1 - Who Plays, Who Would Like to? ~5 mins
Hands up if you play an instrument. Hands up if you do not play one yet, but you would like to try.
Today you will name eight instruments in German, and say both what you play and what you would like to play.
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Name eight instruments in German with die or das
- Say what you play and what you would like to play
- Spot instrument-name cousins across languages, and how music brings a village together
2 - Eight German Instruments ~10 mins
Here are today's eight instruments. We meet them in two groups. Tap each one, listen, then say it back together. Keep die or das with the name when you label it.
Group 1: listen and repeat each word twice. Then try the play frame: Ich spiele Gitarre (I play guitar).
Group 2: listen and repeat each word twice. Then try the would-like frame: Ich möchte Klavier spielen (I would like to play piano).
Language cousins: Gitarre, Trompete, Saxophon and Cello sound close to English. Instrument names often travel between languages.
3 - Label the Blaskapelle ~10 mins
This picture is a small-town Blaskapelle line-up: the kind of village brass band you might hear at a local festival. Look at each instrument. When it is your turn, say the full German name with die or das, then help us choose the label on the board.
Everyone else: whisper the word with its article to your shoulder partner before we click.
4 - Into Your Copy ~3 mins
Open your copy and write one sentence about an instrument you play or would like to play. Use Ich spiele … or Ich möchte … spielen. Write the instrument name without die or das in the sentence (keep capitals on the noun).
5 - Instrument Bingo ~10 mins
You will get a bingo card. Listen for the German name with its article and mark that square. When you have a full line, stand and say Bingo! then read your line in German with the articles.
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