Year 7 - German
Activities at home: verb infinitives and singular persons
Life at home: present tense (singular) weak verbs
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces pupils to verb infinitives and the patterns for weak (regular) high frequency verbs in the 1st and 3rd persons singular. Pupils learn how to use them in familiar contexts at school and at home. They practise sound-symbol correspondences long and short [o] and [i].
Lesson Summary
You will learn to recognise regular verbs in the infinitive and singular persons, use reference materials to identify unknown words, and translate accurately from German to English.
Key Notes
- [ch] is a hard sound after a, o, u and au, and soft after other sounds.
- The infinitive form of a verb is found in the dictionary and usually ends in 'en'.
- Singular persons of regular (weak) verbs in the present tense can be recognised by the endings -e, -st or -t.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [ch]: pronounced soft as in 'ich' or hard as in 'Buch'
- infinitive: the dictionary form of a verb which gives its general meaning
- word order: the order of words in a sentence
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Word order is the same in German and English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[ch] is a hard sound after a, o, u and au, and soft after other sounds. The infinitive form of a verb is found in the dictionary and usually ends in 'en'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[ch]'
pronounced soft as in 'ich' or hard as in 'Buch'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Word order is the same in German and English. Correction: Word order is not always the same in German and English. Pay close attention to the position of different sentence parts (subject, verb, nouns, adverbs).
More Lessons In This Unit
- Activities at home: build sentences from infinitive verbs, word order Study Guide
- Life at home: building sentences, present tense singular Study Guide
- Narrating with nouns: singular definite articles Study Guide
- What you do at home: present tense (weak verbs) 1st and 2nd person singular Study Guide
- What you do at home: questions with 'wer', 'was', 'wo' and 'wie' Study Guide
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