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4.2 Directions and locations

German · Grade 11 · 8 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Articles in the nominative, accusative and dative cases
  • Personal pronouns in the nominative, accusative and dative
  • Local prepositions of place and direction
  • Wechselpräpositionen: Wo? with the dative and Wohin? with the accusative
  • Question words Wo?, Wohin? and Woher?
  • Richtungsangaben: giving directions (Wegbeschreibung)
  • Describing the location of places and items in the school
  • Writing texts using expressions that govern directions

What you will be able to do

  • identify various language structures for communication
  • apply acquired language structures in various contexts
  • recognise the value of concise language in communication

Key questions

“Why is grammar important for communication?”

Lessons

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  1. Articles in three cases
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Use the definite article in the nominative, accusative and dative.
  2. Personal pronouns
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Use personal pronouns in the nominative, accusative and dative.
  3. Local prepositions of place
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Use prepositions such as in, an, auf, unter, vor and neben to say where things are.
  4. Wechselpräpositionen
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Use dative for position and accusative for movement with the same prepositions.
  5. The question words Wo?, Wohin? and Woher?
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Ask about place, direction and origin with the right question word.
  6. Giving directions
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Give and follow directions in the school environment.
  7. Places in the school
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Name places in the school and describe where they are.
  8. Writing a route description
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Write a short Wegbeschreibung using linking words and directions.