Year 10 - German
Meine Pläne: adding -er to verb stems for male agent nouns, extended writing
Studying and my future: Aufwachsen, Altersgrenzen und Zukunftspläne
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits a wide range of grammar, including modal verbs, the future tense, two-verb structures. It introduces the conditional 'würd-' with gern and lieber and 'hätte' and wäre'. Pupils learn to distinguish müssen vs sollen, and dürfen vs können regarding responsibilites and future plans.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use grammar you have recently learned to write an extended text about your future plans.
Key Notes
- German [s-] sounds like English 'z'. German [z] sounds like English 'ts'.
- German cognates ending in '-tion' have this 'ts' sound plus long vowel [o]n, as in 'Information'.
- Add -er to verb stems to create male agent nouns; for example, 'Arbeiter', 'Helfer'. Add -in for the feminine form.
- Develop writing with: different tenses, a range of vocabulary, and functions, e.g., opinions and reasons.
Vocabulary To Learn
- male agent noun: masculine noun for someone who performs the action of a verb, usually ending in -er; for example, worker - 'Arbeiter'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'z' is pronounced the same way in both English and German.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
German [s-] sounds like English 'z'. German [z] sounds like English 'ts'. German cognates ending in '-tion' have this 'ts' sound plus long vowel [o]n, as in 'Information'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'male agent noun'
masculine noun for someone who performs the action of a verb, usually ending in -er; for example, worker - 'Arbeiter'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'z' is pronounced the same way in both English and German. Correction: German [z] sounds like the English 'ts'. German [s-] is pronounced like the English 'z'. Use example words to remind you of the difference, e.g., 'Zug' (train) and 'Suche' (search).
More Lessons In This Unit
- Berufe: 'werden' + infinitive, wh-questions in future and conditional tenses Study Guide
- Berufserfahrung: 'Sie', 'Ihnen', interrogatives 'wer', 'wen', 'wem' Study Guide
- Berufserfahrung: verbs with indirect objects, dative pronouns Study Guide
- Das Pfandsystem: word order with 'wenn', inversion, plural nouns Study Guide
- Hitzefrei: 'müssen' vs 'sollen', 'sollen' vs 'sollte' Study Guide
- Junge Deutsche: neuter adjectival nouns, nominalisation, adjectival agreement Study Guide
- Junge Deutsche: telling the time, uses of 'es' Study Guide
- Junge Deutsche: weak plural masculine nouns, feminine person nouns Study Guide
- Pläne: word order with 'sobald', 'solange' and 'wenn' Study Guide
- Was darf man ab wann? 'Dürfen' vs 'können', wh- questions and modal verbs Study Guide
- Wenn ich 16 bin: würd- with gern and lieber, imperfect subjunctive hätte, wäre Study Guide
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