Sprachen: word order, strong verbs, adjectives identical to adverbs
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use accurate word order to understand texts and write sentences about learning languages.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Word order one conjunctions do not change word order.
- Word order three conjunctions like 'weil' send the verb to the end.
- Most German adjectives can be used as adverbs.
- Strong verbs in the present tense change the stem vowel in the 2nd and 3rd person singular.
Keywords
Conjunction - a word used to connect clauses or sentences
Word order 1 - (WO1) subject - verb - object; the standard word order in a German sentence, e.g., 'Ich lerne Deutsch.'
Word order 3 - (WO3) the verb is sent to the end of the clause or sentence
Adverb - a word which describes a verb, adjective or another adverb
Strong verb - a verb whose stem vowel changes in the 'du' and 'er/sie/es' forms in the present tense
Common misconception
In German sentences, the word order changes every time you use a conjunction.
Word order does not change after common co-ordinating conjunctions. 'Und', 'aber', 'oder', 'denn' just join two standard sentences together. 'Subordinating' conjuctions send the verb to the end of the sentence. Practise with 'weil', 'wenn', 'dass'.
Teacher tip
There are two versions of the listening tasks in Cycles 2 and 4. Option 1 has Higher tier structures and vocabulary. Option 2 is for Foundation tier. The teacher uses Option 1 in both cases in the video. Option 2 slides, audio and worksheet are available as required.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Was passt zusammen? Match these German verb phrases to their English meanings.
I see
he reads
you speak
she sleeps
you/we/one help(s)
you let/allow
Q2.Match the English words below to their German equivalents.
spanisch
die Kundin
versprechen
vergessen
verstehen
verbessern
Q3.Sort the words below into the correct order to complete the following sentence: Strong verbs change the __________ in the verb __________ in the __________ and 'er/sie/es' forms.
Q4.Which of the following statements about adverbs are correct?
Q5.Which of the following sentences use word order 3?
Q6.Which of these conjunctions do not change word order?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German words below to their English equivalents.
to forget, forgetting
to promise, promising
to understand, understanding
to improve, improving
to contain, containing
to receive, receiving
Q2.Which of the following groups of conjunctions trigger word order 3?
Q3.German adjectives are identical to __________. In the sentence 'Der Auto ist langsam', langsam means __________. But in the sentence 'Mein Freund spricht langsam', langsam means __________.
Q4.Match the German adjective or adverb in each sentence to the correct English meaning.
quickly
quick
beautiful
beautifully
clear
clearly
Q5.Strong verbs change vowel in the __________ and 'er/sie/es' forms of the verb. The most common changes are from 'a' to __________, from __________ to 'ie' and 'e' to __________.
Q6.Which of the following strong verbs are correctly conjugated?
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