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Eine interessante Person: extended writing

Learning outcomes

I can plan, select language, and check for accuracy to write an extended text in German about an interesting person.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [-d], [-tion], [z].

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Year 10
AQA

Eine interessante Person: extended writing

Learning outcomes

I can plan, select language, and check for accuracy to write an extended text in German about an interesting person.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [-d], [-tion], [z].

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Lesson details

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Key learning points

  1. Planning to write involves organising ideas & selecting key structures, e.g., 'da ist', 'es gibt', 'jemand', 'niemand'.
  2. Using a checklist helps to ensure an appropirate range of language is used, e.g., relative clauses, historic present.
  3. Accuracy is enchanced by careful checking.

Keywords

  • Es gibt - means 'there is' and is a general statement that something exists

  • Da ist - means 'there is' and points out what is in a specific place at a specific time

  • Relative clause - adds information about the noun in the main clause

  • Jemand - a pronoun meaning 'someone'

  • Niemand - a pronoun meaning 'no-one'

Common misconception

Checking written work isn't important.

Using a checklist can ensure pupils use a range of language and know what to look for when checking for accuracy.

Pupils might like to do further research on an interesting or famous person in the German-speaking world. Question 6 of the starter quiz contains higher-only vocabulary.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:schaffen,to create, manage
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to create, manage

Correct Answer:schwarz,black
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black

Correct Answer:bekommen,to get, receive
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to get, receive

Correct Answer:multikulturell ,multicultural
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multicultural

Correct Answer:sich setzen,to sit down, sitting down
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to sit down, sitting down

Q2.
Why do we use the historic present?
to talk about events happening now that will become historically important
Correct answer: to narrate events that happened in the past to make them feel more immediate
to compare events that happened in the past with events in the present
Q3.
Choose the correct relative pronoun to fill the gap: 'Die Stimme, __________ so lieb ist.'
der
Correct answer: die
das
Q4.
Complete the translation of the following sentence by filling in the gap: ' acht U-Bahn-Linien in München.' (There are eight underground lines in Munich.)
Correct Answer: Es gibt
Q5.
Match the German words below to their meanings and correct cases.
Correct Answer:jemand,someone (nominative)
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someone (nominative)

Correct Answer:niemanden,no-one (accusative)
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no-one (accusative)

Correct Answer:jemanden,someone (accusative)
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someone (accusative)

Correct Answer:niemand,no-one (nominative)
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no-one (nominative)

Q6.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:unterscheiden,to distinguish, distinguishing
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to distinguish, distinguishing

Correct Answer:auf diese Weise,in this way
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in this way

Correct Answer:der Zweck,purpose
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purpose

Correct Answer:das Jahrhundert,century
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century

6 Questions

Q1.
What do the 'd's in 'niemand' and 'niemanden' sound like?
they both sound like 'und'
they both sound like 'Ding'
Correct answer: one sounds like 'und' and the other sounds like 'Ding'
Q2.
What does the 'tion' in 'international' sound like?
like the English 'tion' - 'international' sounds the same in both languages
Correct answer: the 'ti' sounds like the German 'z'
the 'ti' sounds like the German 't'
Q3.
Match the German words below to their English meanings.
Correct Answer:jemanden,someone
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someone

Correct Answer:niemanden,no-one
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no-one

Correct Answer:die Kraft,strength, power
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strength, power

Correct Answer:positiv,positive, positively
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positive, positively

Correct Answer:darstellen,to depict, portray, show
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to depict, portray, show

Q4.
Which case follows 'es gibt'?
nominative
Correct answer: accusative
dative
Q5.
Complete the translation of the following sentence by filling in the gap: 'Ich kenne , der Würste mag.' (I know no-one who likes sausages.)
Correct Answer: niemanden
Q6.
Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into German: 'The woman who works here is called Silke.'
1 - die Frau
2 - die
3 - hier
4 - arbeitet
5 - heißt
6 - Silke

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