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Year 10 - German

Marietta Slomka: dictation, extended translation

My neighbourhood: Vorbilder

Unit Summary

This unit revisits the perfect tense of '-ieren' verbs, the use and translation of perfect tense with adverbs of time. Pupils learn to add -er to a verb stem to create male agent nouns, extending their ability to manipulate known and new vocabulary when talking about role models.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use your knowledge of various grammar features to translate a text about a famous German speaker.

Key Notes

  • The past participles of '-ieren' verbs don't start with 'ge-'. They end with '-iert'.
  • Use adverbs like 'nie', 'schon', and 'noch nicht' with the perfect tense to provide more information.
  • To form a yes/no question in the perfect tense, swap the subject and the verb.
  • In dictation, check for grammatical accuracy as well as correct sound-symbol correspondences.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • time adverbials: adverbs or adverbial phrases which denote time; for example, 'nie', 'schon', 'noch nicht'
  • sound-symbol correspondences: the relationship between language sounds and how they are written

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • In a written dictation in German, the only thing that matters is the correct sound-symbol correspondences (SSCs).

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

The past participles of '-ieren' verbs don't start with 'ge-'. They end with '-iert'. Use adverbs like 'nie', 'schon', and 'noch nicht' with the perfect tense to provide more information.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'time adverbials'

adverbs or adverbial phrases which denote time; for example, 'nie', 'schon', 'noch nicht'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: In a written dictation in German, the only thing that matters is the correct sound-symbol correspondences (SSCs). Correction: SSCs are important, but the text needs to make sense grammatically. Check for correct spelling of known words, verb forms and tenses, and singular or plural nouns. Encourage students to check the details and to read back the texts in their head.

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