Year 10 - German
Kleine Schule: time, manner, place, present tense with gern, lieber, am liebsten
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 use adverbs of time, manner and place to talk about a school trip, and adverbs of preference to discuss differences between large and small schools.
Key Notes
- Adverbs follow the order time, manner, place; using TMP with all tenses can work well to describe sequences of events.
- Any adverb can start a sentence for emphasis. In this case, use word order 2 and order the remaining adverbs using TMP.
- Use a verb with 'gern' to mean 'like', 'lieber' to mean 'prefer' and 'am liebsten' to mean 'most preferably of all'.
- Use the adverbs gern, lieber, am liebsten to develop and extend opinions on a range of themes.
Vocabulary To Learn
- time, manner, place (TMP): the order of adverbs in a German sentence - time before manner before place, abbreviated to TMP
- gern: adverb meaning 'gladly', 'like to'
- lieber: comparative adverb meaning 'more gladly', 'rather'
- am liebsten: superlative adverb meaning 'most preferably', 'most of all'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Time, manner, place adverbs must always be used in the order TMP.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Adverbs follow the order time, manner, place; using TMP with all tenses can work well to describe sequences of events. Any adverb can start a sentence for emphasis. In this case, use word order 2 and order the remaining adverbs using TMP.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'time, manner, place (TMP)'
the order of adverbs in a German sentence - time before manner before place, abbreviated to TMP. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Time, manner, place adverbs must always be used in the order TMP. Correction: When using WO1, the order TMP applies. However, each of the elements can be used at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis. In that case, use WO2 and put the remaining elements in the order time before manner before place.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Das deutsche Schulsystem: adjective agreement Study Guide
- 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
- 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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