Year 8 - German
A music festival: perfect and imperfect tenses, question forming
Past events: perfect and imperfect tenses, adjective agreement and comparatives
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits the perfect and imperfect tenses, as well as word order 1 and 3. Pupils also revisit numbers and dates, including ordinal numbers and practise telling the time more precisely as they describe and narrate past events.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to ask and answer questions about a visit to a music event.
Key Notes
- Plural nouns are formed in different ways, depending on factors such as gender and how the singular form ends.
- Ordinal numbers indicate position or order in a list or sequence, e.g., first, second, third; we use them for dates.
- Questions are formed by inverting subject and verb; a question word can be added to create an open question.
- 'Sie' with the correct verb form should be used when asking questions in formal situations.
Vocabulary To Learn
- noun: word for a person, place, or thing
- ordinal number: a number defining the position of something in a series, such as 'first', 'second', or 'third'
- open question: question starting with a wh- word that has more information in the answer than yes/no
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When addressing questions to someone, I can just use 'du'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Plural nouns are formed in different ways, depending on factors such as gender and how the singular form ends. Ordinal numbers indicate position or order in a list or sequence, e.g., first, second, third; we use them for dates.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'noun'
word for a person, place, or thing. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: When addressing questions to someone, I can just use 'du'. Correction: Questions often need to be asked using 'Sie', in situations where respect should be shown, such as when asking a teacher or an unknown adult.
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