Christine Thürmer: nominalisation of infinitive verbs, plural rules 7-9
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can nominalise infinitive verbs and use plural nouns when reading and translating information about speakers of multiple languages.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- To make single syllable feminine nouns plural, add '–e' and an umlaut where possible.
- To make nouns ending in '–nis' plural, add –se.
- To make some neuter nouns plural, add '-(e)n'.
- Use any German infinitive as a noun by nominalising it as a neuter noun.
- To turn noun-verb phrases to nouns, create compound nouns.
Keywords
Nominalisation - turning a verb into a noun
Plural rule 7 - add 'e' and an umlaut where possible to single syllable feminine nouns; for example, 'die Städte'
Plural rule 8 - add '-se' to nouns ending in '-is'; for example, 'die Ereignisse'
Plural rule 9 - add '-(e)n' to some neuter nouns; for example, 'die Augen'
Common misconception
Verb infinitives only ever mean 'to do' something.
Verb infinitives can be 'nouned' or nominalised by capitalising the first letter. These words are 'neuter' and can be used with or without 'das'. They do not need an ending (like the '-ing' in English) and are useful for extending vocabulary.
Teacher tip
Give plentiful examples of nominalised verbs in everyday use, e.g. 'das Leben', 'das Essen', and encourage pupils to personalise their own examples. Encourage pupils to choose a favourite plural word for each plural rule. Task C has an option 2 foundation version included in the lesson video.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German adjectives to their English equivalents.
terrible
useful
fantastic
scientific
happy, fortunate
unbelievable
Q2.An __________ describes a noun and an adverb qualifies a __________ or adjective. As adverbs, 'schnell' means __________, 'unglaublich' means __________ and 'eigentlich' means __________.
Q3.Which of the following sentences use word order 3 (WO3)?
Q4.Match these English nouns to their German equivalents.
Heimat (f)
Angst (f)
Gefahr (f)
Auge (nt)
Kundin (f)
Verständnis (n)
Q5.Mein Vater __________ sehr gern aber du __________ lieber fern. Unsere Mutter __________ sehr gut Deutsch. Sie sagt uns: Ihr __________ Deutsch mit mir __________!
Q6.Which of these verbs are strong verbs?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German verbs to their English equivalents.
to start, starting
to help, helping
to sleep, sleeping
to take along, to take with you
to promise, promising
Q2.Sort the words below into the correct order to complete the following sentence: Plural rule 7 adds an '-e' to __________ __________ feminine nouns and an __________ where possible.
Q3.Words like 'das Verhältnis' (relationship), 'das Gefängnis' (prison), 'die Erlaubnis' (permission) and 'das Zeugnis' (certificate) follow plural rule .
Q4.Match the plural rules to the correct groups of plurals.
die Hände, die Nächte, die Lüfte, die Künste
die Hindernisse, die Verhältnisse, die Berdürfnisse
die Augen, die Ohren, die Herzen, die Wochenenden
Q5.Translating into German is an __________ skill because it helps us to consolidate our __________ and grammar. It's also essential to __________ the __________ clearly.
Q6.Which elements from the checklist below would you use to check the following sentence? 'Wenn man eine neue Sprache häufig übt, sieht man die Ergebnisse relativ schnell.'
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