Gesundheit: position of indirect and direct objects with two nouns
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can form sentences combining direct and indirect objects and new vocabulary in the context of health.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Grouping new vocabulary by word class and exploring word families is a useful tool for committing vocabulary to memory.
- The accusative case is used for the direct object of a verb; the person or thing receiving the action of the verb.
- The dative case is used for the indirect object of a verb; the person or thing to or for whom something is done.
- In sentences with two object nouns, the indirect object noun always comes before the direct object noun.
- When translating into English, some but not all verbs need ‘to’ or ‘for’ before the indirect object noun.
Keywords
Direct object - the person, people or thing(s) noun that is receiving the action of the verb
Indirect object - the person, people or thing(s) noun that the the verb action is done 'to' or 'for'
Accusative - case used for the direct object in a sentence, after most verbs and some prepositions
Dative - case used for the indirect object in a sentence, and after a dative verb or preposition
Word class - a category of words of similar function, e.g., nouns, adjectives, verbs or adverbs
Common misconception
Indirect object nouns are always preceded by the words 'to' or 'for' in English, and this tells us we need to use the dative case for the indirect object in German.
Whilst the inclusion of 'to' or 'for' in English can be a helpful indicator that the dative case is needed in German, not all verbs require this in English, and many can use the same word order as German.
Teacher tip
If dictionaries are available, Task A1 could be developed to include word families. Pupils could choose one or two of the new items of vocabulary and find the related words in different word classes and make compound nouns, e.g., 'die Folge', 'folgen', 'folgend', 'das Folgejahr'.
Equipment
Bilingual dictionaries (for optional extension of Task A1).
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the following words with their word class.
verb
adjective
noun
Q2.Match the definite and indefinite articles to their meanings.
the (masculine)
the (feminine)
the (neuter)
a/an (feminine)
a/an (masculine and neuter)
Q3.Which of these plurals have been formed correctly for a word ending in 'e'?
Q4.Which word in the sentence 'Ich lerne in der schule.' should have a capital letter, apart from 'ich'?
Q5.Match the German and the English
to be about, being about
in spite of
because of
paper
while
funny
Q6.Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct indefinite article meaning 'a': 'Ich habe Hund.'
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Match these groups of words to their word classes.
verbs
adjectives
nouns
Q2.Match each sentence beginning to the correct ending.
meinen Freund ins Kino.
ihrem Bruder eine SMS.
eine Technik-Zeitung.
den Computer auf den Tisch.
Q3.Which of these sentences correctly follows German word order with the accusative and dative cases?
Q4.True or false? In German, you always use the dative case for the indirect object when 'to' or 'for' appears in the English translation.
Q5.Sort the words below into the correct order to form a German sentence.
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