Prüfungsvorbereitung: reading, translation into English (AQA)
I can confidently complete exam-style reading tasks, understanding texts on a range of topics and translating into English.
- Year 11
- AQA
Prüfungsvorbereitung: reading, translation into English (AQA)
I can confidently complete exam-style reading tasks, understanding texts on a range of topics and translating into English.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The most important thing for successful reading comprehension is a secure knowledge of vocabulary.
- It is also very helpful to look out for synonyms and distractors when answering reading comprehension questions.
- When translating, 'zoom in' to translate individual words and 'zoom out' to check the meaning of the whole sentence.
Keywords
Synonym - word that has the same or very similar meaning to another word
Distractor - incorrect but plausible answer option in reading or listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail
Common misconception
When translating into English from German, I only need to understand the gist of the sentences.
When translating, it's important to ensure that you have accounted for the meaning of every German word, even though you might not translate word-for-word into English.
Equipment
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which noun is not linked to the body?
Q2.Match the German and English.
Q3.Match the German and English.
