Year 9 - German
Volunteering: discuss photos, word order with two-verb structures
Ambitions and destinations: 'mögen', 'möcht-', past tenses
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits a broad range of known grammar and vocabulary and present and past tenses, as pupils learn how to use their knowledge in new contexts of personal goals, travel destinations and volunteering.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use correct word order in two-verb structures with conjunctions, in the context of discussing volunteer work.
Key Notes
- Challenge your language skills by limiting the amount of support or time you have to prepare.
- A two-verb structure contains a conjugated verb and another verb in the infinitive or past participle.
- In two-verb structures, the second verb comes at the end of the clause.
- Some conjunctions (e.g., 'weil') trigger word order three, which sends the conjugated verb to the end of the clause.
- Word order 3 conjunctions affect clauses in all tenses, and in both single and two-verb structures.
Vocabulary To Learn
- two-verb structure: a clause containing a conjugated verb and an infinitive or past participle
- conjunction: word that connects ideas between clauses in a sentence
- word order three (WO3): after certain conjunctions, the verb is sent to the end of the sentence or clause
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- I have to understand every single word in a text in order to understand its general meaning.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Challenge your language skills by limiting the amount of support or time you have to prepare. A two-verb structure contains a conjugated verb and another verb in the infinitive or past participle.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'two-verb structure'
a clause containing a conjugated verb and an infinitive or past participle. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: I have to understand every single word in a text in order to understand its general meaning. Correction: It is difficult to know all of the words in any given language! Use the words you do know and other contextual and linguistic clues to help you decipher the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Like and would like: 'mögen', 'möcht-', plural rules, large numbers Study Guide
- Places you like and prefer: suffix -ung, comparatives, questions Study Guide
- Places you like and prefer: verbs + indirect object, 'gefallen', 'mögen' Study Guide
- School and future ambitions: plural 'mögen' and 'möcht-' Study Guide
- Volunteering: revisit perfect tense Study Guide
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