What others do and when: main clause word order and inversion
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe what I and others do and when, using both word order 1 and word order 2.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sounds ‘t’ and [th] sound the same in German, as in ‘Hotel’ and ‘Theater’.
- Word order 1 (WO1) means that the words in a sentence follow this pattern: subject - verb - adverb - noun.
- Word order 2 (WO2) means that the sentence begins with something other than the subject.
- The verb doesn’t change position in WO2.
- Practising writing from memory is important to practise your application of vocabulary and grammar.
Keywords
[th] - pronounced as in ‘Theater’
Word order - the order of words in a sentence
WO1 - abbreviation for word order 1, the standard word order of a German sentence (subject - verb - adverb - noun)
WO2 - abbreviation for word order 2, which inverts the subject and verb in a sentence
Adverb - word that describes a verb or an adjective
Common misconception
The sounds ‘t’ and [th] make the same sound in English as they do in German.
The sounds ‘t’ and [th] sound the same in German. Even though many words with these spellings come from English, German pronounces 't' and [th] in the same way.
Teacher tip
Rehearse Task B4 with the whole class using mini whiteboards to check that students have fully understood what is expected of them.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Put the days of the week in order.
Q2.Which SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) is missing from the following words? '__eater', '__eorie', 'Ma__ematik'
Q3.What is word order 1 (WO1)?
Q4.Which of these statements is in word order 2 (WO2)?
Q5.Translate the following sentence into German: 'I read a book often.' Use word order 1.
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'I often eat ice cream.' Use word order 2.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.How do you spell 'method' in German?
Q2.Match the German and English.
library
choir
club, association
morning
theatre
orchestra
Q3.Fill the gap in the following sentence with an appropriate word: 'Am __________ gehen wir ins Theater.'
Q4.Which word order is the following statement in? '... mache ich Filme.' (A word is missing on purpose.)
Q5.Sort the words below into a sentence in word order 2.
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'On Tuesday I swim.' Use word order 2.
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