Freunde: 'wen' and 'wem' - interrogative, word order with reflexive questions
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can ask and answer questions about friends and relationships using 'wer', 'wen', 'wem' and reflexive verbs.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The interrogative pronoun 'wer' becomes 'wen' when it is a direct object in the accusative.
- The interrogative pronoun 'wer' becomes 'wem' when it is an indirect object in the dative.
- Use a long [e] sound with 'wer', 'wen' and 'wem'.
- In questions with reflexive verbs, only subject and verb swap position. The reflexive pronoun now follows the subject.
- Where a verb is usually followed by a preposition, this comes before the question word, e.g., 'Mit wem?', 'Für wen?'.
Keywords
Wer, wen, wem - question word meaning 'who' or 'whom' which changes according to case
Reflexive pronoun - used to indicate doing something to yourself, words like ‘myself’ and ‘yourself’
Common misconception
Questions words all have fixed spellings.
'Wer', meaning 'who', changes spelling according to its case. This also used to be the case in English, but the 'whom' form is often not used nowadays.
Teacher tip
For Task C2, pupils could be given the information on slides 43 and 44 as handouts to ensure their partner does not see the information before hearing the answers to their questions.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
at least
earlier, sooner, rather
thick, fat
concentration
object
with each other
Q2.What is missing from the following list? 'der Norden, der Süden, der Westen'
Q3.Match the question words.
who
what
how
why
what type of
where
Q4.Sort the words below into the correct order to make a statement in German.
Q5.Translate the following sentence into English: 'Wer hat diese Übung gemacht?'
Q6.Make the following statement into a question: 'Er kennt seinen Nachbarn.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
man, husband
look, glance
idea
difference
meaning, significance
sound, tone
Q2.Which of the following words can mean 'who?'
Q3.What role does the 'who' have in the following sentence? 'Mit wem verhält er sich schlecht?'
Q4.Translate the following sentence into English: 'Wo stellst du dich?'
Q5.Choose the correct word for 'who' to complete the following sentence: 'Für interessiert er sich?'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'Who does he argue with?'
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