Year 10 - German
Das deutsche Schulsystem: adjective agreement
People and lifestyle: das Schulleben
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits separable verbs in present and perfect tenses, adjective agreement and use of time, manner, place adverbs. It introduces nouns and adjectives with prepositions, the preposition and adverb 'bis', superlative prenominal adjectives and abstract nouns, for example 'das Gute'.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to add agreements to adjectives to provide details when talking about the German school system.
Key Notes
- Adjective agreement occurs when adjectives precede nouns.
- Adjective endings depend on case, gender and number.
- [-d] sounds like 'Hemd'.
- [-d-] sounds like 'Kleider'.
- Listening needs close reading of questions, attention to detail and vocabulary knowledge for gap-fill questions.
Vocabulary To Learn
- adjective agreement: when the ending of an adjective preceding a noun matches the noun in gender, case and number
- [-d]: sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) pronounced as in 'Hemd'
- [-d-]: SSC pronounced as in 'Kleider'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Adjectives in German don't have endings.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Adjective agreement occurs when adjectives precede nouns. Adjective endings depend on case, gender and number.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'adjective agreement'
when the ending of an adjective preceding a noun matches the noun in gender, case and number. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Adjectives in German don't have endings. Correction: Adjectives have endings when they precede a noun. Compare 'der Hund ist groß' with 'der große Hund ist schwarz'. Adjective endings agree in case, gender and number with nouns. There are useful tables that can be learned to support correct usage.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Gruppenzwang: word order with separable verbs in single and 2-verb clauses Study Guide
- In der Schule: superlative adjectives and adverbs Study Guide
- Kleider machen Leute: definite and indefinite articles, extended speaking Study Guide
- Kleine Schule: time, manner, place, present tense with gern, lieber, am liebsten Study Guide
- Nach der Schule: abstract neuter adjectival nouns, plural adjectival nouns Study Guide
- Schule - dieses Jahr: 'bis' preposition vs conjunction Study Guide
- Schule - letztes Jahr: nouns without plurals, past participles Study Guide
- Therapiehunde: nouns and adjectives with prepositions Study Guide
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