Example of yodelling

A1 - 1 Jacht

A1 - 2 Jeans

A1 - 3 ja

A1 - 4 Junge

A1 - 5 Jo-Jo

A1 - 6 Joghurt

A1 - 7 Job

A1 - 8 Jazz

A1 - 9 jeden Tag

A1 - 10 joggen

B2 - 1 Fisch und Katze [sind] beste Freunde. Das [ist] aber komisch! ...

B2 - 2 Katze [ist] groß aber Fisch [ist] klein. 

B2 - 3 Katze [hat] viele Geschwister aber Fisch [ist] Einzelkind.

B2 - 4 „Katze,“ sagt Fisch. „Ich [bin] ein Wassertier, und ich kann ...

B2 - 5 „Fisch,“ sagt Katze. „Ich [habe] einen Freund aber du [bist] oft alleine.

B2 - 6 „Wir [haben] aber etwas gemeinsam. Wir [sind] Fußball-Fans!“

B2 - 7 „Fisch und Katze [sind] so komisch,“ sagt Maus ...

B2 - 8 „Vielleicht [sind] wir verrückt,“ sagt Fisch ...

B2 - feedback - Fisch und Katze sind beste Freunde. Das ist aber komisch! ...

Talking with friends: 'haben' and 'sein'

German

This unit deepens pupils' knowledge of their verb lexicon. It consolidates their understanding of the English present simple and present continuous to translate the German present tense, with practice in both question and statement forms. Pupils practise the sound-symbol correspondence [j]

Friendship: weak and irregular verbs, simple v. continuous

Which of these words with [j] are loan words from English?

Match the subject pronouns to their forms of 'sein'.

The 'wir' and 'sie' forms of 'haben' are identical to the infinitive.

Which statement about the verb 'haben' is incorrect?

Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct form of 'sein': 'Meine Freunde {{}} wichtig.'

Translate the following sentence into German: 'You have many siblings.'. Use 'du'.

Which of these are loan words that you recognise from English?

Fill in the gap in the following sentence: 'Meine Lieblingsfarbe __________ blau.'

Weak verbs follow a regular pattern of verb endings.

Strong verbs have a vowel change in their verb stem, e.g., 'e' to 'i' or 'ie'.

Translate the following sentence into English: 'Ich bin donnerstags in der Stadt.'

Translate the following sentence into German: 'On Mondays we eat ice cream in the park.' Use word order 2.

Starter Quiz