Year 11 - German
Diskriminerung im Alltag: 'damit' da-compound vs 'damit' conjunction
Lifestyle and wellbeing: Meine Welt
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits a range of known grammar in the context of social and global inequalities. The future and conditional tenses are reactivated. 'Nach' and 'nachdem', 'vor' and 'bevor' are revisited. Word order 3 with conjunctions ob, sobald, solange, bis and damit are practised.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use da-compounds and the conjunction 'damit' when discussing examples of discrimination in everyday life.
Key Notes
- To refer back to something inanimate already mentioned, add da- or dar- to the beginning of a preposition.
- As a da-compound, 'damit' means 'with it/them'; as a word order 3 conjunction, 'damit' means 'so that'.
- In reading, use title and picture clues, close reading, translation and comprehension questions to aid understanding.
Vocabulary To Learn
- da-, dar-: prefix added to prepositions to replace an inanimate noun, creating a da-compound
- conjunction: word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence
- damit: a conjunction which sends the verb to the end (word order 3 (WO3) ) meaning 'so that' and da-compound meaning 'with it/them'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Damit' always means 'with it' or 'with them'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
To refer back to something inanimate already mentioned, add da- or dar- to the beginning of a preposition. As a da-compound, 'damit' means 'with it/them'; as a word order 3 conjunction, 'damit' means 'so that'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'da-, dar-'
prefix added to prepositions to replace an inanimate noun, creating a da-compound. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'Damit' always means 'with it' or 'with them'. Correction: 'Damit' has a double identity! It can be used as a conjunction meaning 'so that' as well as a da-compound meaning 'with it' or 'with them'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Armut in Deutschland: 'bis' as preposition, 'bis' and 'wenn' as conjunctions Study Guide
- Biodiversität: definite and indefinite articles after prepositions, da-compounds Study Guide
- Das Leben mit Behinderung: stem changes in present tense weak verbs Study Guide
- Die Umwelt: word order with questions, questions with wo-compounds Study Guide
- Du siehst nicht krank aus: word order in 2-verb structures with conjunctions Study Guide
- Energiekrise in Deutschland: future vs conditional, 2-verb rule Study Guide
- Gemeinsam statt einsam: prepositions vor, nach and conjunctions bevor, nachdem Study Guide
- Meine Welt - Platz für alle: extended listening and spoken production Study Guide
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