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Year 7 - German

Yourself and others: present tense questions and answers

Famous lives: present tense (singular) weak verbs

Unit Summary

This unit explores the manipulation of singular persons of weak verbs in question and answer forms. It also provides pupils with an important cultural insight into the lives of famous historical and present German-speaking personalities. Pupils practise the sound-symbol correspondence [er].

Lesson Summary

You will learn to form open and closed questions in German and reconstruct a dialogue in the present tense in a dictagloss task.

Key Notes

  • [er] can be stressed or unstressed. It is stressed when it is the first syllable in the word.
  • Closed questions are formed by swapping the verb and subject in a statement.
  • Open questions are formed by placing a question word directly in front of the verb in a closed question.
  • Making notes as you listen and reconstructing the text in a dictagloss task practises vocabulary and grammar knowledge.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • [er]: stressed on the first syllable in a word, e.g., 'er', or unstressed elsewhere, e.g., 'wieder'
  • closed question: a question that can be answered with yes or no
  • open question: a question starting with a wh- word that seeks more information from the answer than yes or no

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Form closed questions in German by adding 'do you ...' or 'are you ...', as in English.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

[er] can be stressed or unstressed. It is stressed when it is the first syllable in the word. Closed questions are formed by swapping the verb and subject in a statement.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[er]'

stressed on the first syllable in a word, e.g., 'er', or unstressed elsewhere, e.g., 'wieder'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Form closed questions in German by adding 'do you ...' or 'are you ...', as in English. Correction: Swap only the position of the subject and verb in a German statement to form a closed question.

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