht leiser als die Eltern.'
Correct answer: The man speaks more quietly.
The parents speak more quietly.
The man and the parents speak equally quietly.

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:der Blick,view
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view

Correct Answer:der Mann,husband
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husband

Correct Answer:die Vorstellung,idea
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idea

Correct Answer:schlimm,bad, serious
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bad, serious

Correct Answer:wenigstens,at least
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at least

Correct Answer:her,from something
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from something

Q2.
Does [st] sound like 'scht', 'st' or both in the following sentence? 'Der Student steckt stolz seinen Stift in die Tasche.'
Correct answer: scht
st
both scht and st
Q3.
Does the following sentence contain a stressed -er, unstressed -er, or both? 'Der freundliche Lehrer erklärt sehr gerne alles.'
stressed -er
unstressed -er
Correct answer: both stressed and unstressed -er
Q4.
Fill in the gap in the following sentence to mean 'prefer': 'Ich mag Emils Stimme gern, aber ich mag Leons Stimme.'
Correct Answer: lieber
Q5.
Turn 'weit' into a comparative adverb to complete the following sentence: 'Dieses Flugzeug fliegt .'
Correct Answer: weiter
Q6.
Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into German: 'My husband runs faster than me.'
1 - mein
2 - Mann
3 - läuft
4 - schneller
5 - als
6 - ich

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