Year 8

Textploitation: Erlkönig - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Part 2/2)

Year 8

Textploitation: Erlkönig - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Part 2/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will continue our exploration of Goethe's 'Erlkönig'. We also revisit plurals, a range of sound-symbol correspondences (SSCs), and the nominative and accusative cases.

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10 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'above' or 'upstairs

langsam
Correct answer: oben
unten

Q2.
How do we say 'nothing' in German?

nicht
Correct answer: nichts
nie

Q3.
'notwendig' means...

limited
Correct answer: necessary
notable

Q4.
'noch' can mean...

after, now, not, some
none, some, still, always
Correct answer: still, another, one more, even

Q5.
'neben' means

in between
Correct answer: next to, beside
opposite, towards

Q6.
'lieber' (adverb) means

always
quite
Correct answer: rather

Q7.
Which one of these is incorrect

Correct answer: letzte Sommer
letzte Woche
letztes Jahr

Q8.
Which word means 'slow' or 'slowly'

geschwind
lang
Correct answer: langsam

Q9.
Which word means 'close, nearby'

nächst
Correct answer: nah
neben

Q10.
Which one of these is not an adjective?

lustig
müde
Correct answer: reiten

10 Questions

Q1.
What is the correct plural for the following words: Tochter, Sohn, Kind

Correct answer: Töchter, Söhne, Kinder
Tochtern, Söhne, Kinde
Tochtern, Sohne, Kinder

Q2.
which of these verbs is NOT separable?

anfassen
Correct answer: erzählen
vorbereiten

Q3.
What are the 3 key aspects of the 'Ballade' in German?

Epik, Erzähler, Dramatik
Gedicht, Kunst, Lyrik
Correct answer: Lyrik, Epik, Dramatik

Q4.
Which of these words is the correct past participle for the verb 'bringen'?

Correct answer: gebracht
gebringt
gebrungen

Q5.
One of these words is a past participle. Which one is it?

verbringen
verdienen
Correct answer: verloren

Q6.
Below are some German infinitives with English meanings. Only one is correct. Which one?

erleben -- to live
Correct answer: erzählen - to narrate, tell (a story)
stattfinden - to find

Q7.
Which of these verbs is not separable?

aufhören
Correct answer: duschen
stattfinden

Q8.
Which of the following options for singular and plural is NOT correct?

das Blatt - die Blätter
Correct answer: das Spiel - die Spielen
der Arm - die Arme

Q9.
What is the correct past participle of the verb 'schreiben'?

geschreibt
Correct answer: geschrieben
geschriebt

Q10.
Which of the following options correctly translates: line, verse, rhyme. (hint, beware false friends - words that look/sound the same as English, but have different meanings!)

der Reim, die Strophe der Paarreim
Correct answer: der Vers, die Strophe, der Reim
die Seite, der Vers, der Riem