Starter quiz
- Put the days of the week in order.
- 1⇔Montag
- 2⇔Dienstag
- 3⇔Mittwoch
- 4⇔Donnerstag
- 5⇔Freitag
- 6⇔Samstag
- 7⇔Sonntag
- Which SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) is missing from the following words? '__eater', '__eorie', 'Ma__ematik'
- '[th]' ✓
- What is word order 1 (WO1)?
- the standard order of words in a German sentence (subject, verb, adverb, noun) ✓
- the standard order of words in a German question (verb, subject)
- when the verb and subject swap position in a statement
- when the adverb and subject swap position in a statement
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- Which of these statements is in word order 2 (WO2)?
- Heute kaufe ich Videos und Filme. ✓
- Ich kaufe Videos.
- Kaufst du Videos heute?
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- Translate the following sentence into German: 'I read a book often.' Use word order 1.
- 'Ich lese oft ein Buch.' ✓
- Translate the following sentence into German: 'I often eat ice cream.' Use word order 2.
- 'Oft esse ich Eis.' ✓
Exit quiz
- How do you spell 'method' in German?
- Metode
- Methode ✓
- Mettode
- Method
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- Match the German and English.
- Bibliothek (f)⇔library ✓
- Chor (nt)⇔choir ✓
- Verein (m)⇔club, association ✓
- Morgen (m)⇔morning ✓
- Theater (nt)⇔theatre ✓
- Orchester (nt)⇔orchestra ✓
- Fill the gap in the following sentence with an appropriate word: 'Am __________ gehen wir ins Theater.'
- Morgen ✓
- Mittwoch ✓
- jetzt
- oft
- Donnerstag ✓
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- Which word order is the following statement in? '... mache ich Filme.' (A word is missing on purpose.)
- word order 1
- word order 2 ✓
- we can't tell
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- Sort the words below into a sentence in word order 2.
- 1⇔dann
- 2⇔trage
- 3⇔ich
- 4⇔meine
- 5⇔Jacke
- Translate the following sentence into German: 'On Tuesday I swim.' Use word order 2.
- 'Am Dienstag schwimme ich.' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The sounds ‘t’ and [th] sound the same in German, as in ‘Hotel’ and ‘Theater’.
- Word order 1 (WO1) means that the words in a sentence follow this pattern: subject - verb - adverb - noun.
- Word order 2 (WO2) means that the sentence begins with something other than the subject.
- The verb doesn’t change position in WO2.
- Practising writing from memory is important to practise your application of vocabulary and grammar.
Common misconception
The sounds ‘t’ and [th] make the same sound in English as they do in German.
The sounds ‘t’ and [th] sound the same in German. Even though many words with these spellings come from English, German pronounces 't' and [th] in the same way.
Keywords
[th] - pronounced as in ‘Theater’
Word order - the order of words in a sentence
Wo1 - abbreviation for word order 1, the standard word order of a German sentence (subject - verb - adverb - noun)
Wo2 - abbreviation for word order 2, which inverts the subject and verb in a sentence
Adverb - word that describes a verb or an adjective
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