Year 10

Guided Writing: Foundation - Freetime

Year 10

Guided Writing: Foundation - Freetime

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore a foundation-style GCSE writing question related to freetime activities. We will be focusing on tense formation before co-constructing a written answer. Lastly, 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: Free time activities

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13 Questions

Q1.
How can you avoid using the future tense with werden?
use the past tense with a time indicator
Correct answer: use the present tense with a time indicator
you can't
Q2.
What must you remember about word order if you start the sentence with the time indicator?
nothing changes
Correct answer: you must invert the subject and the verb
you must kick the verb to the end of the sentence/clause
Q3.
How do you form the present tense?
just use the infinitive
take the infinitive, add a 'ge' to the beginning and a 't' to the ending
Correct answer: take the infinitive, remove the 'en' and add the appropriate ending
Q4.
How does the future tense work?
just use an infinitive
Correct answer: use a form of werden and the infinitive
use a form of werden and the past participle
Q5.
Which of the following means: Tomorrow I am going to celebrate my birthday.
Gestern habe ich meinen Geburtstag gefeiert.
Correct answer: Morgen feiere ich meinen Geburtstag
Morgen kaufe ich Geschenke.
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.
auf
between
in front of, behind
Correct answer: on, at, to
Q8.
bestimmt
Correct answer: definite, certain
particular
uncertain
Q9.
danach
Correct answer: after it, afterwards
before
since
Q10.
schlecht
awkward
Correct answer: bad
difficult
Q11.
sofort
Correct answer: immediately
in a while
sometime
Q12.
wenig
Correct answer: few
many
none
Q13.
zwischen
Correct answer: between
near
next to

13 Questions

Q1.
Wie sagt man ' In my free time I like to read magazines' auf Deutsch?
In meiner Freizeit haeb ich Zeitschriften gelesen.
In meiner Freizeit ich lese gern Zeitschriften.
Correct answer: In meiner Freizeit lese ich gern Zeitschriften.
Q2.
Wie sagt man 'normally I watch TV' auf Deutsch?
Normalerweise ich sehe fern
Correct answer: Normalerweise sehe ich fern
Normalerweise sieht er fern
Q3.
Wie sagt man 'Ich gehe nicht gern ins Kino, weil es zu viele Leute gibt' auf Englisch?
Correct answer: I don't like going to the cinema, because there are too many people.
I don't like going to town, because there are too many people.
I like going to the cinema, because there are too many people.
Q4.
Wie sagt man 'I go to town, because I want to buy new clothes' auf Deutsch?
Correct answer: Ich gehe in die Stadt, denn ich will neue Kleidung kaufen.
Ich gehen in die Stadt, weil ich neue Kleidung kaufen will.
Ich geht in die Stadt, weil ich neue Schuhe kaufen will.
Q5.
Which sentence is grammatically correct (watch out for tenses and word order)?
Correct answer: Morgen faulenze ich, obwohl ich Hausaufgaben machen muss.
Morgen ich faulenze, obwohl ich Hausaufgaben machen muss.
Später faulenze ich, obwohl ich Hausaufgaben machen muss.
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.
besser
best
Correct answer: better
good
Q8.
es gab
there is/there are
Correct answer: there was/there were
there will be
Q9.
hatte
Correct answer: I(s)he had
they had
we had
Q10.
leider
easily
songs
Correct answer: unfortunately
Q11.
morgens
in the morning
Correct answer: in the mornings
tomorrow
Q12.
war
Correct answer: I/(s)he was
they were
war
Q13.
zuerst
Correct answer: first
last
next