Lesson 5 of 19

Describing work experience (Part 2/3)

Lesson 5 of 19

Describing work experience (Part 2/3)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will practise using 'kein' in order to describe what we did not do on work experience.
  2. Purpose of language use: Describing work experience and part time jobs
  3. Grammar: Revisit modals in imperfec. Common verbs in perfect tense, Using conjunction. Reinforce kein

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13 Questions

Q1.
What is the German for "on work experience"?

auf Arbeitspraktikum
Correct answer: beim Arbeitspraktikum
in Arbeitspraktikum

Q2.
What is the German for "to file documents"?

Correct answer: Dokumente abheften
Dokumente organisieren
Dokumente schreiben

Q3.
Put this sentence in the right word order: machen / musste / ich / Telefonanrufe

Ich musste machen Telefonanrufe.
Correct answer: Ich musste Telefonanrufe machen.
Ich Telefonanrufe machen musste.

Q4.
Translate into German: "I had to make tea, but it was boring."

Ich musste machen Tee, aber es war langweilig.
Ich musste Tee machen und es war langweilig.
Correct answer: Ich musste Tee machen, aber es war langweilig.

Q5.
Translate into German: "On work experience I sometimes had to make appointments."

Beim Arbeitspraktikum ich manchmal musste Termine organisieren.
Beim Arbeitspraktikum ich musste manchmal Termine organisieren.
Correct answer: Beim Arbeitspraktikum musste ich manchmal Termine organisieren.

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
einige

Correct answer: a few, some
lots of
many

Q8.
es gefällt mir

I hate it
Correct answer: I like it, it pleases me
it falls on me

Q9.
gefallen

to displease
to fall
Correct answer: to please

Q10.
genug

Correct answer: enough
none
too much

Q11.
ich würde lieber

I would do
I would like
Correct answer: I would rather

Q12.
der Morgen

in the mornings
Correct answer: the morning
tomorrow

Q13.
niemand

everybody
Correct answer: nobody
somebody

13 Questions

Q1.
What is the German for "pharmacy"?

Correct answer: Apotheke
Autos
Autowerkstatt

Q2.
What's the German for "part-time job"?

Arbeitspraktikum
Beruf
Correct answer: Teilzeitjob

Q3.
Fill in the missing word: Ich musste _______ E-mails schreiben.

kein
Correct answer: keine
keinen

Q4.
Fill in the missing word: Ich durfte keinen _____________ organisieren.

Dokumente
E-Mails
Correct answer: Termin

Q5.
Fill in the missing word: Ich musste keine ______________ bedienen.

Autos
Erfahrungen
Correct answer: Gäste

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
an

and
Correct answer: at, on
because

Q8.
lassen

to last
Correct answer: to leave, let, allow
to listen

Q9.
schlimm

Correct answer: bad, serious
slim
slippery

Q10.
setzen

to seize
Correct answer: to set, place, put
to settle

Q11.
bereits

Correct answer: already
beret
simply

Q12.
bleiben

to believe
to live
Correct answer: to stay, remain

Q13.
eigentlich

Correct answer: actual, real
only
own

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