Year 10

How and when you use social media and technology (Part 3/3)

Year 10

How and when you use social media and technology (Part 3/3)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will practise word-order with a variety of connectives in the context of technology.
  2. Purpose of language use: How and when you use social media and technology
  3. Grammar: wenn clauses, verb comma verb

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13 Questions

Q1.
How does a verb comma verb work?

first verb gets sent to the end, then the second verb gets sent to the end
Correct answer: first verb gets sent to the end, then the second verb inverts with the pronoun
first verb inverts with the pronoun, then the second verb gets sent to the end

Q2.
Which of the following connectives can work as a verb comma verb?

deshalb
jedoch
Correct answer: wenn

Q3.
Which sentence is a verb comma verb structure?

Ich benutze mein Handy, da ich Zeit habe.
Ich habe Zeit, also benutze ich mein Handy.
Correct answer: Wenn ich Zeit habe, benutze ich mein Handy.

Q4.
Which sentence has the correct word order?

Obwohl ich habe keine Zeit, spiele ich Computerspiele.
Obwohl ich keine Zeit habe, ich spiele Computerspiele.
Correct answer: Obwohl ich keine Zeit habe, spiele ich Computerspiele.

Q5.
Which verbs would fill the gaps best: Wenn ich am Computer ________, _________ ich Musik herunter.

Correct answer: bin, lade
bin, spiele
spiele, höre

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.
beide

abide
Correct answer: both
outside

Q8.
hinter

Correct answer: behind, at/in the back of
hinder
under

Q9.
tun

Correct answer: to do
to say
to weigh

Q10.
tut

Correct answer: (s)he does
they do
we do

Q11.
will

Correct answer: I/(s)he wants to
they want to
we want to

Q12.
wollen

to be deternined to do
to have to
Correct answer: to want to

Q13.
wollte

Correct answer: I/(s)he wanted to
we wanted to
you wanted to

13 Questions

Q1.
How many different ways can a connective affect the position of a verb?

1
2
Correct answer: 3
4

Q2.
Which affect does the connective 'und' have on the position of the verb?

the pronoun and the verb invert
the verb gets kicked to the end of the clause
Correct answer: the verb remains as the 2nd idea

Q3.
Which affect does the connective 'weil' have on the position of the verb?

the pronoun and the verb invert
Correct answer: the verb gets kicked to the end of the clause
the verb remains as the 2nd idea

Q4.
Which affect does the connective 'jedoch' have on the position of the verb?

Correct answer: the pronoun and the verb invert
the verb gets kicked to the end of the clause
the verb remains as the 2nd idea

Q5.
Which sentence is correct?

Ich simse Freunde, wenn ich langweile mich.
Correct answer: Ich simse Freunde, wenn ich mich langweile.
Ich simse Freunde, wenn mich ich langweile.

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.
gern

Correct answer: (with a verb) love to
germ
want

Q8.
lieber

live
love
Correct answer: rather (with a verb)

Q9.
nichts

never
not
Correct answer: nothing

Q10.
nur

never
Correct answer: only
sometimes

Q11.
von

Correct answer: from/of
near
yonder

Q12.
wird

Correct answer: (s)he becomes
I become
we become

Q13.
und

Correct answer: and
but
under