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A day in my life: present tense, plurals and adverbs

My family, my life: possessive adjectives

Unit Summary

This unit introduces the possessive adjectives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein' and 'ihr' in nominative and accusative forms. Pupils apply this knowledge to describe family members and, with word order 2, to narrate a day's activities. Pupils practise the sound-symbol correspondence [d] (final).

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use appropriate pronouns, verb endings and adverbs to talk about what you and others do on a typical day.

Key Notes

  • Final [d] (a [d] at the end of a word) sounds the same as [t].
  • Plurals indicate more than one of something and this is reflected in the form of the article, noun or verb.
  • Use adverbs to describe where, how or when something happens. In word order 2, the adverb comes first in the sentence.
  • In German, verbs change their endings to match who or what they refer to.
  • Subject pronouns (e.g., 'he', 'er') replace nouns. They match the noun they replace in gender and number.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • final [d]: pronounced as in 'und', the same sound as [t]
  • plural: indicates more than one of something, e.g., of a noun
  • adverb: describes where, how or when something happens, e.g., 'oft'
  • subject pronoun: stands in the place of a noun, e.g., 'sie', 'er', 'es'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • All plural nouns are formed the same way in German.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

Final [d] (a [d] at the end of a word) sounds the same as [t]. Plurals indicate more than one of something and this is reflected in the form of the article, noun or verb.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'final [d]'

pronounced as in 'und', the same sound as [t]. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: All plural nouns are formed the same way in German. Correction: Nouns can form their plural in different ways in German. There are rules to help you learn this.

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