Das Leben mit Behinderung: stem changes in present tense weak verbs
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use a range of present tense verbs, including those with small changes to the stem, in extended writing about living with a disability.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Weak verbs follow a regular pattern of changes in the present tense.
- For verbs stems ending in 'd', ‘t', 'm' or 'n', add 'e' before the ending in the 'du', 'er, sie, es' and 'ihr' forms.
- For verb stems ending in 's', 'ß', 'x' or 'z', add just 't' instead of 'st' in the 'du' form, e.g., 'du tanzt'.
- For verb stems ending in '-el', remove the 'e' in the first person singular of the present tense, e.g., 'ich lächle'.
- The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts.
Keywords
Weak verb - verb that follows a regular pattern of changes
Stem - part of the verb that appears in all forms, created by removing the '-en' or '-n' ending of the infinitive
BORDER - extended writing acronym
Common misconception
For verb stems ending in ‘-el’, remove the 'e' from the stem in all present tense forms.
For verb stems ending in ‘-el’, remove the 'e' from the stem in the first person singular of the present tense only.
Teacher tip
Learning Cycle 1 provides rich input for the Learning Cycle 2 writing activity. The BORDER scaffold provides a useful adaptive framework to build and practise writing composition and checking skills within the classroom.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'ago'?
Q2.Match the German and English.
foreign countries, aborad
skin
comedy
load
audience, public
place
Q3.Match the German and English.
to describe, describing
to develop, developing
to expect, expecting
to take place, taking place
to give (as a present)
to migrate, migrating
Q4.Order the words to say: 'Everyone has the right to be happy.'
Q5.Write in English: 'mein Bruder ist arbeitslos'.
Q6.Write in German: 'the hotel room was clean'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1. is a useful acronym to use for writing tasks.
Q2.Match the pronouns to the correct verb forms.
spiele
spielst
spielt
spielen
Q3.Which verb forms are correct?
Q4.Write in German: 'I collect and you (singular informal) collect.'
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