Meine Freizeit: present tense for future meaning, extended writing
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the present tense with adverbs of time for future meaning and I can use the BORDER acronym to respond fully and accurately in writing.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Future plans can be expressed by using the present tense with a future adverb of time.
- The adjective ‘nächst-’ takes different endings depending on the gender of the noun it is describing ('nächstes Jahr').
- We translate the German present tense for future meaning into English using the present continuous.
- It is important to plan carefully and to be able to write in three different time frames when writing a longer text.
- Using the acronym BORDER is a good way to make sure you successfully cover every aspect of a writing task.
Keywords
Adverb of time - word that modifies a verb by informing us when or how often something occurs
Time frame - a period of time during which something happens; refers to present, past or future
BORDER - acronym for extended writing
Common misconception
Only the tense of the verb can tell us whether a sentence is referring to present, past or future events.
Adverbs of time are also very important in helping us to identify time frames, particularly when the present tense is used for future meaning.
Teacher tip
It might be helpful for students to work in pairs to identify the different components of BORDER in their final written answers in Task B2. Pupils may benefit from developing their own personalised accuracy checklists for extended writing too.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Put the days of the week in the correct order.
Q2.Which of these words means 'ability' or 'capability'?
Q3.Which of these words are adverbs of time?
Q4.Match the German and English.
out of it, from it
behind it
out of it, from it
under it, beneath
in between, among (them)
Q5.Write in German: 'in the future'.
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'He is reading a book.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does the 'E' stand for in the extended writing acronym 'BORDER'?
Q2.Match the adjectives and nouns.
Monat
Woche
Jahr
Q3.Match the sentence descriptions to the correct example sentences.
Ich will Fußball spielen.
Morgen spiele ich Fußball.
Ich werde Fußball spielen.
Jeden Tag spiele ich Fußball.
Q4.'Nach der Schule gehe ich schwimmen.'. Which of these translations are correct?
Q5.Sort the words below into the correct order to form the following sentence: 'Are you going to the cinema tomorrow morning?'.
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'I am learning maths next week.'
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