Das Leben in anderen Ländern: adjectives with '-los', uses of 'man'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can create adjectives from nouns and use the pronoun 'man' to express what 'is done' and 'was done' by people in general.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Add the suffix '-los' to nouns to create adjectives meaning '-less' or 'without -'.
- Some '-los' adjectives can be translated directly, but some have other English adjectives with equivalent meanings.
- The subject pronoun 'man' is used to mean 'people' or 'you' as well as 'one'.
- Use 'man + verb' to translate English phrases that do not specify a particular subject, e.g., 'It is said that ... '.
- 'Man' is used far more commonly in German than the English subject pronoun ‘one’.
Keywords
Suffix - a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or how it is used, e.g., '-los'
Man - 3rd person singular pronoun meaning 'one,' 'you', used to refer to people in general
Common misconception
The German subject pronoun 'man' must always be translated using the English subject pronoun 'one'.
'Man' has a range of possible translations, including 'people' and 'you'. It can also be used to say what 'is done' or 'was done' by people in general.
Teacher tip
The use of 'man' + active verb for passive avoidance is Higher tier only grammar, but all students should be familiar with using the subject pronoun 'man' to translate active sentences. At GCSE (Higher) only -los adjectives with English equivalent ‘-less’ or ‘without + noun’ will be tested.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these German words means 'annoying'?
Q2.Match the German imperfect tense verb forms to their English meanings.
began
knew
flew
informed
Q3.Put the words in the correct order to make a German sentence.
Q4.Match the German subject pronoun to its English equivalent.
I
you (singular informal)
you (plural informal)
you (formal)
we
he
Q5.Fill in the blank to complete the German sentence to say 'the brown can is lying on the table' : Die braune Dose auf dem Tisch
Q6.Which sentence is correct in German?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is a suffix?
Q2.Match the German “-los” adjective to its English meaning.
useless
without doubt
without conflict
unemployed
Q3.Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence using 'man'. Start with 'man'.
Q4.Man sagt, dass der Himmel braun war. How could we translate 'man' in this sentence?
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