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German Opinions — Die Meinungen

Seventh graders learn to give opinions in German — Ich finde…, Ich mag…, Meiner Meinung nach… — so they can say what they think and like auf Deutsch.

Grade 7Die Meinungen50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Give an opinion.
  • ✓Say what you like.
  • ✓Use “Ich finde.”
  • ✓Share your view.
Essential Question

What do you think? Sharing opinions makes conversation real. How do you give an opinion in German?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

German Opinions Check

Project each item and have students answer about giving opinions in German.

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Answer each question about opinions in German.
The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — What Do You Think?

5 min

Sharing opinions makes conversation real — how in German?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask an opinion.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Die Meinungen

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to German Opinions Check.
  • Note “Ich finde.”
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Repeat.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Ich finde das gut.”
  • Say “Ich mag…”
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Say it.
  • Say.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Give an opinion.
  • Say what you like.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Give it.
  • Say it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Ich finde…”
  • Say what it means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Explain it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-High).

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: exchange opinions.

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: state a view.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare expressing opinions.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to discussion.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Opinion-phrase cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Ich finde ___ gut.”
  • Model opinions.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with Ich mag.
  • Use one example.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Give reasons (weil…).
  • Agree or disagree.
  • Debate a topic.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 💭Opinion cards
  • 💻German Opinions Check
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

die MeinungopinionIch findeI think/findIch magI likeIch mag nichtI don’t likegutgoodschlechtbadMeiner Meinung nachin my opinionIch denkeI think
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What does “Ich finde das gut” mean?
I think that’s good.
QUESTION 2
What does “Ich mag Musik” mean?
I like music.
QUESTION 3
What does “Meiner Meinung nach” mean?
In my opinion.

Reflect: deine Meinung.

Have students give one opinion in German (like “Ich finde Musik gut”). A printable opinions sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: die Meinung, gut, Ich denke, Ich finde, Ich mag, Ich mag nicht, Meiner Meinung nach, schlecht
  1. good
  2. I think/find
  3. opinion
  4. I don’t like
  5. bad
  6. I like
  7. I think
  8. in my opinion

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “Ich finde das gut” mean?
  2. What does “Ich mag Musik” mean?
  3. What does “Meiner Meinung nach” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) gut · 2) Ich finde · 3) die Meinung · 4) Ich mag nicht · 5) schlecht · 6) Ich mag · 7) Ich denke · 8) Meiner Meinung nach
Part B: 1) I think that’s good. 2) I like music. 3) In my opinion.