Year 11 - German
Eine Online-Welt. Toll, oder? Prepositional verbs, da-compounds
Media and technology: Die weite Welt
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Unit Summary
This unit consolidates known grammar with practice of modal verbs in present and past, reflexive verbs in two-verb structures, es gibt vs es gab and imperatives.(Sie, formal). Pupils also revise 'man' with verb to avoid the passive.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use a range of prepositional verbs and da-compounds with topic-specific vocabulary to describe the advantages and disadvantages of online life.
Key Notes
- Some verbs are followed by prepositions and the accusative case, and some are followed by prepositions and the dative.
- We use different prepositions after verbs in English and German, so verb and preposition combinations must be learnt.
- The prefix 'da(r)-' can be added to prepositions to refer to something already mentioned. This is called a da-compound.
- Some da-compounds have different meanings in common usage as adverbs. Some idiomatic phrases include a da-compound.
- A developed response to a question has at least 3 clauses. Include a different tense, subject, or opinion and reason.
Vocabulary To Learn
- preposition: a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
- da-, dar-: prefix added to prepositions to avoid repetition of the noun
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Da-compounds can always be translated literally, with the preposition retaining its usual meaning.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Some verbs are followed by prepositions and the accusative case, and some are followed by prepositions and the dative. We use different prepositions after verbs in English and German, so verb and preposition combinations must be learnt.
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: Da-compounds can always be translated literally, with the preposition retaining its usual meaning. Correction: German verb and preposition combinations need to be learnt. We often use different prepositions after verbs in English and in German. Some da-compounds have also taken on slightly different meanings when used as adverbs or in idiomatic phrases.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Ab wann darf man wählen? Present and past modal verbs Study Guide
- Beim Arzt: word order with 'obwohl', role-play Study Guide
- Das Leben in anderen Ländern: adjectives with '-los', uses of 'man' Study Guide
- Denken Jugendliche heute global? Accusative and dative reflexive verbs Study Guide
- Gesundheit: read and respond to texts Study Guide
- Medizin früher und heute: 'es gibt' vs 'es gab', imperfect Study Guide
- Seien Sie sicher online! Using 'Sie' in statements, questions and the imperative Study Guide
- Was machen sie online? Revisiting vocabulary, describing pictures Study Guide
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