Prüfungsvorbereitung: reading, translation into English (Edexcel)
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can confidently complete exam-style reading tasks, understanding texts on a range of topics and translating into English.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The most important thing for successful reading comprehension is a secure knowledge of vocabulary.
- It is also very helpful to look out for synonyms and distractors when answering reading comprehension questions.
- When translating, 'zoom in' to translate individual words and 'zoom out' to check the meaning of the whole sentence.
Keywords
Synonym - word that has the same or very similar meaning to another word
Distractor - incorrect but plausible answer option in reading or listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail
Common misconception
When translating into English from German, I only need to understand the gist of the sentences.
When translating, it's important to ensure that you have accounted for the meaning of every German word, even though you might not translate word-for-word into English.
Teacher tip
The tasks in the second learning cycle are aimed at Foundation, Foundation/Higher (overlap question) and Higher, but all students could usefully attempt all questions. For the translation into English, Foundation and Higher versions are provided.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which noun is not linked to the body?
Q2.Match the German and English.
work
throat
blood
New Year's Eve
shoulder
daughter
Q3.Match the German and English.
to order, ordering
to care for, cultivate
to marry, marrying
to sing, singing
to earn, earning
to pay, paying
Q4.Order the words to say: 'She works for the police but she is not a police officer.'
Q5.Write in English: 'die Katze verschwand'.
Q6.Write in English: 'er stand und sang im Zimmer'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Choose the correct missing words. The most important thing for successful reading comprehension is a secure knowledge of __________. It is also helpful to identify __________ and avoid __________.
Q2.Which nouns are synonyms?
Q3.'Ich habe in einem kleinen Büro gearbeitet.' Choose the correct translation.
Q4.Write in English: 'sein Sohn ist reich und gesund'.
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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