KS4 · German · Year 10
Einkaufen: 'welch-' and 'dies-' in nominative, accusative, dative
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Your learning goal
I can use 'welch-' and 'dies-' to identify items and take part in a role-play about shopping.
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I can use 'welch-' and 'dies-' to identify items and take part in a role-play about shopping.
Key learning points
- The determiner 'welch-' means 'which'. Its ending changes according to the gender and case of the noun that follows.
- The determiner 'dies-' means ‘this’. Its ending changes in the same way as 'welch-' .
- 'Welch-' and 'dies-' are very helpful for identifying items when shopping.
- In a role-play, it is important to include at least one verb in each short phrase. You must also ask one question.
- 'Sowohl...als auch...' means 'both...and...', 'derselbe, dieselbe, dasselbe' mean 'the same' and 'jene(r)' means 'that'.
Words to know
- welch-
- determiner meaning ‘which’ that changes according to the gender and case of the noun which follows
- dies-
- determiner meaning 'this' which changes according to the gender and case of the noun which follows
- role-play
- a task with a situation and prompts to ask and answer questions, simulating a conversation
Common mistakes
German question words, like English, do not change their spelling.
Whilst most question words, such as 'wo', 'was' and 'warum' have a fixed spelling, 'welch-' changes according the gender and case of the noun that follows.
For parents, carers and teachers
- When completing Tasks B2 and B3, it would be helpful to display European clothing sizes alongside UK sizes so that students can create more authentic conversations, using their own information if desired.