Word Order

Do Now: study your hobbies vocabulary:

Hobbies list 1: https://www.educationperfect.com/app/#/2085191/3775505/activity-starter

Hobbies list 2: https://www.educationperfect.com/app/#/2085191/3775506/activity-starter

Learning Intention:

Students will study word order of a simple German sentence and question.

Success Criteria:

Students will increase their knowledge of hobbies and gern / nicht gern

Students will demonstrate their knowledge of word order

Leave Pass:

Notes are written in your workbook.

Activities are completed.

Aufgabe 1. Write the following information in your workbook.

The heading is: SIMPLE SENTENCE WORD ORDER.

Simple sentences have the word order Subject - Verb - Object.

Remember: the VERB is the ACTION WORD; the SUBJECT is the PERSON OR THING DOING THE ACTION.

Examples:

I love animals. = I (subject) - love (verb) - animals (object).

Old McDonald had a farm. Old McDonald (subject) - had (verb) - a farm (object).

If other things are added to the sentence, these become the 'Rest of the Sentence'.

Word order

In statements the simplest word order is: Subject (Pronoun) > Verb > Object/Rest of Sentence.

e.g. Ich spiele Basketball.

Remember: The words 'gern' and 'nicht gern' are placed directly after the conjugated verb in a statement.

e.g. Ich spiele gerne Basketball.

Er schwimmt gerne.

In questions the simplest word order is: Verb > Subject (Pronoun) > Object/Rest of Sentence.

e.g. Spielst du Basketball?

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

e.g. Spielst du gerne Basketball?

Schwimmst du gerne?

Aufgabe 2: Unjumble the following sentences in the table below:

***PASS AUF***BE CAREFUL***

1. Each entry between the /forward slashes/ remains as it is. eg. / nicht gern / would not be split up.

2. Every German noun starts with a capital - so the words with capitals may not be the words which start the sentence.

3. Write down the English translation. If you need help with translation, use the online dictionaries:

dict.cc

leo.org

4. Use the examples provided in the table to help you.

5. Feeling confident? Try some examples of your own.

Aufgabe 3: Changing statements into questions.

What are the two parts of the sentence which need to swap around, to change a sentence into a question?

Can you make questions out of the sentences above?

1. Fill in the table below with three of your own examples (look at the table above).

2. Follow the given examples.