Year 11
Year 11
Discussing poverty and homelessness (Part 3/3)
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn to recognise adjectival nouns. We will also explore the semantic field of poverty and homelessness to consolidate and broaden vocabulary and understanding of this topic. If this is a sensitive topic to you, we recommend watching it with a trusted adult nearby before starting the lesson.
- Purpose of language use: Discussing homelessness and poverty
- Grammar: Prepositions with accusativ. Adjectival nouns (recognition)
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13 Questions
Q1.
Which of the following is NOT an adjectival noun?
der Arbeitslose
die Jugendlichen
Q2.
What is the correct meaning of the following adjectival nouns? 'der Arme', die Erwachsene', 'die Obdachlosen'
Others
the poor person (m) the adult (m) the homeless (people) (plural)
the poor person (m), the adult (m) the homeless person (f, sing)
Q3.
Which is the correct noun from the German verb 'schlafen'?
das Schlafen
die Schlafen
Q4.
Which of these words fall best into the lexical field for the subject of poverty and homelessness?
das Sportevent, obdachlos, das Hilfezentrum
der Urlaub, die Umwelt, die Arbeit
Q5.
Which of the following verbs means 'to support'?
entscheiden
verbessern
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.
einige
lots of
many
Q8.
es gefällt mir
I hate it
it falls on me
Q9.
gefallen
to displease
to fall
Q10.
genug
none
too much
Q11.
ich würde lieber
I would do
I would like
Q12.
der Morgen
in the mornings
tomorrow
Q13.
niemand
everybody
somebody