Meine Familie: possessive adjectives, extended reading
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use possessive adjectives to talk about family.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Possessive adjectives describe who a noun belongs to.
- Possessive adjectives change endings depending on gender and case.
- An unstressed ‘er’ sounds like the English ‘uh’.
- A vocalic ‘r’ sounds like the English ‘a’ or ‘ah’.
- The consonantal ‘r’ is rolled at the back of the throat.
Keywords
Unstressed -er - pronounced as in 'wieder'
Vocalic 'r' - pronounced as in 'Uhr'
Consonantal 'r' - pronounced as in 'rot'
Possessive adjective - shows who something belongs to
Common misconception
Possessive adjectives don't need endings.
Possessive adjectives take the same endings as 'ein'.
Teacher tip
Pupils may like to discuss or write about their families or important people in their lives - teachers will know whether this is appropriate for their class.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
brother
family
uncle
sister
son
aunt
Q2.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
gift, present
group
hard
natural, of course, naturally
often
gone, vanished
Q3.Are the 'r's in 'natürlich' and 'hart' vocalic, consonantal, or both?
Q4.Are the 'er's in 'Bruder' and 'Vater' stressed, unstressed, or both?
Q5.Which of these words are possessive adjectives?
Q6.Match the German possessive adjectives below to the correct English translations.
your
his, its
her, their
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
to marry, marrying
grandparents
step-
year-old
cordial, warm, cordially, warmly
grandpa
Q2.Which of these possessive adjectives mean 'your'?
Q3.Possessive adjectives take the same ending as ...
Q4.Which ending should we add to the 'Ihr' in the following sentence? 'Ist das Ihr__________ Frau?'
Q5.Fill in the gap in the following sentence using the possessive adjective for 'your' informal plural: 'Spielt ihr oft mit Onkel?'
Q6.Fill in the gap in the following sentence using the possessive adjective for 'her': 'Sie besucht Geschwister.'
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