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Year 10 - German

Meine Familie: possessive adjectives, dictation

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 use possessive adjectives to talk about families and plans.

Key Notes

  • [ei] is pronounced like 'mein'.
  • Possessive adjectives describe who a noun belongs to.
  • Possessive adjectives change endings depending on gender and case.
  • The preposition 'laut' is followed by the dative.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • possessive adjective: shows who something belongs to
  • laut: a preposition meaning 'according to' which is followed by the dative

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Possessive adjectives don't change their endings, like in English.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

[ei] is pronounced like 'mein'. Possessive adjectives describe who a noun belongs to.

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

shows who something belongs to. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Possessive adjectives don't change their endings, like in English. Correction: German possessive adjectives change their endings based on case and gender.

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