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.
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
- Reading and understanding texts needs attention to vocabulary, structures and a focus on required details.
- A distractor is a misleading detail in a text or question option which tests your understanding of the detail of a text.
- We can use time phrases and verb tenses to distinguish between past, present and future actions and events.
- The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts.
- 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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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
this time
percent
sweet
male doctor
unemployment
broken
esse
isst
essen
esst
essen
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
female doctor
to bandage, bandaging
knee
medicine
height, altitude
racism
except
not
never
but
although