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Gesundheit: read and respond to texts

I can read and understand a variety of texts, identifying and eliminating distractors, and write an extended text about health and lifestyle.

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Year 11
AQA

Gesundheit: read and respond to texts

I can read and understand a variety of texts, identifying and eliminating distractors, and write an extended text about health and lifestyle.

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Key learning points

  1. Reading and understanding texts needs attention to vocabulary, structures and a focus on required details.
  2. A distractor is a misleading detail in a text or question option which tests your understanding of the detail of a text.
  3. We can use time phrases and verb tenses to distinguish between past, present and future actions and events.
  4. The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts.
  5. To develop answers, you can add information about another person, add a contrast or add another time frame.

Keywords

  • Distractor - a misleading detail in a text or question

  • BORDER - extended writing acronym

Common misconception

When writing in German, accuracy is the most important thing, so it's best to keep sentences short and clear.

When producing written work in German, try to develop and extend your sentences to demonstrate grammatical complexity. This must, of course, be balanced with accuracy, which enables you to communicate your ideas clearly.


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Actively encourage students to discuss distractors when focusing on reading and listening tasks in class. Distractors test student understanding of the detail of the text, and need to be identified before being eliminated.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German word to its English meaning.
Correct Answer:diesmal,this time

this time

Correct Answer:Prozent,percent

percent

Correct Answer:süß,sweet

sweet

Correct Answer:Arzt,male doctor

male doctor

Correct Answer:Arbeitslosigkeit,unemployment

unemployment

Correct Answer:kaputt,broken

broken

Q2.
Which sentence correctly uses 'obwohl'?
Obwohl er kreativ, ist er Arzt.
Obwohl er Arzt ist, er ist kreativ.
Correct answer: Obwohl er Arzt ist, ist er kreativ.
Q3.
Put the words in the correct order. (Start with 'obwohl')
1 - obwohl
2 - ich
3 - Schmerzen
4 - habe
5 - bin
6 - ich
7 - kreativ
Q4.
Translate this sentence to English: 'Diskriminierung ist blöd.'
Correct Answer: Discrimination is stupid
Q5.
Match the subject pronouns to the correct form of the verb essen (to eat) in the present tense.
Correct Answer:ich,esse

esse

Correct Answer:du, er, sie, es, man,isst

isst

Correct Answer:wir,essen

essen

Correct Answer:ihr,esst

esst

Correct Answer:sie/ Sie,essen

essen

Q6.
Translate to German 'I had a headache'.
Correct Answer: Ich hatte Kopfschmerzen, Ich hatte Schmerzen im Kopf

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which sentence is written in the present tense?
Der Patient hat Medizin genommen.
Correct answer: Der Arzt hilft dem Patienten.
Der Patient wird ins Krankenhaus gehen.
Der Patient hat an Fieber gelitten.
Q2.
Match the German words with their meanings in the context of a medical visit.
Correct Answer:Ärztin,female doctor

female doctor

Correct Answer:verbinden,to bandage, bandaging

to bandage, bandaging

Correct Answer:Knie,knee

knee

Correct Answer:Medikament,medicine

medicine

Correct Answer:Höhe,height, altitude

height, altitude

Correct Answer:Rassismus,racism

racism

Q3.
What detail shows the patient is still in pain? 'Der Patient war im Krankenhaus. Der Patient hat ein Medikament genommen, aber er leidet immer noch unter starken Schmerzen im Kopf und im Bauch'.
Der Patient war im Krankenhaus
Der Patient hat ein Medikament genommen,
Correct answer: aber er leidet immer noch unter starken Schmerzen im Kopf und im Bauch
Q4.
True of false: In the GCSE German extended writing tasks, it’s better to write short, simple sentences to avoid mistakes.
Correct Answer: false, f, falsch
Q5.
Match the German and the English.
Correct Answer:außer,except

except

Correct Answer:nicht,not

not

Correct Answer:nie,never

never

Correct Answer:aber,but

but

Correct Answer:obwohl,although

although

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