Starter quiz
- Read the German word 'zwei' to yourself. What English sound does the German [w] make?
- 'v' ✓
- Read the German word 'vier' to yourself. What English sound does the German [v] make?
- 'f' ✓
- Match these German words to their English meaning.
- der Osten⇔east ✓
- das Projekt⇔project ✓
- die Religion⇔religion ✓
- die Welt⇔world ✓
- bekannt⇔well-known, famous ✓
- was für⇔what sort/type of ✓
- Which of the words below is not a question word?
- wo
- weitere ✓
- wie
- warum
- wer
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Exit quiz
- Match each German word to its English meaning.
- die U-Bahn⇔underground, metro ✓
- Berliner⇔(of) Berlin ✓
- Berlin⇔Berlin ✓
- eigentlich nicht⇔not really ✓
- die Minderheit⇔minority ✓
- How many 'f' sounds are in the following sentence? 'Viele Viertel in Berlin verkaufen fantastische Fahrräder.'
- '6' ✓
- Match each English question word to its German equivalent.
- how?⇔wie? ✓
- why?⇔warum? ✓
- how many?⇔wie viele? ✓
- when?⇔wann? ✓
- where?⇔wo? ✓
- who?⇔wer? ✓
- Which question below is correct?
- Warum fährst du mit der U-Bahn? ✓
- Warum du fährst mit der U-Bahn?
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- Fill in the gap to complete the translation of the question 'How many minorities live in Berlin?'. '______ in Berlin?'
- 'Wie viele Minderheiten wohnen' ✓
- Put these elements in the correct order to create a German sentence. The first word in the sentence has not been capitalised.
- 1⇔was
- 2⇔für
- 3⇔ein
- 4⇔Projekt
- 5⇔machst
- 6⇔du
- 7⇔?
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The German [v] sounds like the English [f].
- The German [w] sounds like the English [v].
- Open questions use a question word before the verb followed by the subject.
Common misconception
The German [w] is pronounced like the English 'w'; the German [v] is pronounced like the English 'v'.
The German [w] is pronounced like the English 'v'; the German [v] is pronounced like the English 'f'.
Keywords
[w] - pronounced as in 'Welt'
[v] - pronounced as in 'vor'
Wh- question words - question words that mostly begin 'wh-' in English, such as 'where'; in German they are 'Fragewörter'
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