Freunde: 'gern' and 'lieber', dictation, comparative adverbs
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use 'gern' and 'lieber' to write about activities that I like and prefer to do.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- When [er] is the stressed syllable, it usually sounds like two short syllables: 'e-uh'.
- When the syllable is unstressed, [-er] sounds like ‘uh’, most often at the end of the word.
- Use a verb with 'gern' to mean 'like'.
- Use a verb with 'lieber' to mean 'prefer'.
- Add –er to turn adverbs into comparatives.
Keywords
Gern - adverb meaning 'gladly, like to'
Lieber - comparative adverb meaning 'more gladly, rather'
Adverb - word that describes a verb or an adjective
Common misconception
Add -er to form all comparative adverbs.
Some comparative adverbs are irregular.
Teacher tip
Pupils may like to use dictionaries in Task B1 to personalise their answers.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Africa
relation, relationship
parents
house, home
country
Q2.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
kind, nice, friendly
common, mutual, mutually
happy, fortunate
big, tall
small, little
lovely, beautiful, beautifully
Q3.Is the [er] in 'jünger' stressed or unstressed?
Q4.Does the [st] in 'meistens' sound like 'scht' or 'st'?
Q5.Choose the correct statement based on the following sentence: 'Ich trinke gern Wasser aber ich trinke lieber Kaffee.'
Q6.Choose the correct statement based on the following sentence: 'Der Mann spricht leiser als die Eltern.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
view
husband
idea
bad, serious
at least
from something
Q2.Does [st] sound like 'scht', 'st' or both in the following sentence? 'Der Student steckt stolz seinen Stift in die Tasche.'
Q3.Does the following sentence contain a stressed -er, unstressed -er, or both? 'Der freundliche Lehrer erklärt sehr gerne alles.'
Q4.Fill in the gap in the following sentence to mean 'prefer': 'Ich mag Emils Stimme gern, aber ich mag Leons Stimme.'
Q5.Turn 'weit' into a comparative adverb to complete the following sentence: 'Dieses Flugzeug fliegt .'
Q6.Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into German: 'My husband runs faster than me.'
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