'gern' and 'nicht gern'

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Learning Intention:

Students will be introduced to gern / nicht gern

Success Criteria:

Students will know how to use gern / nicht gern

Leave Pass:

The gern / nicht gern notes are written in your workbook.

REVISION: Fill in the table with the German and English pronouns (this should be written in your workbook. Refer to this table for the exercises below.

REVISION: Fill in the table with the verb conjugations.

Aufgabe 1: Gern/nicht gern to say you like/don't like to do something.

1. Rule up a new page in your workbook. Your heading is GERN/NICHT GERN.

2. Copy the following definition and examples into your workbook:

A) SUBJECT: The subject of a sentence is the person or thing doing the action.

Examples:

Mrs. Brown walks her dog. = Mrs. Brown is the subject because she is doing the action - walking.

Mr. Black sings loudly. = Mr. Black is the subject because he is doing the action - singing.

B) gerne - to like/prefer something

nicht gerne - to not like/not prefer something

3. Take notes from the video below, on the usage of gern/nicht gern.

German Lesson (90) - How to Say "I like to..." - German Vocab and Useful Expressions - A2 (Source: YouTube, accessed on March 31, 2020) 0;00-2:31

Aufgabe 2: Test your knowledge.

Using your notes and the video, answer the following questions.

1. The words gern and gerne are exactly the same: they have the same meaning and are used in the same way.

True

False

2. The way to say that someone likes something is exactly the same in both German and English.

True

False

3. What part of speech is the word gern?

noun

adverb

verb

adjective

4. In a sentence, the word gern goes...

before the verb

after the verb

5. In a question, the word order changes. The two words that are swapped around are the...

subject and verb

subject and gern

verb and gern

6. The word order of a simple sentence is:

gern - verb - subject

subject - verb - gern

gern - subject - verb

verb - subject - gern

7. The word order of a simple question is:

verb - subject - gern

subject - verb - gern

gern - subject - verb

gern - verb - subject

Aufgabe 3: Copy the following examples into your exercise book.

EXAMPLE SENTENCES:

Ich spiele gerne Basketball - I like to play basketball.

Ich spiele nicht gerne Basketball - I do not like to play basketball.

Spiele ich gerne Basketball? Do I like to play basketball?

Spiele ich nicht gerne Basketball? Do I not like to play basketball? (In English this would be, Don't I like to play basketball?)

Important:

For statements: Notice that the words 'gern' and 'nicht gern' are placed directly after the conjugated verb in a German sentence.

Ich spiele gern Basketball.

Er schwimmt gern.

For questions: In a German question, the words 'gern' and 'nicht gern' are placed directly after the subject.

Spielst du gern Basketball?

Schwimmst du gern?

Note: the words "gern" and "gerne" are exactly the same. There is no difference in meaning or in use.

Aufgabe 4: Place 'gern' OR 'nicht gern' into the given sentences.

Use the first examples to guide you.

1. Write the gern / nicht gern sentences into the table. Watch your word order!

2. Translate the sentences into English. Write the translations into the table.

Aufgabe 5: Place 'gern' OR 'nicht gern' into the given questions.

Use the first examples to guide you.

1. Write the correct gern / nicht gern questions into the table.

2. Translate the questions into English. Write the translations into the table.

Now for the extension! In your workbook...

1. Draw or cut out pictures of five things you like to do.

2. Label these activities in German. You can use the Education Perfect wordlist or the online dictionaries:

dict.cc

leo.org

3. Feeling courageous? Try writing a full sentence or question, modelled on the examples used above.

4. Don't forget to include this in your student upload below.