Year 7 - German
Greetings and locating things: capital letters on German nouns
In the classroom: 'sein', nouns, articles, questions
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces core vocabulary and grammatical gender to identify and describe items in the classroom. The verb 'sein', definite and indefinite articles and key question words enable simple conversations. Pupils practise sound-symbol correspondences long and short [a] and [e], [ei] and [z]
Lesson Summary
You will learn to capitalise and apply grammatical gender to nouns and ask and answer where something is.
Key Notes
- [a] can be short or long, but an 'e' at the end of a word is always very short, for example 'danke'.
- All German nouns start with a capital letter.
- German has three words for 'the': der (masculine), die (feminine) and das (neuter).
- Wo ist ..?', meaning 'Where is ... ?' is followed by the definite article and noun for simple location questions.
- Simple location questions can be answered using 'ist' (is) and 'hier' (here) or 'da' (there).
Vocabulary To Learn
- [a]: pronounced [a] as in 'kalt' and [a] as in 'sagen'
- noun: a word for a person, place, or thing
- der, die, das: words for 'the'
- wo ist?: where is?
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Only proper nouns have a capital letter.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[a] can be short or long, but an 'e' at the end of a word is always very short, for example 'danke'. All German nouns start with a capital letter.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[a]'
pronounced [a] as in 'kalt' and [a] as in 'sagen'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Only proper nouns have a capital letter. Correction: In German, all nouns, regardless of where they are in a sentence, have a capital letter.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Classroom conversations: German alphabet Study Guide
- Describe things: 'sein' 1st and 2nd person singular, negation 'nicht' and 'kein' Study Guide
- Greetings and location: 'wo' and singular definite articles Study Guide
- How's it going? 'Wie' and the singular indefinite articles 'ein', 'eine', 'ein' Study Guide
- Identifying things: 'ist', 'sein' and learning vocabulary Study Guide
- What is it like? 'Ist' with adjectives Study Guide
- What is it? 'Was' and 'sagen' Study Guide
- Who, what, how and where? Forming questions, compound nouns Study Guide
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