Year 10 - German
Wie sind deine Familie und Freunde? Adding un-, word order, superlatives
My personal world: Familie und Freunde
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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 the correct word order when giving your opinion about photos.
Key Notes
- Add 'un' to adjectives for their negative or opposite meaning.
- Use word order two after 'meiner Meinung nach', and adverbs of time, manner, place.
- Use the superlative to express the highest degree of something, e.g., the most.
- To form the superlative, use 'am' before the adjective/adverb, and then add '-sten'.
- Use word order three after 'ich denke, dass' and 'ich glaube, dass'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- superlative: a form of adjective or adverb used to express the highest degree of a quality, e.g., the tallest, the most interesting
- word order two: inverts the subject and verb in a sentence
- word order three: sends the verb to the end
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- I should use word order two after phrases of opinion.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Add 'un' to adjectives for their negative or opposite meaning. Use word order two after 'meiner Meinung nach', and adverbs of time, manner, place.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'superlative'
a form of adjective or adverb used to express the highest degree of a quality, e.g., the tallest, the most interesting. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: I should use word order two after phrases of opinion. Correction: Use word order two after 'meiner Meinung nach' and word order three after 'ich denke, dass' and 'ich glaube, dass'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Deutsche Influencer: comparatives, adding -keit and -heit Study Guide
- Familie und Freunde: translation, comprehension, conversation Study Guide
- Freunde: 'gern' and 'lieber', dictation, comparative adverbs Study Guide
- Meine Familie: possessive adjectives, dictation Study Guide
- Meine Familie: possessive adjectives, extended reading Study Guide
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