How to play: Drag an item to the man’s hand. You are asked if he eats the item. Click the button to answer yes or no. Repeat to see which items he eats.
What is learned: This activity models the use of "it"and "them". There are some singular and some plural items. If the language has masculine and feminine forms, notice which word is used for feminine versus the masculine form. Notice the word order: the position of the word for "it" and "them" may be different from your native language.
Getting the most out of the activity: It is easy to figure out if the man is eating or not, but you want to learn how to say these sentences. Repeat the sentences that you hear. Make sure you try each item.
Group activities: After doing the activity, take turns asking each other whether the man eats one of the items. One can ask the question, the other gives the answer. Take turns. You can pick one person to be the actor. Offer that person pictures of various items. The "actor" can pretend to eat or refuse the food. The others have to tell if he eats it or not.
|   | English |   |   | German |   | |
|   | Does Pete eat...? | Isst Peter...? | ||||
|   | Does Pete eat the apple? | Isst Peter den Apfel? | ||||
|   | Yes, Pete eats it. | Ja, Peter isst ihn. | ||||
|   | Does Pete eat the banana? | Isst Peter die Banane? | ||||
|   | Yes, Pete eats it. | Ja, Peter ist sie. | ||||
|   | Does Pete eat the carrot? | Isst Peter die Karotte? | ||||
|   | Yes, Pete eats it. | Ja, Peter ist sie. | ||||
|   | Does Pete eat the grapes? | Isst Peter die Trauben? | ||||
|   | Yes, Pete eats them. | Ja, Peter isst sie. | ||||
|   | Does Pete eat the lemon? | Isst Peter die Zitronen? | ||||
|   | No, Pete does not eat it. | Nein, Peter isst sie nicht. | ||||
|   | Does Pete eat the mouse? | Isst Peter die Maus? | ||||
|   | Yes, Pete eats it. | Ja, Peter ist sie. | ||||
|   | No, Pete does not eat it. | Nein, Peter isst sie nicht. | ||||
|   | Does Pete eat the onion? | Isst Peter die Zwiebel? | ||||
|   | Yes, Pete eats it. | Ja, Peter isst sie. | ||||
|   | No, Pete does not eat it. | Nein, Peter isst sie nicht. | ||||
| mouse | Maus | |||||
| apple | Apfel | |||||
| banana | Banane | |||||
| grapes | Trauben | |||||
| lemon | Zitrone | |||||
| carrot | Karotte |