What is it like? 'Ist' with adjectives | German | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which of these responses answer the question 'Wie geht's?'?
- Gut. ✓
- Das ist gut.
- Nicht so gut. ✓
- Ja, es geht. ✓
True or false? There are different words for 'a' in German?
- True ✓
- False
Which of these words have the [ei] sound?
- frei ✓
- allein ✓
- Flasche
- Tafel
- klein ✓
Which statement best explains the use of 'a'?
- it typically introduces new information and identifies something unfamiliar ✓
- it refers to something already mentioned or known
Match up these nouns with the correct grammatical gender.
- ein Tisch
  
  ⇔
  
  masculine ✓
- eine Flasche
  
  ⇔
  
  feminine ✓
- ein Heft
  
  ⇔
  
  neuter ✓
Match the German words or phrases below to the correct English translations.
- hallo
  
  ⇔
  
  hello ✓
- Wie geht's?
  
  ⇔
  
  How are you? ✓
- Wo ist der Tisch?
  
  ⇔
  
  Where is the table? ✓
- Der Tisch ist da.
  
  ⇔
  
  The table is there. ✓
- tschüs
  
  ⇔
  
  bye ✓

Exit quiz

What are the correct meanings of 'Wie?'?
- What?
- Where?
- How? ✓
- What ... like? ✓
- Who?
Match the German colours to the correct English translations.
- rot
  
  ⇔
  
  red ✓
- blau
  
  ⇔
  
  blue ✓
- gelb
  
  ⇔
  
  yellow ✓
- schwarz
  
  ⇔
  
  black ✓
- rosarot
  
  ⇔
  
  pink ✓
Which of these words are adjectives?
- Klasse
- klein ✓
- Mann
- Ding
- groß ✓
Put the words below in the correct order to make a complete sentence in German.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  der
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Mann
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  ist
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  blau
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Der Tisch ist klein und rot.'
- 'The table is small and red.' ✓
Match the pairs of words together.
- rot
  
  ⇔
  
  blau ✓
- bitte
  
  ⇔
  
  danke ✓
- klein
  
  ⇔
  
  groß ✓
- Mensch
  
  ⇔
  
  Ding ✓
- Wie geht's?
  
  ⇔
  
  gut, danke ✓

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Key learning points

'Wie?' has two meanings: 'How?' and 'What ... like?', e.g., 'Wie geht's?' and 'Wie ist der Mann?'.
'Ist' means 'is'.
Use an adjective after 'ist' to say what something or someone is like.
Learners can build and use their own treasure trove of vocabulary that is important to them.

Common misconception

'Wie' always means 'how'.

'Wie?' has two meanings: 1. 'How?' (e.g., 'Wie geht's?' - How's it going? / How are you?_; 2. 'What?' (e.g., 'Wie ist [der Gast]?' - What is [the guest] like?). Encourage pupils to learn both meanings and specific examples.

Keywords

Wie? - how?
Ist - is
Adjective - a word that gives information about a noun