Year 7 - German
What is it like? 'Ist' with adjectives
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 ask what something is like, answer creatively with a range of adjectives, and understand known words and cognates in a longer passage.
Key Notes
- 'Wie?' has two meanings: 'How?' and 'What ... like?', e.g., 'Wie geht's?' and 'Wie ist der Mann?'.
- 'Ist' means 'is'.
- Use an adjective after 'ist' to say what something or someone is like.
- Learners can build and use their own treasure trove of vocabulary that is important to them.
Vocabulary To Learn
- wie?: how?
- ist: is
- adjective: a word that gives information about a noun
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Wie' always means 'how'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
'Wie?' has two meanings: 'How?' and 'What ... like?', e.g., 'Wie geht's?' and 'Wie ist der Mann?'. 'Ist' means 'is'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'wie?'
how? Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'Wie' always means 'how'. Correction: 'Wie?' has two meanings: 1. 'How?' (e.g., 'Wie geht's?' - How's it going? / How are you?_; 2. 'What?' (e.g., 'Wie ist [der Gast]?' - What is [the guest] like?). Encourage pupils to learn both meanings and specific examples.
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
- 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? 'Was' and 'sagen' Study Guide
- Who, what, how and where? Forming questions, compound nouns Study Guide
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