Year 7 - German
What is it? 'Was' and 'sagen'
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 'Was?' and the verb 'sagen' to ask what something is and identify what someone says.
Key Notes
- [e] can be either short (followed by 2 consonants) or long (followed by a single consonant, double vowel or 'h').
- The question word 'Was ...?' meaning 'What ...?' is used to identify things.
- The verb 'sagen' means 'to say, to tell' in the infinitive and its short form 'sagt' means 'says, tells'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [e]: pronounced [e] as in 'denken' and [e] as in 'geben'
- Was?: What?
- verb: a word that communicates actions or states
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All German verbs end in -en.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[e] can be either short (followed by 2 consonants) or long (followed by a single consonant, double vowel or 'h'). The question word 'Was ...?' meaning 'What ...?' is used to identify things.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[e]'
pronounced [e] as in 'denken' and [e] as in 'geben'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: All German verbs end in -en. Correction: Verbs have different forms (endings) depending on the subject. Long form ends in -en and short form ends in -t.
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 like? 'Ist' with adjectives Study Guide
- Who, what, how and where? Forming questions, compound nouns Study Guide
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