KS3 · German · Year 9
What you do for and with others: prepositions 'ohne', 'für', 'mit', and 'von'
Desires, plans and priorities: 'möcht-' future and use of infinitive
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Your learning goal
I can use a range of pronouns and possessive adjectives to describe how people get on.
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What you do for and with others: prepositions 'ohne', 'für', 'mit', and 'von': 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 a range of pronouns and possessive adjectives to describe how people get on.
Key learning points
- Reading longer texts is a useful way to deepen knowledge of vocabulary.
- Prepositions 'ohne' and 'für' are followed by a direct object and always take the accusative case.
- Prepositions 'mit' and 'von' are followed by an indirect object and always take the dative case.
- Possessive adjectives change spelling according to the gender of the noun they relate to and the case.
Words to know
- direct object pronoun
- replaces the noun directly receiving the action of the verb, e.g., ‘me’, ‘you’, ‘it’, ‘them’; takes the accusative case
- indirect object pronoun
- replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, from you, with them; takes the dative case
- preposition
- word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Common mistakes
I only need to know the gender of the noun to choose the right spelling for the possessive adjective.
Possessive adjectives change spelling to match the gender of the noun, but they also change to match the required case. Verbs and prepositions affect the case that is needed for possessive adjectives.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Teachers may wish to exploit the translation opportunities in Tasks C1, C2 and C3. Students could be asked to complete translations to English as a spoken turn-based task to ensure understanding.