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Identifying things: ‘ist’, ‘sein’ and learning vocabulary

German

This unit introduces core vocabulary and grammatical gender to identify and describe items in the classroom. The verb 'sein', definite and indefinite articles and key question words enable simple conversations. Pupils practise sound-symbol correspondences long and short [a] and [e], [ei] and [z]

In the classroom:  'sein', nouns, articles, questions

True or false? 'Sein' and 'to' be' are irregular verbs?

For nouns, I know the gender of the word and the correct word for 'the'.

Put these vocabulary learning steps in the correct order, from 1-6.

Match the German words below to their English meaning.

Match each gender to the correct example word.

Complete the following sentence: 'Was __________ das?'.

True or false? German nouns always have a grammatical gender.

Match these German nouns to their English meanings.

Which word best fits in the gap in the following sentence? 'Mia __________ hallo.'

Is 'sagen' the long or short form of the verb?

When do long vowel sounds occur in German?

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