Länder, Sprachen, Nationalitäten: nationality, 'sein', present tense weak verbs
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can form nationality nouns to talk about people and events.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Some nouns behave like adjectives and take the same endings.
- 'Sein' is irregular in the present tense.
- Present tense weak verbs are formed like 'lernen'.
Keywords
Adjectival noun - a group of nouns that behave like adjectives
Lernen - an example of a weak verb in the present tense, meaning ‘to learn, learning'
Sein - the verb 'to be, being'
Common misconception
Like English, German uses adjectives to describe nationality.
German uses nouns to describe nationality.
Teacher tip
Provide online or physical dictionaries so pupils can look up their own nationality.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words is a noun?
Q2.Is 'Schauspieler' singular, plural, or can we not tell?
Q3.What do these German words mean in English?
Austria
at home
language
German
to learn
citizen
Q4.Match the subject pronouns to the present tense endings of regular verbs.
-e
-st
-t
-en
-t
-en
Q5.Complete the following sentence using the correct adjective: 'Das ist ein __________ Ort.'
Q6.Translate the following statement into German: 'We are [female] singers.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match each of these German words to the correct English translations.
Swiss
French
a German (m)
Austrian
Spanish
English
Q2.Does the following statement contain a country, nationality noun, nationality adjective or language? 'Sein Name ist deutsch.'
Q3.Match the subject pronouns to the present tense forms of 'sein'.
bin ...
bist ...
ist ...
sind ...
seid ...
sind ...
Q4.Which word should fill in the gap in the following sentence? 'Ich rede __________ mit der Sängerin.'
Q5.Which word should fill in the gap in the following sentence? 'Sind sie __________?'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'The Germans are learning English.'
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