Wir treffen uns: reflexive verbs past and present, forming adverbs, role play
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use reflexive verbs in the past and present, form time adverbs of time from nouns and prepare role play answers in the context of meeting up with friends.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Reflexive pronouns relate the action of the verb back to the subject, so subject and object are the same.
- If the action of the verb is reciprocal, or two-way, reflexive pronouns can also mean ‘each other’.
- In the perfect tense, the reflexive pronoun usually comes after the first (auxiliary) verb.
- To change a noun into an adverb to describe regular events, remove its capital letter and add '-s' to the end.
- In a role play, say a short phrase in response to each prompt and include at least one verb in each phrase.
Keywords
Reflexive - describes an action where the subject and object of the verb are the same
Reciprocal - describes an action that is two-way or mutual
Adverb of time - a word that describes the timing and/or frequency of an action
Role play - a task with a situation and prompts to ask and answer questions, simulating a conversation
Common misconception
If we see a reflexive pronoun, e.g., 'uns' or 'sich', this always means the subject (doer) and object (receiver) of the verb are the same.
Some plural reflexive verbs are reciprocal or two-way, meaning the action of the verb is done 'to each other' rather than to oneself. Use context to work out whether reflexive or reciprocal meaning is intended.
Teacher tip
The role play prompts given include one past tense bullet point. Please note that this is only required at Higher tier, so could be changed for Foundation candidates. To provide more challenge, encourage students to bring in more language from the lesson, e.g., a perfect tense reflexive verb.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
shirt
treatment
thought
personal, personally
colour
above, up there
Q2.Match the German and English.
to meet, meeting
to be interested in, being interested in
to find out about, finding out about
to lie down, lying down
to get on, getting on
Q3.Where does the past participle go in a perfect tense sentence?
Q4.Which case follows the prepositions 'in', 'an' and 'auf' when there is no movement or location is being described?
Q5.Which of these time phrases relates to a specific time?
Q6.Which of these phrases do not contain a verb?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
to exercise, exercising
to express oneself, expressing oneself
by the way
by, while
detail
to meet, meeting
Q2.Which of these is most important to include in every one of your role play answers?
Q3.Which of these verbs could be reciprocal (two-way)?
Q4.Rewrite this sentence in the perfect tense: 'Wir verstehen uns gut.'
Q5.How do you say 'on Mondays' in German, implying a regular activity?
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'We meet up on Sundays.'. Use the reflexive verb 'sich treffen'.
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