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Sprachen: word order, strong verbs, adjectives identical to adverbs

I can use accurate word order to understand texts and write sentences about learning languages.

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Sprachen: word order, strong verbs, adjectives identical to adverbs

I can use accurate word order to understand texts and write sentences about learning languages.

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Key learning points

  1. Word order one conjunctions do not change word order.
  2. Word order three conjunctions like 'weil' send the verb to the end.
  3. Most German adjectives can be used as adverbs.
  4. Strong verbs in the present tense change the stem vowel in the 2nd and 3rd person singular.

Keywords

  • Conjunction - a word used to connect clauses or sentences

  • Word order 1 - (WO1) subject - verb - object; the standard word order in a German sentence, e.g., 'Ich lerne Deutsch.'

  • Word order 3 - (WO3) the verb is sent to the end of the clause or sentence

  • Adverb - a word which describes a verb, adjective or another adverb

  • Strong verb - a verb whose stem vowel changes in the 'du' and 'er/sie/es' forms in the present tense

Common misconception

In German sentences, the word order changes every time you use a conjunction.

Word order does not change after common co-ordinating conjunctions. 'Und', 'aber', 'oder', 'denn' just join two standard sentences together. 'Subordinating' conjuctions send the verb to the end of the sentence. Practise with 'weil', 'wenn', 'dass'.

There are two versions of the listening tasks in Cycles 2 and 4. Option 1 has Higher tier structures and vocabulary. Option 2 is for Foundation tier. The teacher uses Option 1 in both cases in the video. Option 2 slides, audio and worksheet are available as required.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Was passt zusammen? Match these German verb phrases to their English meanings.
Correct Answer:ich sehe,I see
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I see

Correct Answer:er liest,he reads
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he reads

Correct Answer:du sprichst,you speak
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you speak

Correct Answer:sie schläft,she sleeps
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she sleeps

Correct Answer:man hilft,you/we/one help(s)
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you/we/one help(s)

Correct Answer:du lässt,you let/allow
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you let/allow

Q2.
Match the English words below to their German equivalents.
Correct Answer:Spanish,spanisch
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spanisch

Correct Answer:customer (f),die Kundin
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die Kundin

Correct Answer:to promise,versprechen
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versprechen

Correct Answer:to forget,vergessen
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vergessen

Correct Answer:to understand,verstehen
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verstehen

Correct Answer:to improve,verbessern
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verbessern

Q3.
Sort the words below into the correct order to complete the following sentence: Strong verbs change the __________ in the verb __________ in the __________ and 'er/sie/es' forms.
1 - vowel
2 - stem
3 - 'du'
Q4.
Which of the following statements about adverbs are correct?
Correct answer: In English, most adverbs end with '-ly'; for example, 'naturally'.
Correct answer: An adverb qualifies or modifies a verb; for example, 'he speaks quickly'.
An adjective can qualify or modify a verb; for example, 'he speaks natural'.
Correct answer: The German word 'schnell' means both 'quick' and 'quickly'.
Correct answer: An adverb can qualify an adjective; for example, 'extremely hot'.
Q5.
Which of the following sentences use word order 3?
Correct answer: Ich weiß, dass Deutschlernen Spaß macht.
Er liest immer, denn er liebt Bücher.
Du isst gern Äpfel aber ich esse lieber Bananen.
Correct answer: Er geht nie ins Schwimmbad, weil er nicht schwimmen kann.
Q6.
Which of these conjunctions do not change word order?
Correct answer: denn
Correct answer: und
Correct answer: oder
weil
Correct answer: aber

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to their English equivalents.
Correct Answer:vergessen,to forget, forgetting
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to forget, forgetting

Correct Answer:versprechen,to promise, promising
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to promise, promising

Correct Answer:verstehen,to understand, understanding
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to understand, understanding

Correct Answer:verbessern,to improve, improving
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to improve, improving

Correct Answer:enthalten,to contain, containing
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to contain, containing

Correct Answer:erhalten,to receive, receiving
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to receive, receiving

Q2.
Which of the following groups of conjunctions trigger word order 3?
und, oder, entweder, aber
dass, wenn, denn, und
Correct answer: obwohl, weil, dass, falls
Correct answer: ob, weil, wenn, dass
weil, denn, aber, oder
Q3.
German adjectives are identical to __________. In the sentence 'Der Auto ist langsam', langsam means __________. But in the sentence 'Mein Freund spricht langsam', langsam means __________.
1 - adverbs
2 - slow
3 - slowly
Q4.
Match the German adjective or adverb in each sentence to the correct English meaning.
Correct Answer:Mein Lehrer spricht schnell.,quickly
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quickly

Correct Answer:Der Sportwagen ist sehr schnell.,quick
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quick

Correct Answer:Die Alpen sind sehr schön.,beautiful
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beautiful

Correct Answer:Du hast das schön übersetzt.,beautifully
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beautifully

Correct Answer:Die Bedeutung ist deutlich.,clear
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clear

Correct Answer:Das sehe ich deutlich.,clearly
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clearly

Q5.
Strong verbs change vowel in the __________ and 'er/sie/es' forms of the verb. The most common changes are from 'a' to __________, from __________ to 'ie' and 'e' to __________.
1 - 'du'
2 - 'ä'
3 - 'e'
4 - 'i'
Q6.
Which of the following strong verbs are correctly conjugated?
Correct answer: Ich helfe, du hilfst, er/sie/es hilft, wir helfen, ihr helft, Sie/sie helfen.
Ich sehe, du siehst, der/sie/es sieht, wir sehen, ihr sieht, Sie/sie sehen.
Ich fahre, du fährst, er/sie/es fahrt, wir fahren, ihr fahrt, Sie/sie fahren.
Correct answer: Ich esse, du isst, er/sie/es isst, wir essen, ihr esst, Sie/sie essen.

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