Year 7 - German
Christmas: 'Es gibt' with plurals, the song 'O Tannenbaum'
Christmas: singular and plural nouns
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces pupils to 4 rules for forming plural nouns in German and provides opportunities for practice with the use of 'es gibt'. It will also teach pupils how to use plurals with 'sein' 3rd person plural, and 'sie' meaning 'they'. They practise sound-symbol correspondence [ü] and [ä].
Lesson Summary
You will learn to apply masculine and neuter plural rules 1 and 2 to build sentences with 'es gibt' and 'viele'.
Key Notes
- 'Es gibt' means 'there is' or 'there are' and 'viele' means 'lots of' or 'many'.
- [ü] can be either short (followed by 2 or more consonants) or long (followed by a single consonant or 'h').
- For noun plural rule 1, most masculine and neuter nouns add -e to the end and an umlaut on the vowel (ä,ö, ü).
- For noun plural rule 2, words ending in -el, -en or -er are often the same in the plural.
- 'O Tannenbaum' is a popular German Christmas song and translates as 'O fir tree'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [ü]: pronounced short [ü] as in 'fünf' and long [ü] as in 'Tür'
- es gibt: 'there is' or 'there are'
- viele: lots of, many
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All nouns change in their plural form.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
'Es gibt' means 'there is' or 'there are' and 'viele' means 'lots of' or 'many'. [ü] can be either short (followed by 2 or more consonants) or long (followed by a single consonant or 'h').
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[ü]'
pronounced short [ü] as in 'fünf' and long [ü] as in 'Tür'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: All nouns change in their plural form. Correction: Different nouns have different rules for forming plurals. It is important to learn these and acknowledge that there will always be exceptions to any rule.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Christmas traditions: 'sein' 3rd person singular and plural, plurals - +(e)n Study Guide
- Christmas traditions: singular and plural nouns Study Guide
- Christmas: definite article 'die', plurals with umlaut +e, no change -el/-en/-er Study Guide
- How many? Ask questions and give statements with plural nouns Study Guide
- Numbers 1-12: plurals adding umlaut + -er Study Guide
- Saying what something is like: subject pronouns 'er', 'sie', 'es' for 'it' Study Guide
- What you and others have and what it is like: subject pronoun 'sie' for 'they' Study Guide
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