shows who something belongs to, e.g., my, your

a form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas

comparative adverb meaning 'more gladly', 'rather'

verb tense used most often in German to narrate past events in writing

Familie und Freunde: translation, comprehension, conversation

German

This unit revisits possessive adjectives and comparatives in a familiar context of friends and family. Pupils expand vocabulary knowledge with word pattern endings of '-keit' and '-heit'. They revisit 'gern' 'lieber', and comparative adverbs before learning superlative adjectives and adverbs.

People and lifestyle: Familie und Freunde

Match the German words below to the correct English translations.

Which of these sentences is the best answer to the question 'Wie sind deine Eltern?'?

Choose the correct word for 'your' (informal) to complete the following sentence: 'Du sprichst mit __________ Schwester.'

Turn 'dunkel' into a comparative adjective.

Fill in the gap to complete the translation of the following sentence: 'I learn a lot, but my friend learns most.' - 'Ich lerne viel aber meine Freundin lernt {{}}.'

What should come at the start of the following sentence? '__________ ist die Integration langfristig.'

Turn 'extrem' into a comparative adjective.

What meaning(s) does the word 'Paar' have in the following sentence? 'Das Paar trägt gern ein Paar Schuhe.'

the man prefers to speak with his parents

the man prefers to spend time with his wife

the man likes to speak with his parents and spend time with his wife equally

'Der Mann spricht gern mit seinen Eltern aber er verbringt lieber Zeit mit seiner Frau.' Which of these statements about this sentence is correct?

Starter Quiz