preposition meaning ‘in’ or ‘into’

preposition meaning ‘on’ or ‘onto’

used with prepositions to indicate movement towards someone or something

used with prepositions to indicate the location of someone or something

A1 - 1 Schulfach

A1 - 2 stehen

A1 - 3 Stück

A1 - 4 schreiben

A1 - 5 Fleisch

A1 - 6 streng

A1 - 7 Geschenk

A1 - 8 Deutsch

A1 - 9 Gutschein

A1 - 10 Kunst

B3 - Am Samstagnachmittag gehen Wolfgang und Mia in die Stadt ...

Where are you and where are you going? 'In' and 'auf' (accusative and dative)

German

This unit introduces word order 2 for sentences starting with time adverbs. It contrasts word order 1 and 2 when describing what others do and when. Pupils then apply these rules to question forms. The dative case is introduced to describe location, plus sound-symbol correspondences [th] and [st].

Activities: time phrases, word order, prepositions

Choose the correct sound: 'Ich esse mit Freunden ein ____ück Pizza.'

What are the possible meanings of 'auf' with the accusative case?

Choose the correct definite article to complete the following sentence: 'Ich bin auf __________ Party.' ('I am at the party.')

Choose the correct definite article to complete the following sentence: 'Wir gehen auf __________ Konzert.' ('We go to the concert.')

Translate the following sentence into German: 'She is now going into the cinema.' Use word order 1.

At the start of a word, [st] sounds like the English ...

Match the definite articles with their cases.

Which case is used to express movement towards something or someone?

Which case is used to express the location of something or someone?

Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct definite article: 'Mia lernt in __________ Bibliothek.'

Translate the following sentence into English: 'Wir tanzen ins Café.'

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