Vor und nach der Schule: word order with 'nachdem' and 'bevor'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use prepositions ‘vor’ and ‘nach’ and conjunctions ‘bevor’ and ‘nachdem’ in the context of routines and activities before and after school.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Vor' and 'nach' are prepositions used with nouns to express 'before' and 'after'. They take the dative case.
- 'Bevor' and 'nachdem' are conjunctions meaning 'before' and 'after' and link two clauses.
- 'Bevor' and 'nachdem' are followed by word order 3 and send the verb to the end of the clause.
- In two-verb structures, the finite verb, not the past participle or infinitive verb, are sent to the end of the clause.
- ‘Bevor’ and ‘nachdem’ can also start a sentence, creating verb-comma-verb word order.
Keywords
Noun - word for a person, place, or thing which has a grammatical gender in German
Clause - a group of words, consisting of a subject and a finite form of a verb
Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Conjunction - word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence
Word order 3 - (WO3) after certain conjunctions, the verb is sent to the end of the sentence or clause
Common misconception
'Vor' and 'bevor' and 'nach' and 'nachdem' are interchangeable because they mean 'before' and 'after'.
'Vor' and 'nach' are prepositions and are followed by a noun, 'bevor' and 'nachdem' are conjunctions which link clauses and trigger word order 3.
Teacher tip
Word order 3 after conjunctions with single verb structures is Foundation tier and Higher tier with 2-verb structures. Mini whiteboards could be used effectively for Task B2 to enable quick feedback and correction.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.What type of words are 'vor', 'nach', 'mit' and 'für'?
Q4.What type of words are 'und', 'aber', 'wenn' and 'als'?
Q5.Match the phrases. Think about the different meanings of 'vor' and 'nach'.
Q6.Put the words in the correct order to show word order 3 with 'wenn'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
Q2.Translate the following sentence into German: 'He eats an egg and drinks tea.'
Q3.What type of words are 'vor' and 'nach'?
Q4.Which part of the clause goes to the end when using word order 3?
Q5.Sort the words below into the correct order to complete the following sentence: 'Nachdem ich aufgestanden bin, __________.'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'before I go to the cinema'
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