Year 10 - German
Einkaufen: 'welch-' and 'dies-' in nominative, accusative, dative
Lifestyle and wellbeing: positive Lebensentscheidungen
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Unit Summary
This unit revises word patterns, plurals, direct and indirect object pronouns and interrogative and demonstrative adjectives (welch-) and (jed-). Nominative and accusative use of abstract adjectival neuter nouns after viel and wenig are taught in the context of healthy living and lifestyle choices.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use 'welch-' and 'dies-' to identify items and take part in a role-play about shopping.
Key Notes
- The determiner 'welch-' means 'which'. Its ending changes according to the gender and case of the noun that follows.
- The determiner 'dies-' means 'this'. Its ending changes in the same way as 'welch-' .
- 'Welch-' and 'dies-' are very helpful for identifying items when shopping.
- In a role-play, it is important to include at least one verb in each short phrase. You must also ask one question.
- 'Sowohl...als auch...' means 'both...and...', 'derselbe, dieselbe, dasselbe' mean 'the same' and 'jene(r)' means 'that'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- welch-: determiner meaning 'which' that changes according to the gender and case of the noun which follows
- dies-: determiner meaning 'this' which changes according to the gender and case of the noun which follows
- role-play: a task with a situation and prompts to ask and answer questions, simulating a conversation
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- German question words, like English, do not change their spelling.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The determiner 'welch-' means 'which'. Its ending changes according to the gender and case of the noun that follows. The determiner 'dies-' means 'this'. Its ending changes in the same way as 'welch-' .
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'welch-'
determiner meaning 'which' that changes according to the gender and case of the noun which follows. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: German question words, like English, do not change their spelling. Correction: Whilst most question words, such as 'wo', 'was' and 'warum' have a fixed spelling, 'welch-' changes according the gender and case of the noun that follows.
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- Gesund und ungesund: expanding vocabulary, reading skills, role play Study Guide
- Gesundheit: position of indirect and direct objects with two nouns Study Guide
- Isst du gesund? Nouns without plurals, plural rules Study Guide
- KaDeWe: cardinal and ordinal numbers Study Guide
- Neue Schüler: adding '-keit' and '-heit', adjectives as adverbs Study Guide
- Psychische Gesundheit: position of indirect and direct objects Study Guide
- Was möchtest du? Present and conditional 'mögen' Study Guide
- Würdest du Veganer werden? Conditional with 'würde', 'hätte', 'wäre', 'sollte' Study Guide
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