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Year 10 - German

Meine Familie: possessive adjectives, extended reading

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 family.

Key Notes

  • Possessive adjectives describe who a noun belongs to.
  • Possessive adjectives change endings depending on gender and case.
  • An unstressed 'er' sounds like the English 'uh'.
  • A vocalic 'r' sounds like the English 'a' or 'ah'.
  • The consonantal 'r' is rolled at the back of the throat.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • unstressed -er: pronounced as in 'wieder'
  • vocalic 'r': pronounced as in 'Uhr'
  • consonantal 'r': pronounced as in 'rot'
  • possessive adjective: shows who something belongs to

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Possessive adjectives don't need endings.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Possessive adjectives describe who a noun belongs to. Possessive adjectives change endings depending on gender and case.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'unstressed -er'

pronounced as in 'wieder'. 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 need endings. Correction: Possessive adjectives take the same endings as 'ein'.

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