Describing things Saying what something is like

In this lesson, we are going to learn how to describe things: say what something is like. We are also going to read a poem written by someone who has just started learning German like you

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.What is 'ich bin'

am I ? I am my name is

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Q2.What is ein Ding in English?

a thing an human being a shape

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Q3.How might you answer the question 'Wie geht's?

gut danke blau klein

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Q4.What is the opposite of please?

danke bitte rot

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Q5.What is the German word for yellow ?

blau rot gelb

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Q6.What is the opposite of 'klein'

gut gelb groß

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Q7.'How?' in German

Wie? Was? Wie geht's?

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Q8.Which of these words is not a colour?

gut gelb rot

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Q9.What is the definite article for 'Form'

der die das

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Q10.Which word is small?

groß klein blau

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Q11.What is 'a human being'?

ein Mensch eine Mensch ein Mann

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Q12.What would you reply to 'wie geht's? if you were having a bad day?

gut nicht so gut ja, es geht

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Question 7

Question 8

Question 9

Question 10

Question 11

Question 12

Q1.What is 'ich bin'

am I ? I am my name is

1/12

Q2.What is ein Ding in English?

a thing an human being a shape

2/12

Q3.How might you answer the question 'Wie geht's?

gut danke blau klein

3/12

Q4.What is the opposite of please?

danke bitte rot

4/12

Q5.What is the German word for yellow ?

blau rot gelb

5/12

Q6.What is the opposite of 'klein'

gut gelb groß

6/12

Q7.'How?' in German

Wie? Was? Wie geht's?

7/12

Q8.Which of these words is not a colour?

gut gelb rot

8/12

Q9.What is the definite article for 'Form'

der die das

9/12

Q10.Which word is small?

groß klein blau

10/12

Q11.What is 'a human being'?

ein Mensch eine Mensch ein Mann

11/12

Q12.What would you reply to 'wie geht's? if you were having a bad day?

gut nicht so gut ja, es geht

12/12

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GERy7U1L6 - Saying what something is like.

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Q1.What is ein Ding in English?

a thing an human being a shape

1/12

Q2.How might you answer the question 'Wie geht's?

gut danke blau klein

2/12

Q3.What is 'ich bin'?

am I ? I am my name is

3/12

Q4.What is the opposite of please?

danke bitte rot

4/12

Q5.What is the German word for yellow ?

blau rot gelb

5/12

Q6.'How?' in German

Wie? Was? Wie geht's?

6/12

Q7.Which of these words is not a colour?

gelb rot gut

7/12

Q8.What is the opposite of 'klein'

gut gelb groß

8/12

Q9.What is the definite article for 'Form'

der die das

9/12

Q10.Which word is small?

groß klein blau

10/12

Q11.What is 'a human being'?

ein Mensch eine Mensch ein Mann

11/12

Q12.What would you reply to 'wie geht's? if you were having a bad day?

ja, es geht gut nicht so gut

12/12

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GERy7U1L6 - Saying what something is like.

The following questions will help you improve your recall of the vocabulary from this lesson.

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

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Question 8

Question 9

Question 10

Question 11

Question 12

Q1.What is ein Ding in English?

a thing an human being a shape

1/12

Q2.How might you answer the question 'Wie geht's?

gut danke blau klein

2/12

Q3.What is 'ich bin'?

am I ? I am my name is

3/12

Q4.What is the opposite of please?

danke bitte rot

4/12

Q5.What is the German word for yellow ?

blau rot gelb

5/12

Q6.'How?' in German

Wie? Was? Wie geht's?

6/12

Q7.Which of these words is not a colour?

gelb rot gut

7/12

Q8.What is the opposite of 'klein'

gut gelb groß

8/12

Q9.What is the definite article for 'Form'

der die das

9/12

Q10.Which word is small?

groß klein blau

10/12

Q11.What is 'a human being'?

ein Mensch eine Mensch ein Mann

11/12

Q12.What would you reply to 'wie geht's? if you were having a bad day?

ja, es geht gut nicht so gut

12/12

Lesson summary: Describing things Saying what something is like

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The next lesson in Year 7 Unit 1 is "Saying what something is (not): Negation: nicht, kein, keine, kein"

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