Year 8

Comparing school experiences (Part 1/2)

Year 8

Comparing school experiences (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. This lesson is the first part of comparing school experiences. We will learn about the possessive adjectives 'unser' and 'ihr'. We will also revisit several sound-symbol correspondences (SSCs).

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12 Questions

Q1.
Choose the correct German translation for 'I love dancing
Ich liebe tanzen
Correct answer: Ich liebe Tanzen
Ich tanze lieber
Q2.
Wie sagt man 'particularly' auf Deutsch?
Correct answer: besonders
immer
kaum
Q3.
Which of the following meanings is INCORRECT for the German word 'Bild'
Correct answer: building
photo
picture
Q4.
How do we say 'I particularly like swimming' in German
Ich schwimme gern
ich schwimme lieber
Correct answer: ich schwimmer besonders gern
Q5.
Which is the correct English translation for 'Ich tanze gern aber ich schwimme lieber'
I dance but I love swimming
I like dancing but I love swimming
Correct answer: I like dancing but I prefer swimming
Q6.
Only two of these words are feminine. Which is the odd one out?
Correct answer: Bild
Kunst
Musik
Q7.
Wie sagt man 'instead of' auf Deutsch
deshalb
kaum
Correct answer: statt
Q8.
Wie schreibt man 'traditional' auf Deutsch
traditionall
traditionel
Correct answer: traditionell
Q9.
Wie heißt 'die Art' auf Englisch?
art, artistry
artist, painter
Correct answer: type, kind
Q10.
Choose the correct German translation for 'This music is particularly modern'.
Correct answer: Diese Musik ist besonders modern
Diese Musik ist leider modern
Diese Musik ist lieber modern
Q11.
Wie sagt man auf Deutsch 'I like visiting Austria because I love mountains'
Ich besuche gern Österreich, weil ich Berge gern klettere
Correct answer: Ich besuche gern Österreich, weil ich Berge liebe
Ich besuche oft Australien, denn ich liebe Berge
Q12.
Wie sagt man auf Deutsch 'frequently'
Correct answer: häufig
kaum
lieber

12 Questions

Q1.
What is the correct English for 'erzählen'?
to explain, explaining
to say, saying
Correct answer: to tell, telling
Q2.
What is the correct English for 'erklären'?
Correct answer: to explain, explaining
to say, saying
to tell, telling
Q3.
What is the antonym (opposite) of 'arm'?
dunkel
hell
Correct answer: reich
Q4.
What is the antonym (opposite) of 'hell'?
Correct answer: dunkel
langsam
reich
Q5.
What is the correct German for the pronoun 'their' ?
Correct answer: ihr
sein
unser
Q6.
What is the correct German for the pronoun 'our' ?
ihr
mein
Correct answer: unser
Q7.
What is the correct German for the pronoun 'our' in Row 3 (dative)?
unser
unsere
Correct answer: unseren
Q8.
What is the correct German word for 'their' in this sentence? '__________Schule ist nicht so streng wie unsere.'
ihr
Correct answer: ihre
ihren
Q9.
What is the correct German word for 'our' in this sentence? ' Wir denken, ________Schule ist ziemlich modern.
unser
Correct answer: unsere
unseren
Q10.
What is the correct German word for 'illness'?
der Kranke
Correct answer: die Krankheit
krank
Q11.
What is the meaning of 'die Wahrheit'?
true
truly
Correct answer: truth
Q12.
What is the long version of the German abbreviation AG?
alte Giraffen
Correct answer: Arbeitsgemeinschaft
arme Gruppe