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.
|   | Русский | Transliteration |   | German |   | |
|   | Что Петя ест? | Chto Petia est? | Isst Peter...? | |||
|   | Петя ест яблоко? | Petia est iabloko? | Isst Peter den Apfel? | |||
|   | Да, Петя его ест | Da, Petia ego est | Ja, Peter isst ihn. | |||
|   | Петя ест банан? | Petia est banan? | Isst Peter die Banane? | |||
|   | Да, Петя его ест. | Da, Petia ego est. | Ja, Peter ist sie. | |||
|   | Петя ест морковку? | Petia est morkovku? | Isst Peter die Karotte? | |||
|   | Да, Петя её ест. | Da, Petia eyo est. | Ja, Peter ist sie. | |||
|   | Петя ест виноград? | Petia est vinograd? | Isst Peter die Trauben? | |||
|   | Да, Петя его ест. | Da, Petia ego est. | Ja, Peter isst sie. | |||
|   | Петя ест лимоны? | Petia est limony? | Isst Peter die Zitronen? | |||
|   | Нет, Петя их не ест. | Net, Petia ikh ne est. | Nein, Peter isst sie nicht. | |||
|   | Петя ест мышь? | Petia est mysh'? | Isst Peter die Maus? | |||
|   | Да, Петя ее ест. | Da, Petia ee est. | Ja, Peter ist sie. | |||
|   | Нет, Петя ее не ест. | Net, Petia ee ne est. | Nein, Peter isst sie nicht. | |||
|   | Петя ест лук? | Petia est luk? | Isst Peter die Zwiebel? | |||
|   | Да, Петя его ест. | Da, Petia ego est. | Ja, Peter isst sie. | |||
|   | Нет, Петя его не ест. | Net, Petia ego ne est. | Nein, Peter isst sie nicht. | |||
| мышь | mysh' | Maus | ||||
| яблоко | iabloko | Apfel | ||||
| банан | Banane | |||||
| виноград | vinograd | Trauben | ||||
| лимон | limon | Zitrone | ||||
| морковь | morkov' | Karotte |