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Ask about activities: present tense strong verbs 1st and 2nd person singular

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I can read, listen and respond to longer texts about activities, which include weak, irregular and strong verbs in the 1st and 2nd person singular forms of the present tense.

I can correctly pronounce [eu].

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Ask about activities: present tense strong verbs 1st and 2nd person singular

Learning outcomes

I can read, listen and respond to longer texts about activities, which include weak, irregular and strong verbs in the 1st and 2nd person singular forms of the present tense.

I can correctly pronounce [eu].

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Key learning points

  1. [eu] is pronounced as in 'Deutschland' and sounds the same as [äu].
  2. Strong verbs change the vowel in their stem in the 2nd and 3rd person singular forms.
  3. Only verbs with an 'a' or e' in their stem can be strong.
  4. Swap the position of the subject and verb in a statement and add a question word to the start to form an open question.

Keywords

  • [eu] - pronounced as in 'Deutschland'

  • Strong verb - a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms

  • Open question - question starting with a wh- word that has more information in the answer than ‘yes’ or ‘no’

Common misconception

There is no vowel change in the 2nd person singular 'du' present tense forms of strong verbs.

The vowel in the stem of strong verbs with an 'a' or 'e' in their stem will change in the 2nd person singular 'du' present tense form.

Three of the words in Task B1 are compound nouns. Students can be asked to segment them and translate the component parts, and then give the English meanings.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:nach,to, towards
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to, towards

Correct Answer:Vater (m),father
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father

Correct Answer:türkisch,Turkish
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Turkish

Correct Answer:Hund (m),dog
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dog

Correct Answer:bekommen,to get, getting
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to get, getting

Correct Answer:werden,to become, becoming
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to become, becoming

Q2.
Which subject pronoun is the 2nd person singular?
ich
Correct answer: du
wir
es
Q3.
What is a strong verb?
Correct answer: a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms
a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of all of its forms
a verb that follows a regular pattern of changes when verb endings are applied
a verb that is used frequently in the third person singular
Q4.
Which letter changes to 'ie' in 'lesen'?
Correct answer: the 'e' in the verb stem
the 'e' in the infinitive ending
'lesen' doesn't have a vowel change
the 's' between the two 'e's
Q5.
Complete the following question: ' wohnst du?' 'Ich wohne in Cambridge, nicht in London.'
Correct Answer: Wo
Q6.
Which words contain a vocalic [r]? This is an 'ah' sound.
Correct answer: aber
Correct answer: Uhr
reden
rot
Correct answer: vier

6 Questions

Q1.
Which sound-symbol correspondences sound the same, despite being spelled differently?
[au]
Correct answer: [äu]
Correct answer: [eu]
[ie]
[ei]
Q2.
Select the possible questions for the following answer: 'Jeden Tag!'
Correct answer: Wie oft liest du?
Wo lernst du?
Mit wem spielst du?
Woher kommst du?
Correct answer: Wann isst du Pizza?
Q3.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:Fahrrad (nt),bicycle
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bicycle

Correct Answer:Gemüse (nt),vegetables
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vegetables

Correct Answer:Fleisch (m),meat
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meat

Correct Answer:Eis (nt),ice cream
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ice cream

Correct Answer:am Nachmittag,in the afternoon
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in the afternoon

Correct Answer:am Abend,in the evening
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in the evening

Q4.
If a verb is strong, which forms of the verb change their vowel?
ich
Correct answer: du
Correct answer: sie, er, es
wir
Q5.
Which present tense verb ending fills the following gap? 'Du schläf__________ zehn Stunden.'
e
Correct answer: st
t
en
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'You are speaking English.'
Correct Answer: Du sprichst Englisch.

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