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Narrating with nouns: singular definite articles

I can match nouns to their correct grammatical gender and correctly translate short present tense sentences to and from German to narrate events.

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Narrating with nouns: singular definite articles

I can match nouns to their correct grammatical gender and correctly translate short present tense sentences to and from German to narrate events.

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Key learning points

  1. German has three words for 'the': 'der' (masculine), 'die' (feminine) and 'das' (neuter).
  2. When learning a German noun, learn its grammatical gender.
  3. There is only one present tense in German: 'ich lerne' means 'I learn' and 'I am learning'.

Keywords

  • Definite article - the words 'der', 'die', 'das', meaning 'the'

  • Grammatical gender - way to categorise all nouns as either masculine, feminine or neuter

  • Present tense - describes habitual events in the present: ‘I do’ or ‘I’m doing’

Common misconception

Grammatical gender is the same as biological gender.

Grammatical gender is not the same as biological gender, i.e., not all nouns referring to a female are gramatically female (for example, 'das Mädchen' = 'girl').

Task A1 could be adapted in the classroom to be completed on mini whiteboards as a check for understanding, where teachers can address any misconceptions as they arise.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which words mean 'the' in German?
eine
Correct answer: der
Correct answer: das
ein
Correct answer: die
Q2.
Match the German nouns below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:Computerspiel (nt),computer game
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computer game

Correct Answer:Kopf (m),head
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head

Correct Answer:Form (f),shape
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shape

Correct Answer:Familie (f),family
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family

Correct Answer:Zimmer (nt),room
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room

Correct Answer:Mensch (m),human being
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human being

Q3.
Match up the subjects and present tense verb endings.
Correct Answer:ich,-e
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-e

Correct Answer:du,-st
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-st

Correct Answer:er, sie,-t
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-t

Q4.
Which of these words are conjunctions?
Correct answer: und
Correct answer: aber
Liste
Correct answer: oder
gelb
Q5.
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Ich verstehe nicht!'.
Correct Answer: I don't understand!, I do not understand!, 'I don't understand!', 'I do not understand!'
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'She talks with friends.'
Correct Answer: Sie redet mit Freunden., Sie spricht mit Freunden., 'Sie redet mit Freunden.', 'Sie spricht mit Freunden.'

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the English words below to the correct German translations.
Correct Answer:please,bitte
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bitte

Correct Answer:thank you,danke
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danke

Correct Answer:body,Körper (m)
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Körper (m)

Correct Answer:night,Nacht (f)
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Nacht (f)

Correct Answer:to come, coming,kommen
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kommen

Correct Answer:again,nochmal
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nochmal

Q2.
What is 'grammatical gender'?
it is the same as biological gender
Correct answer: it is a way of categorising nouns into different groups
it is a way of narrating events
it is all words meaning 'the'
Q3.
What is a definite article?
a word meaning 'a'
Correct answer: a word meaning 'the'
a word such as 'ich, du, er, sie'
Q4.
How many present tenses are there in German?
Correct answer: one
two
three
Q5.
Which definite article is missing here? ' Mädchen'.
Correct Answer: das
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'The father is standing.'
Correct Answer: Der Vater steht., 'Der Vater steht.'

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