Year 10 - German
Isst du gesund? Nouns without plurals, plural rules
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 singular and plural nouns and appropriate quantifiers to talk about healthy eating.
Key Notes
- There are nine rules for forming plurals in German.
- Uncountable nouns do not have a plural form.
- Use the quantifiers 'viel' and 'wenig' for uncountable nouns, use 'viele' and 'wenige' for countable nouns.
- 'Viel' and 'wenig' do not change according to gender or case, but plural 'viele' and 'wenige' do.
- When reading aloud it is helpful to identify and correctly pronounce umlauts, which are common in plural nouns.
Vocabulary To Learn
- plural: refers to more than one
- viel, viele: a lot, many
- wenig, wenige: little, few
- uncountable noun: noun which cannot be separated or counted, e.g., 'work', and has no plural form
- quantifier: determiner that tells us how much or how many, e.g., 'little', 'some', 'many'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Viel' and 'viele' and 'wenig' and 'wenige' are interchangeable.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
There are nine rules for forming plurals in German. Uncountable nouns do not have a plural form.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'plural'
refers to more than one. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'Viel' and 'viele' and 'wenig' and 'wenige' are interchangeable. Correction: Use 'viel' and 'wenig' with uncountable nouns (i.e., you cannot put a number in front of it) and use 'viele' and 'wenige' with countable nouns (i.e., you can put a number in front of it).
More Lessons In This Unit
- Einkaufen: 'welch-' and 'dies-' in nominative, accusative, dative Study Guide
- Gesund bleiben: abstract adjectival neuter nouns, adding '-los' Study Guide
- Gesund und ungesund: expanding vocabulary, reading skills, role play Study Guide
- Gesundheit: position of indirect and direct objects with two nouns 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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