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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about different types of holidays and how to give and explain our holiday preferences.
  2. Purpose of language use: Holiday preferences
  3. Grammar: Introduction to genitive prepositions (recognition only at Foundation)

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13 Questions

Q1.
What does "der Strandurlaub" mean?
Correct answer: beach holiday
beach trip
city holiday
town holiday
Q2.
How do you say "active holiday"?
der Activeholiday
der Activeurlaub
der Aktiveurlaub
Correct answer: der Aktivurlaub
Q3.
How do you say "I like going on a summer holiday"?
Correct answer: Ich mache gern Sommerurlaub.
Ich mache gern Summerurlaub.
Ich mache nicht gern Sommerurlaub.
Ich macher gern Sommerurlaub.
Q4.
How do you say "I don't like going on an adventure holiday"?
Ich mache Abenteuerurlaub.
Ich mache gern Abenteuerurlaub.
Correct answer: Ich mache nicht gern Abenteuerurlaub.
Ich mache nicht gern Abenteurlaub.
Q5.
What does "Ich mache am liebsten Strandurlaub, weil ich gern in der Sonne liege" mean?
Correct answer: I most of of all like going on beach holidays because I like sunbathing.
I most of of all like going on beach holidays because I like the beach.
I most of of all like going on beach holidays because I like the sun.
I prefer going on beach holidays because I like the sun.
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.
ab und zu
back and forth
here and there
Correct answer: now and again
Q8.
dort
here
now
Correct answer: there
Q9.
draußen
beyond
inside
Correct answer: outside
Q10.
glauben
Correct answer: to believe
to dream
to glare
Q11.
muss
Correct answer: I/(s)he must/have to
to have to, must
you have to/must
Q12.
müssen
she has to/must
to be allowed to
Correct answer: to have to/must
Q13.
über
Correct answer: above, over, about
beside, near
underneath, under

Lesson appears in

UnitGerman / Holidays and travel

German