KS4 · German · Year 10
Badeschiff Berlin: possessive adjectives, modal verbs, 2-verb structures
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I can use the correct possessive pronoun to translate ‘its’ and apply my knowledge of present tense modal verbs and the two-verb rule in speaking and writing about a trip.
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I can use the correct possessive pronoun to translate ‘its’ and apply my knowledge of present tense modal verbs and the two-verb rule in speaking and writing about a trip.
Key learning points
- There are 16 Bundesländer (states) in Germany, 9 in Austria and 26 Kantone (states) in Switzerland.
- Possessive adjectives are used with nouns to show ownership or belonging. They must agree with the noun which follows.
- To translate 'its', use 'sein' with masculine or neuter nouns, and 'ihr' with feminine nouns.
- Modal verbs express ideas of necessity or possibility. Use them with a 2nd verb in the infinitive at the sentence's end.
- Apply the two-verb rule if there are two verbs in a sentence. The second verb goes to the end.
Words to know
- possessive adjective
- a word that goes before a noun to show ownership or belonging and matches the noun in gender, case and number
- sein
- possessive adjective meaning 'his' or 'its'
- ihr
- possessive adjective meaning 'her', 'their' or 'its'
- modal verb
- verb of necessity or possibility (must, can, want) used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive, which goes to the end of the sentence
- two-verb rule
- position of the 2nd verb at the end of two-verb sentences
Common mistakes
A possessive adjective must match whoever possesses the noun in gender, number and case.
A possessive adjective matches the gender, number and case of the noun it describes, not the person possessing it, e.g., 'his school' - 'seine Schule'. The possessor is male but the noun they possess is feminine.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Extend the speaking element of the lesson by using the stimulus texts as opportunities for reading aloud.