task A 1

comparative adverb meaning 'more gladly, rather'

word that describes a verb or an adjective

Freunde: 'gern' and 'lieber', dictation, comparative adverbs

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.

My personal world: Familie und Freunde

Match the German words below to the correct English translations.

Does [st] sound like 'scht', 'st' or both in the following sentence? 'Der Student steckt stolz seinen Stift in die Tasche.'

Does the following sentence contain a stressed -er, unstressed -er, or both? 'Der freundliche Lehrer erklärt sehr gerne alles.'

Fill in the gap in the following sentence to mean 'prefer': 'Ich mag Emils Stimme gern, aber ich mag {{}} Leons Stimme.'

Turn 'weit' into a comparative adverb to complete the following sentence: 'Dieses Flugzeug fliegt {{}}.'

Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into German: 'My husband runs faster than me.'

Is the [er] in 'jünger' stressed or unstressed?

Does the [st] in 'meistens' sound like 'scht' or 'st'?

This person likes water and coffee equally.

Choose the correct statement based on the following sentence: 'Ich trinke gern Wasser aber ich trinke lieber Kaffee.'

The man and the parents speak equally quietly.

Choose the correct statement based on the following sentence: 'Der Mann spricht leiser als die Eltern.'

Starter Quiz