Year 11 - German
Gemeinsam statt einsam: prepositions vor, nach and conjunctions bevor, nachdem
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 prepositions 'vor' and 'nach' and conjunctions 'bevor' and 'nachdem' in the context of shared living arrangements in modern Germany.
Key Notes
- 'Vor' and 'nach' are prepositions used with nouns to express 'before' and 'after'. They take the dative case.
- 'Bevor' and 'nachdem' are conjunctions meaning 'before' and 'after' and link two clauses.
- 'Bevor' and 'nachdem' are followed by word order 3 and send the verb to the end of the clause.
- In two-verb structures, the finite verb, not the past participle or infinitive verb, is sent to the end of the clause.
- When describing a photo, use the acronym PALM. It stands for People, Action, Location, Mood. Add your own opinions too.
Vocabulary To Learn
- preposition: word used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
- conjunction: word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence
- word order 3 (WO3): after certain conjunctions, the verb is sent to the end of the sentence or clause
- PALM: acronym to summarise what to include in a photo description: People, Action, Location, Mood
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Vor' and 'bevor' and 'nach' and 'nachdem' are interchangeable because they mean 'before' and 'after'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
'Vor' and 'nach' are prepositions used with nouns to express 'before' and 'after'. They take the dative case. 'Bevor' and 'nachdem' are conjunctions meaning 'before' and 'after' and link two clauses.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'preposition'
word 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: Vor' and 'bevor' and 'nach' and 'nachdem' are interchangeable because they mean 'before' and 'after'. Correction: 'Vor' and 'nach' are prepositions and are followed by a noun, 'bevor' and 'nachdem' are conjunctions which link clauses and trigger word order 3.
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
- Diskriminerung im Alltag: 'damit' da-compound vs 'damit' conjunction 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
- Meine Welt - Platz für alle: extended listening and spoken production Study Guide
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