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Lesson 5 of 6
  • Year 10
  • Edexcel

Der Hund ist frech! Negation with 'nicht' and 'sondern', determiners

I can use determiners and negate using ‘nicht’ and ‘sondern’ in the context of past experiences.

Lesson 5 of 6
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  • Year 10
  • Edexcel

Der Hund ist frech! Negation with 'nicht' and 'sondern', determiners

I can use determiners and negate using ‘nicht’ and ‘sondern’ in the context of past experiences.

Lesson details

Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

Key learning points

  1. [j] sounds like 'ja'.
  2. Determiners 'jed-' ‘nächst-’ and ‘letzt-’ change their endings according to gender and case.
  3. 'Sondern' means 'but' or 'rather' and contradicts a preceding negative.

Keywords

  • Jed- - determiner meaning ‘each’ or ‘every’ which changes according to gender and case

  • Nächst- - determiner meaning ‘next’ which changes according to gender and case

  • Letzt- - determiner meaning ‘last’ which changes according to gender and case

  • Sondern - conjunction used after a negative, meaning ‘but’ or ‘rather’

Common misconception

'Aber' and 'sondern' mean the same thing and can be used interchangeably.

Use 'aber' to contradict a preceding statement that does not contain a negative. Use 'sondern' to mean 'but' or 'rather' following a negative statement.


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Cycle 3 is for Higher tier pupils. In Cycle 2, we have included 'seit' for Foundation pupils because it is a common word and a useful example with 'letzt-'. Starter quiz question 2 and exit quiz, questions 2 and 6, are Higher only.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German with the English.

Correct Answer:antworten auf,to answer, answering

to answer, answering

Correct Answer:arbeiten an,to work on, working on

to work on, working on

Correct Answer:die Ecke,corner

corner

Correct Answer:das Licht,light

light

Correct Answer:das Mal,time

time

Correct Answer:das Weihnachten,Christmas

Christmas

Q2.
Match the German with the English.

Correct Answer:betrachten,to look at, consider

to look at, consider

Correct Answer:pflegen,to care, cultivate

to care, cultivate

Correct Answer:der Eindruck,impression

impression

Correct Answer:künftig,future

future

Correct Answer:am nächsten,(the) next, nearest

(the) next, nearest

Correct Answer:am höchsten,(the) highest

(the) highest

Q3.
Select the correct adjective ending for 'gefährlich' in the following sentence: 'Ich wohne neben der gefährlich___ Ecke.'

e
er
Correct answer: en
em
es

Q4.
Select the correct adjective ending for 'klein' in the following sentence: 'Ich habe ein klein___ Licht.'

e
er
en
em
Correct answer: es

Q5.
Negate the following sentence: 'Sie hat Vorstellung von den Kosten.'

Correct Answer: keine

Q6.
Sort the words below into the correct order to form a negative statement.

1 - das
2 - Paar
3 - ist
4 - nicht
5 - getrennt

Assessment exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German with the English.

Correct Answer:brechen,to break, breaking

to break, breaking

Correct Answer:brichst,(you) break

(you) break

Correct Answer:bricht,(she, he, it) breaks

(she, he, it) breaks

Correct Answer:lieben,to love, loving

to love, loving

Correct Answer:froh,happy, glad

happy, glad

Q2.
Match the German with the English.

Correct Answer:bemerken,to notice, noticing

to notice, noticing

Correct Answer:die Ahnung,suspicion, idea

suspicion, idea

Correct Answer:frech,cheeky, naughty

cheeky, naughty

Correct Answer:verrückt,crazy

crazy

Correct Answer:je,ever

ever

Correct Answer:sondern,but, rather

but, rather

Q3.
How would you pronounce the [j]s in the following sentence? 'Jedes Jahr jogge ich durch den schönen, japanischen Garten.'

Like English 'y'.
Like English 'j'.
Correct answer: A mixture of English 'y' and English 'j'.

Q4.
Complete the following sentence with the correct form of the German word for 'last': 'Sie fragt nach dem Sprecher.'

Correct Answer: letzten

Q5.
Complete the following sentence with the correct form of the German word for 'next': 'Ich werde am Austausch teilnehmen.'

Correct Answer: nächstem

Q6.
Complete the following sentence with the correct form of the German word for 'but': 'Er ist nicht frech, froh.'

Correct Answer: sondern