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Key learning points

  1. This lesson is the first part of talking about new experiences. We will revisit the past(perfect) tense with ‘sein’ and ‘haben’ and the SSCs [a] [ä], [o] [ö], [u] [ü]

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12 Questions

Q1.
Which word is the odd one out? Think of pronunciation

klein
nein
Correct answer: tief

Q2.
Which is the odd one out? Think of pronunciation!

Correct answer: allein
Brief
tief

Q3.
'Naturwissenschaft' fällt ihm schwer'. What is the correct translation of this sentence?

He doesn't like science.
Correct answer: He finds Science difficult.
Science is failing him.

Q4.
'denken, glauben,..........' Which of the infinitive verbs below has a similar meaning?

essen
Correct answer: meinen
spielen

Q5.
You want to say your nose hurts. Which of these words would you use to fill in the gap. Die Nase tut...... weh.

dir
ihm
Correct answer: mir

Q6.
You want to say you are sorry . Which of these words would you use to fill in the gap. 'es tut....... leid'.

dir
ihr
Correct answer: mir

Q7.
What is the correct English translation of the word 'gefallen'

to bring
Correct answer: to please, to be pleasing
to spend (time)

Q8.
What is the correct translation for 'Ihm gefällt der neue Schüler'.

Correct answer: He likes the new pupil.
I don't like the new pupil.
the new student is falling over.

Q9.
What is the correct translation of 'Er wünscht ihr ‘Frohe Weihnachten!’

Correct answer: He is wishing her a 'Merry Christmas'
He is wishing you a 'Merry Christmas'
He wants a 'Merry Christmas'

Q10.
How do you make the verb in the infinitive into a noun.

add a 't' on the end of the word
Correct answer: change the first letter into a capital letter.
take off the 'en'

Q11.
What gender are all nouns made from an infinitive verb?

Correct answer: das
der
die

Q12.
What is the correct English translation for (das) Leben?

Correct answer: life
to live
to swim

12 Questions

Q1.
What is the correct English meaning of 'ähnlich'

Correct answer: similar
slowly
smelly

Q2.
What is the correct plural form of 'das Fach'?

die Fäche
die Fachen
Correct answer: die Fächer

Q3.
What is the correct English meaning of 'Obst'

flour
food
Correct answer: fruit

Q4.
What is the correct plural form of 'die Tochter '?

Tochten
Tochter
Correct answer: Töchter

Q5.
What is the correct missing auxilliary verb in this sentence? 'ich........... ins Kino gegangen'

Correct answer: bin
haist
Option 3

Q6.
What is the correct missing auxilliary verb in this sentence? 'ich........... einen Harry Potter Film gesehen.'

bin
Correct answer: habe
ist

Q7.
What is the correct English meaning of 'gemeinsam'

generally
Correct answer: in common
together

Q8.
Complete this sentence! 'Dann ............. wir den Boden geputzt.'

Correct answer: haben
hat
sind

Q9.
Complete this sentence! 'Er ............ die Zeitungen auf den Tisch gelegt

habe
haben
Correct answer: hat

Q10.
What is the correct past participle for the verb 'gehen'?

Correct answer: gegangen
gegehen
gegeht

Q11.
What is the correct past participle for the verb 'treffen'?

getreffen
getrefft
Correct answer: getroffen

Q12.
What is the correct translation of this sentence? 'Der neue Schüler gefällt mir'.

i don't like the new pupil.
Correct answer: I like the new pupil.
I like the new school.