task A 1

to be able to, to know how to do something.

task C 1

task C 2

task C 3

task C 4

task C 5

task C 6

Wissen ist Macht! Wissen, kennen, können

German

This unit revisits the present tense of strong verbs, negation with nicht and kein, compound and plural nouns in the context of learning a new language. Pupils learn to distinguish between wissen, kennen and können with opportunities to apply all these in  listening, reading, speaking and writing. 

People and lifestyle: sprichst du Deutsch?

to know a person, to be familiar with something

to be able to, to know how to do something

Match the verbs below to the correct explanation of their uses. 

[-ss-] and [-ß-] sound the __________. Use [-ss-] after __________vowels and [-ß-] after __________ vowels. An [-s] at the __________ of a word sounds like [-s].

When does [-s] sound the same as -[-ss-] and [-ß-]?

Capital letters can turn verbs into nouns.

Capital letters can turn adjectives into nouns to represent languages.

Capital letters can create adjectival nouns to describe nationality.

Capital letters in German have several important functions. Match the examples to the correct explanations.

Put the words below in the correct order to complete this sentence: 'Er __________ London, aber er __________, dass die Stadt zu teuer ist! Er __________ Deutsch, also wohnt er lieber in Bremen.'

Match the German vocabulary below to the correct English meanings.

The verb 'kennen' (to know) is a weak (regular) verb. How would you say 'she knows'?

Match the German words below to their English equivalents.

Which sentences below need 'kein' to negate them?

Match the forms of the verb 'können' to the correct English meanings.

Put the forms of 'können' in the correct order to complete the following sentence: 'Ich __________ Deutsch sprechen, wir __________ Englisch sprechen aber aber ihr __________ auch Polnisch sprechen!'

Starter Quiz