KS4 · German · Year 10
Wissen ist Macht! 'Wissen', 'kennen', 'können'
Studying and my future: Sprichst du Deutsch?
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Your learning goal
I can use 'wissen', 'kennen' and 'können' to talk about knowledge.
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Wissen ist Macht! 'Wissen', 'kennen', 'können': 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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Download original PowerPoint ↓What you’ll learn
I can use 'wissen', 'kennen' and 'können' to talk about knowledge.
Key learning points
- The SSCs [-ss-] and [-ß-] sound the same.
- 'Wissen' means to know with facts.
- 'Kennen' means to know someone or be familiar with something.
- 'Können' means to be able to, to know how to do something.
Words to know
- [-ss-]
- pronounced as in 'lassen'
- [-ß-]
- pronounced as in 'Spaß'
- wissen
- to know with facts
- können
- to be able to, to know how to do something.
Common mistakes
[ß] is a capital B and sounds like [b].
[ß] sounds the same as [ss]. [ß] is used after long vowels, [ss] after short vowels. In words with 's' as the final sound, the spelling [-s] or [ß] needs to be learnt; for example, 'Glas' or 'Spaß'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- To distinguish between the use of the different verbs of 'to know', encourage pupils to learn a stock example for each verb to refer to when recalling how to use each verb correctly.