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Opinions about school: singular 'finden', 'ihn', 'sie', 'es', 'sie' (plural)

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I can say what I, you or another person think about school using the verb 'finden' and object pronouns.

I can distinguish and pronounce [s] and [ß] correctly.

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Opinions about school: singular 'finden', 'ihn', 'sie', 'es', 'sie' (plural)

Learning outcomes

I can say what I, you or another person think about school using the verb 'finden' and object pronouns.

I can distinguish and pronounce [s] and [ß] correctly.

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Key learning points

  1. [s] sounds like the English 'z'.
  2. [ß] sounds like the English 's'.
  3. The verb 'finden' adds an 'e' before the '-st' and '-t' endings to make it easier to pronounce: 'du findest, er findet'.
  4. The object pronoun 'it' is masculine 'ihn', feminine 'sie' or neuter 'es'; 'ihn' or 'sie' also mean 'him' or 'her'.
  5. To say 'them' in German, use the plural object pronoun 'sie' for all genders.

Keywords

  • [s] - pronounced as in 'sollen'

  • [ß] - pronounced as in 'groß' or 'lassen'

  • Finden - verb meaning 'to find, finding', frequently used to seek or express an opinion and often translated as 'to think'

  • Object pronoun - replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb, e.g., me, you, it, them

Common misconception

[ß] is a capitalised letter 'B'.

[ß] is a symbol representing 'ss' and is called 'Eszett' or 'scharfes s'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:kochen,to cook, cooking
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to cook, cooking

Correct Answer:mögen,to like, liking
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to like, liking

Correct Answer:arbeiten,to work, working
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to work, working

Correct Answer:wohnen,to live, living
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to live, living

Correct Answer:sitzen,to sit, sitting
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to sit, sitting

Correct Answer:putzen,to clean, cleaning
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to clean, cleaning

Q2.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:Geschenk (nt),present
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present

Correct Answer:Gutschein (m),voucher
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voucher

Correct Answer:Handy (nt),mobile phone
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mobile phone

Correct Answer:Zimmer (nt),room
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room

Correct Answer:Fahrrad (nt),bicycle, bike
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bicycle, bike

Correct Answer:Lehrer (mpl),teachers
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teachers

Q3.
Which word below is not a subject pronoun?
er
ich
du
Correct answer: ihn
sie
Q4.
What happens to the masculine definite article 'der' after a verb?
it becomes 'ihn'
Correct answer: it becomes 'den'
it becomes 'einen'
it stays the same
Q5.
Complete the following sentence using the correct object pronoun: 'Die Schule - Ich mag .'
Correct Answer: sie
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Ich mag es nicht.'
Correct Answer: I don't like it., I do not like it., I dislike it.

5 Questions

Q1.
What does the symbol [ß] represent?
a 'B'
a 'z'
Correct answer: a double s - 'ss'
a single s - 's'
Q2.
When does [s] sound like the English 'z'?
Correct answer: at the start of a word
at the end of a word
Correct answer: in the middle of a word
if there is a double 'ss'
Q3.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:schlecht,bad
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bad

Correct Answer:leicht,easy
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easy

Correct Answer:schwierig,difficult, hard
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difficult, hard

Correct Answer:wichtig,important
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important

Correct Answer:langweilig,boring
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boring

Correct Answer:streng,strict
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strict

Q4.
Complete the following sentence using the correct form of 'finden': 'Du den Unterricht gut.'
Correct Answer: findest
Q5.
You are referring to a group of teachers. Translate the following sentence into German: 'I find them good.'
Correct Answer: Ich finde sie gut., 'Ich finde sie gut.'

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