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German / Year 3 and 4 / Understanding / Systems of language
Version 8
Curriculum content descriptions
Notice and apply elements of German grammar such as gender and singular/plural forms, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns and word order in simple spoken and written texts
[Key concepts: word order, connections, syntax, cases; Key processes: noticing patterns, making connections]
(ACLGEU132)
Elaborations
- recognising the link between a noun’s gender and its definite/indefinite article and nominative pronoun in relation to people, for example, der Bruder, ein Bruder, er
- using the nominative and accusative indefinite articles to denote an unspecified person or object, for example, Rotkäppchen hatte einen Korb.
- comparing pluralisation of nouns in German and English, and using die for plural nouns in German, for example, der Apfel/die Äpfel
- describing a relationship using a possessive adjective, for example, mein/e, dein/e, sein/e, ihr/e
- understanding and using pronouns to refer to people, for example, ich, du, er, sie (singular); wir, ihr, sie (plural); Sie heißt Anna. Sie heißen Ben und Sarah.
- using the correct verb form associated with a noun or pronoun or combination thereof, for example, Die Lehrerin singt ein Lied; Herr Schwarz trinkt Kaffee; Sie spielt Tennis; Mein Freund und ich sprechen Englisch.
- using present tense forms of irregular verbs such as haben and sein and recognising similarities to the English verbs ‘to have’ and ‘to be’
- describing capabilities and preferences using limited forms of the modal verbs können and mögen, for example, Ich kann gut schwimmen. Er mag Cricket. Wir möchten eine Party machen.
- understanding and describing current and recurring actions using verbs such as essen, fliegen, fressen, laufen, leben, schwimmen, sprechen and trinken
- understanding and describing past events using the simple past tense of familiar verbs such as war, hatte, ging, sah, spielte and machte
- joining words, phrases and sentences using und, oder and aber
- understanding the meaning of and using common time phrases and cohesive devices, for example, gestern, heute, dann and zuerst
- understanding and formulating questions using subject–verb inversion, for example, Magst du Sport?
- understanding and using a range of question words and the intended/related answer, for example, woher, welcher and wie viel
- locating events in time with regard to days, months, seasons and ‘half past’ time, for example, Ich spiele im Winter Fußball. Die Schule beginnt um halb neun.
- describing location formulaically using prepositional phrases such as im Wasser, in der Luft, auf dem Land, neben dem Tisch or auf der linken Seite
- using ordinal numbers to give the date, for example, Heute ist der dritte Juli. Er hat am siebten August Geburtstag.
- referring to quantities of people and things (including money) using cardinal numbers up to 100
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Words, Plurals, Word order, Gender (Grammar), German language