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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore a higher-style GCSE writing question related to healthy lifestyles. We will focus on tense formation before co-constructing a written answer. There is an opportunity to practise some independent writing at the end of this lesson.
  2. Purpose of language use: Wiederholung
  3. Grammar: Guided Writing: New technologies and healthy lifestyles

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13 Questions

Q1.
Wie sagt man 'I avoid fast food' auf Deutsch?

Ich esse Fastfood
Ich kaufe Fastfood
Correct answer: Ich vermeide Fastfood

Q2.
Wie sagt man 'I try to be healthy' auf Deutsch?

Er versucht, ungesund zu sein.
Correct answer: Ich versuche, gesund zu sein.
Ich versuche, Obst und Gemüse zu essen.

Q3.
Wie sagt man 'from now on I will play Tennis every week' auf Deutsch?

Correct answer: Ab jetzt werde ich jede Woche Tennis spielen.
Ab jetzt wird mein Bruder jede Woche Tennis spielen.
Jetzt werde ich jede Woche Tennis spielen.

Q4.
Wie sagt man 'in my opinion my lifestyle is healthy' auf Deutsch?

Correct answer: Meiner Meinung nach ist mein Lebensstil gesund.
Meiner Meinung nach mein Lebensstil ist gesund.

Q5.
Wie sagt man 'ich versuche, immer gesund zu essen, denn ich will nicht übergewichtig werden' auf Englisch?

Correct answer: I try to always eat healthily because I do not want to become overweight.
I try to eat healthily because I do not want to become overweight.
I try to eat healthily because I will not become overweight.

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS4. 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.
haben

(I) have
(you) have
Correct answer: to have, having

Q8.
hat

Correct answer: he/she has
I had
I have

Q9.
sein

he/she has
he/she is
Correct answer: to be, being

Q10.
ist

am
are
Correct answer: is

Q11.
machen

to bake
Correct answer: to do, make
to play

Q12.
oder

Correct answer: or
order
other

Q13.
wieder

Correct answer: again
always
whether

13 Questions

Q1.
What is the past participle for verbringen?

geverbracht
Correct answer: verbracht
verbringt

Q2.
What is the past participle for herunterladen?

geherunterladen
Correct answer: heruntergeladen
herunterladet

Q3.
Wie sagt man 'Can lead to bullying'?

Das führt zu Mobbing.
Das kann führen zu Mobbing.
Correct answer: Das kann zu Mobbing führen.

Q4.
Which is the conditional form of 'können' for man?

Man kann
Man konnte
Correct answer: Man könnte

Q5.
Wie sagt man 'it was fun'?

Correct answer: Es hat Spaß gemacht
Es macht Spaß
Es war Spaß
Es wird Spaß machen

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS4. 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.
bin

Correct answer: (I) am
(I) have
(you) are

Q8.
tragen

to leave
to travel
Correct answer: to wear, carry

Q9.
fertig

fed up
fertile
Correct answer: finished, ready

Q10.
finden

(s)he finds
I find
Correct answer: to find

Q11.
findet

Correct answer: (s)he finds
I find
they find

Q12.
trägt

Correct answer: (s)he wears/carries
I wear/carry
you wear/carry

Q13.
gut

Correct answer: good
great
super