pronounced soft as in 'ich'; in some regions it is pronounced hard as in 'ik'

describes when, how or where something happens

the order of words in a sentence, e.g., word order 1 (subject - verb - adverb - noun) or word order 2 (adverb - verb - subject - noun)

A1 - 1 zwanzig (soft)

A1 - 2 [1/2] König (soft)

A1 - 3 [1/2] riesig (hard)

A1 - 4 [1/2] langweilig (soft)

A1 - 5 [1/2] billig (hard)

A1 - 6 [2/2] vorsichtig (hard)

A1 - 7 [2/2] traurig (hard)

A1 - 8 [2/2] lustig (soft)

A1 - 9 [2/2] winzig (soft)

A1 - 10 [2/2] dreißig (hard)

B2 - 1 In Schottland gibt es viel [Wasser].

B2 - 2 Im Wasser gibt es aber sehr viele [Monster]!

B2 - 3 In den Highlands gibt es auch viele [Tiere]. 

B2 - 4 In Glasgow gibt es viele [Museen].

B2 - 5 Es gibt auch sehr viel [Essen] – mmm, lecker!

B2 - 6 Ich esse in Glasgow nicht so viel [Fleisch]. Dort ist das Essen oft ...

B2 - 7 Wir haben aber leider nicht viel [Obst] im Garten.

B2 - 8 Es gibt nicht so viele [Städte] in Schottland. Das Land ist ...

B2 - 9 Dort wohnen auch nicht so viele [Leute].

Berlin: inversion with adverbs of time and place, and  'viel' and 'viele'

German

This unit introduces the concept of adverbs of time before place in German word order. Pupils apply this knowledge in both question and answer form. They extend their range of questions with 'Wie viel' and 'Wie viele' and practise the sound-symbol correspondence [ig] (final).

Berlin: word order

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Sort the words below into the correct order to form a statement in word order 1.

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Translate the following sentence into English: 'Sie bekommt oft Geld.'

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This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Berlin: inversion with adverbs of time and place, and 'viel' and 'viele'

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.