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What people have: word order with yes/no questions

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I can turn statements into yes/no questions and can differentiate questions from statements in listening and writing.

I can pronounce and spell [ie] correctly.

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What people have: word order with yes/no questions

Learning outcomes

I can turn statements into yes/no questions and can differentiate questions from statements in listening and writing.

I can pronounce and spell [ie] correctly.

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Key learning points

  1. [ie] sounds like the [ie] in 'Liebe'.
  2. The subject and verb of a German sentence swap places to turn a statement into a closed (yes/no) question.
  3. 'Wie sagt man ...?' is a key question starter to find out how to say a word in German.
  4. 'Wie schreibt man ...?' is a key question starter to find out how to spell a word in German.

Keywords

  • [ie] - pronounced as in 'Liebe'

  • Question - a sentence which asks for information, such as someone's opinion

  • Statement - a sentence which gives information, such as someone's thoughts, or facts

Common misconception

German [ie] is pronounced as in English 'die'.

German [ie] is pronounced as in the German 'Liebe'.

This lesson provides ample opportunity to practise intonation when asking questions. Students could work in pairs to practise reading questions aloud and then contrast the intonation with statements.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match these German questions to their English translations.
Correct Answer:Wie schreibt man ...?,How do you write ...?
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How do you write ...?

Correct Answer:Wie sagt man ...?,How do you say ...?
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How do you say ...?

Correct Answer:Wie geht's?,How's it going?
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How's it going?

Correct Answer:Ist das klar?,Is that clear?
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Is that clear?

Correct Answer:Ist es kalt?,Is it cold?
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Is it cold?

Correct Answer:Wer ist das?,Who is that?
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Who is that?

Q2.
Which of these phrases means 'I don't know!' in German?
Das ist nicht klar!
Ich weiß!
Correct answer: Ich weiß nicht!
Ich bin hier!
Das ist nicht richtig!
Q3.
Match these German phrases to their English meanings.
Correct Answer:ich habe,I have
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I have

Correct Answer:du hast,you have
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you have

Correct Answer:sie hat,she has
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she has

Correct Answer:ich bin,I am
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I am

Correct Answer:du bist,you are
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you are

Correct Answer:das ist,that is
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that is

Q4.
Which of these words completes the following sentence? 'Du hast eine __________.'
Correct answer: Nummer (f)
Haus (nt)
Ort (m)
Q5.
Which of these words completes the following sentence? 'Er __________ ein Mann.'
hat
bist
habe
bin
Correct answer: ist
Q6.
Which of these words use a long [e] sound?
Correct answer: Kaffee
Correct answer: Idee
Correct answer: Meer
bitte
Farbe

5 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words contain the sound [ie]?
Correct answer: die
Correct answer: niemand
Tee
Correct answer: Liebe
frei
Q2.
Which of these statements about yes/no questions are correct?
the subject comes before the verb
Correct answer: the verb comes before the subject
they have the same format as English questions, e.g., 'Do you ...?'
Correct answer: they don't use a question word at the start, e.g., 'Wo?'
Q3.
Which of the options below are statements? Punctuation marks have been removed.
Hast du eine Farbe
Correct answer: Du hast ein Haus
Bist du ein Sänger
Wie sagt man
Correct answer: Das ist der Ort
Q4.
Match the beginnings of these questions to the correct question endings.
Correct Answer:Hast du ein,Buch?
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Buch?

Correct Answer:Bist du,groß?
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groß?

Correct Answer:Wie schreibt,man das?
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man das?

Correct Answer:Ist,das klar?
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das klar?

Correct Answer:Hat,sie eine Frage?
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sie eine Frage?

Correct Answer:Wo ist die,Klasse?
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Klasse?

Q5.
Translate the following question into German: 'Do you have a band?'
Correct Answer: Hast du eine Band?, hast du eine band?, hast du eine Band, 'Hast du eine Band?', 'Hast du eine Band'

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