KS3 · German · Year 8
Favourite activities: questions with 'welch-', answers with 'gern'
Likes and dislikes: adverb 'gern'
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Your learning goal
I can ask and answer questions about what I like doing.
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Favourite activities: questions with 'welch-', answers with 'gern': slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can ask and answer questions about what I like doing.
Key learning points
- The sounds [a] and [ä] are pronounced differently.
- In the present tense, the verb ending changes depending on who is doing the action.
- Some present tense verb stems change their vowel in the 'du, er and sie' forms, e.g., 'treffen' becomes 'du triffst'.
- 'Welch-' means which and is commonly used in questions. It agrees with the noun it is linked to like other adjectives.
- 'Gern' means 'gladly' and is used to express liking for different actions, e.g.' 'Ich spiele gern Fußball'.
Words to know
- present continuous
- describes events happening right now: 'I am doing'
- simple present
- describes habitual events in the present: 'I do'
- welch-
- question word 'which'
Common mistakes
All verbs only need the -en ending changed to match the subject in the present tense.
Some verbs need a change to the vowel in the stem in addition to the change to the -en ending, but only for 'du', 'er' and 'sie' (she).
For parents, carers and teachers
- In the speaking task for Task C1b, part 2 is a bit more challenging that part 1. Teachers may wish to allocate a part to each student in the pair accordingly.