Study Hub

Study Guides

This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.

Back to Study HubBrowse Year 9 German Guides

Year 9 - German

Famous festivals and traditions: plural reflexive verbs, 12-hour clock

Ordinary routines and special events: reflexive verbs

Unit Summary

This unit introduces reflexive verbs in the present tense and teaches pupils to recognise reflexive vs non-reflexive use of common verbs. The 12 and 24- hour clock are revisited so that pupils can describe their actions and routines on a daily basis and for special occasions and festivals.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use new and known vocabulary to describe important international cultural traditions.

Key Notes

  • Practising new vocabulary in a range of ways supports effective learning.
  • When verbs are used reflexively, the person doing the action is also the receiver of the action.
  • 'Halb' means half, 'nach' means past and 'vor' means to in 12-hour clock times.
  • In German, 'half past' is expressed as half of the next hour, e.g., 'halb acht' is 7:30.
  • Learning about cultural traditions strengthens language learning, improving comprehension and cultural knowledge.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • reflexive: describes an action where the subject and object of the verb are the same

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • When saying the time, 'half past' is expressed the same way in German as in English, i.e., half past the current hour.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Practising new vocabulary in a range of ways supports effective learning. When verbs are used reflexively, the person doing the action is also the receiver of the action.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'reflexive'

describes an action where the subject and object of the verb are the same. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: When saying the time, 'half past' is expressed the same way in German as in English, i.e., half past the current hour. Correction: In German, 'half past' is expressed as half of the next hour, e.g., 'halb neun' is half of nine o'clock, or half past eight.

More Lessons In This Unit

Browse all guides in the Year 9 German guide library.