Year 10 - German
Bern: 'es gibt' vs 'da sind', determiners and prepositions
Travel and tourism: Reiseziele
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Unit Summary
This consolidation unit revisits all of the grammar covered in previous units in the context of travel destinations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Pupils learn to use 'man' in order to avoid the passive, and also learn 'sein' and 'ihr' in nominative, accusative and dative to mean 'its'.
Lesson Summary
You understand when to use 'da sind' or 'es gibt' in the context of discussing holiday pictures, and you can apply correct endings to articles and other determiners.
Key Notes
- 'Es gibt' means 'there is' and 'there are'. It is a general statement that something exists.
- Use 'da ist' and 'da sind' to point out what there is in a specific place, at a specific moment in time.
- Determiners such as 'jed-', 'letzt-' and 'nächst-' change their endings according to gender and case.
- Use dative endings after the preposition 'bei', e.g., 'bei dem (beim) nächsten Mal'.
- Use the correct case after dual-case prepositions such as 'in', 'an', 'auf' to ensure the intended meaning is clear.
Vocabulary To Learn
- es gibt: means 'there is, there are' and is a general statement that something exists
- da sind: means 'there are' and points out what is in a specific place at a specific time
- jed-: determiner meaning 'each, every' which changes according to gender and case
- letzt-: determiner meaning 'last' which changes according to gender and case
- nächst-: determiner meaning 'next' which changes according to gender and case
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Es ist' means 'there is'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
'Es gibt' means 'there is' and 'there are'. It is a general statement that something exists. Use 'da ist' and 'da sind' to point out what there is in a specific place, at a specific moment in time.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'es gibt'
means 'there is, there are' and is a general statement that something exists. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'Es ist' means 'there is'. Correction: Use 'es gibt' to translate 'there is, there are' when making a general statement that something exists. Use 'da ist' when referring to a particular thing in a particular place at a particular time; for instance, in a photograph: 'Da ist die Kirche.'.
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