KS3 · German · Year 9
New Year's resolutions: future tense
New Year's resolutions: future tense
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Your learning goal
I can express future events using 'werden' plus infinitive and other verbs like 'möcht-', 'vorhaben' and 'planen'.
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I can express future events using 'werden' plus infinitive and other verbs like 'möcht-', 'vorhaben' and 'planen'.
Key learning points
- Regular practice of a range of phonic rules supports pronunciation skills.
- The Leitner System is a powerful tool for learning vocabulary effectively.
- Future intentions can be expressed using 'werden', modal, and other verbs like 'vorhaben' and 'planen' plus infinitive.
- Verbs like 'vorhaben', 'planen' and 'es ist' plus adjective need a comma and then 'zu' before the second verb.
- 'Werden' and modal verbs like 'wollen', 'können', 'dürfen' and 'müssen' do not need 'zu' before the second verb.
Words to know
- zu
- preposition meaning 'to', used before the infinitive in most two-verb structures
Common mistakes
'Zu', meaning 'to', is always needed as part of two-verb infinitive structures, e.g., 'Ich hoffe, mehr in die Schule zu lernen.'.
'Werden' and modal verbs do not need 'zu' before the second verb: 'Ich werde mehr in der Schule lernen'. Other verbs that do not require 'zu' include 'helfen', 'lassen' and 'mögen'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Although the lesson is about expressing future intentions, this fits with the context of New Year's resolutions. Teachers may wish to add a cultural element by providing students with an insight into how German-speaking people celebrate the New Year.