KS4 · German · Year 11

Deutschland: negation, role-play (Edexcel)

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Your learning goal

I can negate sentences using 'nicht', 'kein', 'nichts' and 'nie' and I can take part in a role-play scenario.

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What you’ll learn

I can negate sentences using 'nicht', 'kein', 'nichts' and 'nie' and I can take part in a role-play scenario.

Key learning points

Use 'nicht' before definite articles to mean ‘not the’ and 'kein' instead of the indefinite article to mean 'not a, no'.
Place 'nicht' before adjectives, adverbs, possessives and proper nouns. Place 'nicht' after verbs and whole phrases.
Use 'nichts' to mean 'nothing' or 'not anything', e.g., 'ich sehe nichts.' Use 'nie' to mean 'never'.
When performing a role-play, answers should be a short phrase or sentence. Do not add unnecessary detail.
It is helpful to categorise vocabulary by theme when revisiting large numbers of words.

Words to know

nicht: word meaning 'not'
kein: word used in place of the indefinite article to mean 'not a', 'no', 'not any'
nichts: word meaning 'nothing' or 'not anything'
nie: word meaning 'never'

Common mistakes

I should include as much detail as possible in role-play answers.

When performing a role-play, answers should contain one verb and be concise. Do not add unnecessary detail.

For parents, carers and teachers

There are two versions of the role-play in Learning Cycle 3. Option 1 is for Higher students and Option 2 is for Foundation students.