Studying and my future: Sprichst du Deutsch?
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Why this why now
Revisiting and consolidating knowledge of weak and strong verbs in the present tense, this unit develops pupils' ability to express their identity, study choices and future plans in the context of learning a new language. Knowledge of compound nouns is expanded, together with the nominalisation of infinitive verbs, so that pupils can extend their comprehension, translation, speaking and writing skills. Pupils' language learning experiences are contextualised with articles about interpreters, Polish learners of German, and famous people whose knowledge of languages has enriched their careers.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know the present tense of weak and strong verbs.
- Pupils know and can use compound nouns, for example starting with 'Haupt' and 'Lieblings'
- Pupils know and can use definite and indefinite articles in the nominative and accusative cases.
- Pupils know word order 1 with conjunctions like 'und' and 'denn' and word order 3 with conjunctions like 'weil' and 'wenn'.
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Why this why now
Revisiting and consolidating knowledge of weak and strong verbs in the present tense, this unit develops pupils' ability to express their identity, study choices and future plans in the context of learning a new language. Knowledge of compound nouns is expanded, together with the nominalisation of infinitive verbs, so that pupils can extend their comprehension, translation, speaking and writing skills. Pupils' language learning experiences are contextualised with articles about interpreters, Polish learners of German, and famous people whose knowledge of languages has enriched their careers.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know the present tense of weak and strong verbs.
- Pupils know and can use compound nouns, for example starting with 'Haupt' and 'Lieblings'
- Pupils know and can use definite and indefinite articles in the nominative and accusative cases.
- Pupils know word order 1 with conjunctions like 'und' and 'denn' and word order 3 with conjunctions like 'weil' and 'wenn'.
Studying and my future: Sprichst du Deutsch?
This unit revisits the present tense of strong verbs, negation with nicht and kein, compound and plural nouns in the context of learning a new language. Pupils learn to distinguish between wissen, kennen and können with opportunities to apply all these in listening, reading, speaking and writing.
6 lessons in unit
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