Year 7 - German
Who, what, how and where? Forming questions, compound 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 ask questions in German using the question words 'Wer?', 'Wie?', 'Was?' and 'Wo?' and can form compound words.
Key Notes
- [w] sounds like the English [v].
- The question word 'Wer?' means 'Who?'.
- The question words 'Was?', 'Wo?' and 'Wie?' mean 'What?', 'Where?' and 'How?'.
- Two nouns can combine to form a compound noun, which takes the gender of the 2nd noun; for example, 'der Fußball'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- compound noun: two or more nouns put together to make one long word
- [w]: pronounced [w] as in 'Wo?'
- wer: who
- information question: wh- word question that requires more information in the answer than just yes/no
- translator: person who translates text from one language to another
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Wer?' means 'Where?'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[w] sounds like the English [v]. The question word 'Wer?' means 'Who?'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'compound noun'
two or more nouns put together to make one long word. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'Wer?' means 'Where?'. Correction: 'Wer?' means 'Who?'. A good way to remember its meaning is to think of a 'hoover': 'Who Wer?'.
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
- What is it? 'Was' and 'sagen' Study Guide
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