Year 9

Talk about recent journeys (Part 1/2)

Year 9

Talk about recent journeys (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will continue to practise the perfect tense with 'haben' and 'sein' and we will use the preposition 'durch'.

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11 Questions

Q1.
What is the plural of head (der Kopf)?

die Knöpfe
die Kopfe
Correct answer: die Köpfe

Q2.
Which point of the compass is missing here? Norden, Süden, Osten ....

Esten
Correct answer: Westen
Wosten

Q3.
Which of these past participles implies movement and is used with 'sein'

Correct answer: geblieben
geschlafen
verbracht

Q4.
Which word order is correct?

Ich bin gegangen ins Kino gestern.
Ich bin ins Kino gegangen gestern.
Correct answer: Ins Kino bin ich gestern gegangen.

Q5.
Meine Oma ist mit ..... Bahn nach Wien gefahren.

dem
Correct answer: der
die

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS3. 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.
south

Norden
Correct answer: Süden
Westen

Q8.
verbringen

to spend (money)
Correct answer: to spend (time)
to stay

Q9.
mit (+ transport)

at
Correct answer: by
on

Q10.
Ich ... geflogen

Correct answer: bin
bist
sind

Q11.
fahren

to hike
Correct answer: to travel
to walk

11 Questions

Q1.
___ Berg

das
Correct answer: der
die

Q2.
What is Franconian Switzerland?

a big city
Correct answer: a nature resort
a river
Others

Q3.
What can you do in Franconian Switzerland?

klettern
Correct answer: schwimmen
wandern

Q4.
Ich gehe durch ____ Wald.

das
Correct answer: den
der

Q5.
He has stayed with his aunt. Which one is the correct translation?

Er geblieben bei seiner Tante.
Er hat bei seiner Tante geblieben.
Correct answer: Er ist bei seiner Tante geblieben.

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS3. 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.
Wald

Correct answer: forest
mountain
village

Q8.
trip/journey

das Fahrt
der Fahrt
Correct answer: die Fahrt

Q9.
ach

hurray
Correct answer: oh
well

Q10.
climb

kitzeln
Correct answer: klettern
wandern

Q11.
durch

at
Correct answer: through
with