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Year 11 - German

Deutschland: adjective endings, conversation (Edexcel)

Travel and Tourism: Wiederholung: Menschen und Orte

Unit Summary

This unit continues the focus on known grammar and vocabulary, with a spotlight on negation, adjective agreement, compound nouns, word pattern rules and read aloud practice of sound-symbol correspondences.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to categorise vocabulary to aid mastery, accurately apply adjective endings and take part confidently in a conversation about places to live.

Key Notes

  • Adjective endings change depending on the gender, case and number of the noun they describe.
  • Adjective endings also depend on whether they follow the definite article, the indefinite article or no article.
  • Adjective agreement only occurs when the adjective comes before the noun.
  • A well-developed response has at least three verb clauses.
  • Extend your answers by using a different tense, a different subject, or opinions and reasons.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • adjective agreement: when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender, case and number

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Like in a role-play, I should keep my answers short and concise in a conversation.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Adjective endings change depending on the gender, case and number of the noun they describe. Adjective endings also depend on whether they follow the definite article, the indefinite article or no article.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'adjective agreement'

when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender, case and number. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Like in a role-play, I should keep my answers short and concise in a conversation. Correction: Conversation answers should be developed and extended with at least three verb clauses.

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