KS4 · German · Year 10
Sprachen: word order, strong verbs, adjectives identical to adverbs
Studying and my future: Sprichst du Deutsch?
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Your learning goal
I can use accurate word order to understand texts and write sentences about learning languages.
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Sprachen: word order, strong verbs, adjectives identical to adverbs: 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 use accurate word order to understand texts and write sentences about learning languages.
Key learning points
- Word order one conjunctions do not change word order.
- Word order three conjunctions like 'weil' send the verb to the end.
- Most German adjectives can be used as adverbs.
- Strong verbs in the present tense change the stem vowel in the 2nd and 3rd person singular.
Words to know
- conjunction
- a word used to connect clauses or sentences
- word order 1
- (WO1) subject - verb - object; the standard word order in a German sentence, e.g., 'Ich lerne Deutsch.'
- word order 3
- (WO3) the verb is sent to the end of the clause or sentence
- adverb
- a word which describes a verb, adjective or another adverb
- strong verb
- a verb whose stem vowel changes in the 'du' and 'er/sie/es' forms in the present tense
Common mistakes
In German sentences, the word order changes every time you use a conjunction.
Word order does not change after common co-ordinating conjunctions. 'Und', 'aber', 'oder', 'denn' just join two standard sentences together. 'Subordinating' conjuctions send the verb to the end of the sentence. Practise with 'weil', 'wenn', 'dass'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- There are two versions of the listening tasks in Cycles 2 and 4. Option 1 has Higher tier structures and vocabulary. Option 2 is for Foundation tier. The teacher uses Option 1 in both cases in the video. Option 2 slides, audio and worksheet are available as required.