Wie ist die Stadt? Dative articles after 'laut'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use 'laut' with the dative case to report what I have understood from a text or to express other people's opinions.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The preposition ‘laut’ means 'according to' and is followed by the dative case.
- The dative definite articles are: 'dem', 'der', 'dem', 'den'. 'Dies-' follows the same pattern.
- The dative indefinite articles are: 'einem', 'einer', 'einem'. Possessives follow the same pattern as these articles.
- The preposition 'laut' can be used to report what we have understood from texts, pictures, or from other people.
- The sound-symbol correspondence [au], as in 'laut', sounds like 'Haus'.
Keywords
Laut - a preposition meaning ‘according to’ which is followed by the dative case
Dative - case used for the indirect object in a sentence and after a dative verb or preposition
Common misconception
The word 'laut' always means 'loud' or 'loudly'.
As an adjective, 'laut' means 'loud', and as an adverb it means 'loudly'. However, when used as a preposition followed by the dative case, it means 'according to'.
Teacher tip
If students have access to research materials, ask them to find out about Heidelberg as Alastair does in Task B2 and then make sentences using information from others in the class, e.g., 'Laut dem Lehrer ist Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg' or 'Laut meiner Freundin Sophie ist das Schloss sehr alt'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'just' or 'now'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
to chat online, chatting online
to download, downloading
to stream, streaming
to be silent, being silent
to record, recording
to connect, to link
Q3.Match the German and English.
sandwich
contribution
coffee
cake
coach
stay, residence
Q4.Order the words to say: 'The cat slept and the girl sang.'
Q5.Write in English: 'die Sonne schien'.
Q6.Write in German: 'it will be very sad'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which words are missing the sound [au]?
Q2.Match the meanings of 'laut' to the correct examples.
Der Verkehr ist zu laut.
Das Kind singt zu laut.
Laut dem Kind, gibt es zu viel Verkehr.
Q3.Write in German: 'according to the report'.
Q4.Write in German: 'according to my sister'.
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