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Rules of a game: modal verbs, 'jeder', 'jede', 'jedes', dictogloss skills
Pupil outcome: I can use strong verbs, modal verbs and 'jed-' when explaining the rules of a game, and complete a dictogloss task to reinforce my understanding and use of language. Key learning points: - A strong verb has a vowel change...
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Other people's actions: singular present tense strong verbs
Pupil outcome: I can use the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular forms of strong verbs to understand and respond to information about other people's actions. Key learning points: - German vowels (with or without umlauts) can be short or...
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Compare activities: strong verbs 1st and 3rd person singular, compound nouns
Pupil outcome: I can identify compound nouns, label their grammatical gender and use familiar strong verbs in the 1st and 3rd person singular present tense to compare activities. Key learning points: - [r] is a rolling sound at the start...
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Liest du Romane? Questions and informal imperatives with strong verbs
Pupil outcome: I can use present tense strong verbs to ask questions and use the informal imperative to give instructions or advice in the context of free-time activities. Key learning points: - Strong verbs in the present tense change...
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Narrate other people's actions: present tense weak and strong verbs
Pupil outcome: I can use the 3rd person plural present tense form of weak and strong verbs to narrate other people's actions. Key learning points: - Vowels are long when followed by a single consonant, 'h' or if there is a double vowel;...
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Last summer: singular perfect tense with weak and some strong verbs
Pupil outcome: I can use the German perfect tense of weak and strong verbs with 'haben' to say what I, you and he or she did and to ask questions. Key learning points: - 'Welch-' is a determiner and question word which needs to agree...
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Using Strong Verbs to Create Vivid Imagery in Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using strong verbs in writing to create vivid images in the reader's mind. The teacher provides examples and prompts students to practice replacing weak verbs with stronger ones. By...
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Sophia: Strong vs. Weak Verbs
A screencast lesson explaining the difference between strong and weak verbs as well as how to replace weak verbs with stronger ones in a sentence. [4:17]
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Sophia: Strong vs. Weak Verbs
A video lesson explaining the difference between strong and weak verbs and providing examples of strong verbs that could be used to replace weaker verbs. [7:24]
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Sophia: Using Strong Verbs
A screencast lesson reviewing verbs and showing students how to identify week verbs and replace them with stronger verbs. [2:03]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Using Strong Verbs
A video lesson defining a strong verb and explaining how to create strong verbs within a written text by changing passive voice to active voice, eliminating unnecessary qualifiers, and reducing phrases to a single word. [7:24]