Year 8 - German
Opinions and reasons: 'weil' vs 'denn', word order after 'weil'
Who am I? Adjective agreement, 'weil' and 'denn'
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces prenominal adjective agreement in nominative and accusative cases. It equips pupils with the knowledge to describe themselves and others in more detail. It will also analyse how to vary giving reasons with 'denn' (word order 1) or 'weil' (word order 3).
Lesson Summary
You will learn to ask open or closed questions to find out what someone likes or doesn't like and why.
Key Notes
- 'Viel' means 'lots of' and is used with uncountable nouns like 'love' or 'time'. 'Viele' means 'many' with plural nouns.
- 'Weil' and 'denn' both mean 'because'. Both are conjunctions and connect clauses or sentences.
- Add 'un-' to make some German adjectives negative, like the English 'un-' or 'im-'.
- Open or information questions start with a wh- word and have more information in the answer than yes/no.
Vocabulary To Learn
- viel, viele: a lot, many
- weil: conjunction meaning 'because' followed by word order 3 (WO3)
- open question: question starting with a wh- word that has more information in the answer than yes/no
- warum?: why?
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Viel' is pronounced like 'vile' in English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
'Viel' means 'lots of' and is used with uncountable nouns like 'love' or 'time'. 'Viele' means 'many' with plural nouns. 'Weil' and 'denn' both mean 'because'. Both are conjunctions and connect clauses or sentences.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'viel, viele'
a lot, many. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'Viel' is pronounced like 'vile' in English. Correction: 'Weil' in German sounds similar to 'vile' in English. However, 'viel' contains [v] which sounds like English 'f' and [ie] which is like English double 'ee'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Appearance: adjective agreement (accusative) Study Guide
- Describe others: adjective agreement (accusative), female person nouns with -in Study Guide
- Explain likes and dislikes: 'weil' vs 'denn', word order after 'weil' Study Guide
- Things I like: nominative adjective agreement, definite and indefinite articles Study Guide
- What makes me happy: adjective agreement, read and respond to a poem in writing Study Guide
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