Year 10 - German
Ich fahre in die Schule: words for 'in' and 'to', wo-compounds
My personal world: Der Alltag
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits reflexive verbs in past and present tenses as pupils discuss daily routines. Known prepositions are practised, and new prepositions taking accusative and dative are introduced. Times and days are revisited as 'nachdem' and bevor' with clauses are introduced.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use a range of prepositions to describe journeys to school and around the city and form questions with wo-compounds.
Key Notes
- The preposition 'in' is followed by the accusative case if there is movement, and by the dative if there is no movement.
- The prepositions 'zu', 'nach' and 'in' can all mean 'to'.
- 'In das' contracts to 'ins' and 'in dem' contracts to 'im'. 'Zu dem' contracts to 'zum' and 'zu der' contracts to 'zur'.
- 'Zu Hause' means 'at home' and 'nach Hause' is used for 'going (to) home'.
- Use wo-compounds to ask questions with prepositions. Wo- becomes wor- before a vowel.
Vocabulary To Learn
- preposition: a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
- accusative: case used for the direct object in a sentence, after most verbs and some prepositions
- dative: case used for the indirect object in a sentence and after a dative verb or preposition
- wo-, wor-: prefix added to prepositions to form questions
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The phrase 'zu Hause' means 'to home' because 'zu' means 'to'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The preposition 'in' is followed by the accusative case if there is movement, and by the dative if there is no movement. The prepositions 'zu', 'nach' and 'in' can all mean 'to'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'preposition'
a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The phrase 'zu Hause' means 'to home' because 'zu' means 'to'. Correction: 'Zu Hause' means 'at home' and 'nach Hause' is used for 'going (to) home'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Freizeit: prepositions, da-compounds Study Guide
- Mein Alltag jetzt und früher: '-chen' and '-lein', 'wenn' and 'als' Study Guide
- Mein Alltag: telling the time, prepositions 'um', 'seit' and 'vor' Study Guide
- Vor und nach der Schule: word order with 'nachdem' and 'bevor' Study Guide
- Wir treffen uns: reflexive verbs past and present, forming adverbs, role play Study Guide
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