Year 9 - German
Work placement as a stagehand: relative clauses
Family experiences: relative clauses
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces introduces relative clauses in the nominative cases, as well as the indefinite pronouns 'jemand' and 'niemand'. Pupils also learn to embed (non-defining) relative clauses within main clauses and revisit adjective endings with indefinite articles.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use relative clauses to identify different objects in the context of a work experience placement as a theatre stagehand.
Key Notes
- German [d] at the beginning of a word or syllable sounds like English 'd'; [d] at the end of a syllable sounds like -t.
- Word mastery includes understanding and producing words without support in new contexts.
- Relative clauses add information about the noun in the main clause without starting another sentence.
- English uses relative pronouns 'who', 'that', 'which', while German uses the definite article that matches the noun.
- In German, the relative pronoun kicks the verb to the end of the relative clause; this is called word order three (WO3).
Vocabulary To Learn
- productive recall: retrieve and use vocabulary without prompts in speaking or writing
- relative clause: adds information about the noun in the main clause
- relative pronoun: pronoun that introduces a relative clause, e.g., 'who', 'that', 'which' - in German words 'der', 'die', 'das' are used
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- German [d] is always pronounced as English [d].
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
German [d] at the beginning of a word or syllable sounds like English 'd'; [d] at the end of a syllable sounds like -t. Word mastery includes understanding and producing words without support in new contexts.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'productive recall'
retrieve and use vocabulary without prompts in speaking or writing. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: German [d] is always pronounced as English [d]. Correction: German [d] at the beginning of a word or syllable sounds like English 'd'; [d] at the end of a syllable sounds like -t. For example, the sentence 'die Landschaft in Deutschland ist wunderschön' contains examples of both [d] sounds.
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