German: F–10 Sequence / Levels 3 and 4 / Understanding / Systems of language
Content description
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
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 wieviel
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
