Year 7 - German
How's it going? 'Wie' and the singular indefinite articles 'ein', 'eine', 'ein'
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 use the question word 'Wie?' to ask how things are going and can use the indefinite articles 'ein', 'eine' and 'ein' in contrast to the definite articles 'der', 'die', 'das'.
Key Notes
- [ei] sounds like the German word 'frei' and the English word 'eye'.
- 'Wie?' means 'How?', like in 'Wie geht's?' ('How's it going?').
- German has three words for 'a': 'ein' (masculine), 'eine' (feminine) and 'ein' (neuter).
- 'A' (ein, eine, ein) introduces new information; 'the' (der, die, das) refers to something already mentioned or known.
Vocabulary To Learn
- ei: pronounced 'ei' as in 'frei'
- indefinite article: different forms of 'a': 'ein', 'eine', 'ein'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- [ei] is pronounced like the English [e].
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[ei] sounds like the German word 'frei' and the English word 'eye'. 'Wie?' means 'How?', like in 'Wie geht's?' ('How's it going?').
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'ei'
pronounced 'ei' as in 'frei'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: [ei] is pronounced like the English [e]. Correction: [ei] is pronounced as in the key word 'frei' and like the English 'eye'.
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 locating things: capital letters on German nouns Study Guide
- Greetings and location: 'wo' and singular definite articles 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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