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Year 10 - German

Deutsche Influencer: comparatives, adding -keit and -heit

My personal world: Familie und Freunde

Unit Summary

This unit revisits possessive adjectives and comparatives in a familiar context of friends and family. Pupils expand vocabulary knowledge with word pattern endings of '-keit' and '-heit'. They revisit 'gern' 'lieber', and comparative adverbs before learning superlative adjectives and adverbs.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to form comparative adjectives to draw comparisons in the context of famous German influencers.

Key Notes

  • Turn an adjective into a comparative adjective by adding 'er'.
  • Some comparative adjectives are irregular.
  • Add '-keit' to adjectives to mean '–ty' or '-ness'.
  • Add '-heit' to adjectives to mean '–ty' or '–ness'.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • comparative: a form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas
  • -heit: turns an adjective into a noun, meaning '-ty' or '-ness'
  • -keit: turns an adjective into a noun, meaning '-ty' or '-ness'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • German forms comparatives in the same way as English.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

Turn an adjective into a comparative adjective by adding 'er'. Some comparative adjectives are irregular.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'comparative'

a form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: German forms comparatives in the same way as English. Correction: Use 'als' to compare things that are different and 'so ... wie' to compare things that are the same.

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