In the classroom: 'sein', nouns, articles, questions
Why this, why now
This unit introduces core vocabulary and grammatical gender to identify and describe items in the classroom. The verb 'sein', definite and indefinite articles and key question words enable simple conversations. Pupils practise sound-symbol correspondences long and short [a] and [e], [ei] and [z]
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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In the classroom: 'sein', nouns, articles, questions
This unit introduces core vocabulary and grammatical gender to identify and describe items in the classroom. The verb 'sein', definite and indefinite articles and key question words enable simple conversations. Pupils practise sound-symbol correspondences long and short [a] and [e], [ei] and [z]
9 lessons- Identifying things: ‘ist’, ‘sein’ and learning vocabulary
- Greetings and locating things: capital letters on German nouns
- What is it? 'Was' and 'sagen'
- Greetings and location: 'wo' and singular definite articles
- What is it like? 'Ist' with adjectives
- Classroom conversations: German alphabet
- How's it going? 'Wie' and the singular indefinite articles 'ein', 'eine', 'ein'
- Describe things: 'sein' 1st and 2nd person singular, negation 'nicht' and 'kein'
- Who, what, how and where? Forming questions, compound nouns