Year 11

What you can do at home and school to protect the environment (Part 3/3)

Year 11

What you can do at home and school to protect the environment (Part 3/3)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will consolidate use of modals in the conditional (subjunctive form) and the vocabulary and expressions to discuss environmental actions at home and at school.
  2. Purpose of language use: What you can do at home and at school to protect the environment
  3. Grammar: Modal verbs in subjunctive (recap. Comparative adjectives and adverbs

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13 Questions

Q1.
'Ich könnte' means:

Correct answer: I could (if circumstances permitted....)
I was able to
I would like to

Q2.
Which of the following is NOT a conditional form of a modal verb

ich dürfte
Correct answer: ich musste
ich müsste

Q3.
Which are the following means 'we ought to'

wir dürften
wir könnten
Correct answer: wir sollten

Q4.
Which the phrases below is the correct translation for 'I would like to save more energy at school

Ich mochte mehr Energie in der Schule sparen
Correct answer: Ich möchte mehr Energie in der Schule sparen
Ich würde mehr Energie in der Schule sparen

Q5.
Which of the following correctly translates the English 'you (general) should organise an environmental initiative

du solltest eine Umweltaktion organisieren
Ich wollte eine Umweltaktion organisieren
Correct answer: man sollte eine Umweltaktion organisieren

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.
an

and
Correct answer: at, on
because

Q8.
lassen

to last
Correct answer: to leave, let, allow
to listen

Q9.
schlimm

Correct answer: bad, serious
slim
slippery

Q10.
setzen

to seize
Correct answer: to set, place, put
to settle

Q11.
bereits

Correct answer: already
beret
simply

Q12.
bleiben

to believe
to live
Correct answer: to stay, remain

Q13.
eigentlich

Correct answer: actual, real
only
own

13 Questions

Q1.
'Man sollte' means

You/we/one could
You/we/one must
Correct answer: You/we/one should

Q2.
Which of the following is NOT a comparative adverb

Correct answer: bald
langsamer
regelmäßiger

Q3.
Which of the following is the correct translation of 'die Schule möchte umweltfreundlicher werden

The school wants to be eco-friendly
The school would like to become eco-friendly
Correct answer: The school would like to become more eco-friendly

Q4.
Which of the following means environmentally harmful

umweltbewusst
umweltfreundlich
Correct answer: umweltschädlich

Q5.
Which of these is NOT an action which helps to protect the environment

Ich benutze recyceltes Papier und verwende nie Plastiktüten.
Correct answer: Ich mache nie das Licht aus, wenn ich ein Zimmer verlasse, denn es ist nicht nötig, meiner Meinung nach
Im Herbst drehe ich die Heizung herunter und trage einen Pulli

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.
am liebsten

least of all
Correct answer: most of all
not at all

Q8.
andere

different
only
Correct answer: other

Q9.
dass

Correct answer: that
then
there

Q10.
gerade

correct
Correct answer: straight
strict

Q11.
heutzutage

in those days
Correct answer: nowadays
today

Q12.
noch

next
not
Correct answer: still, yet

Q13.
stellen

to install
Correct answer: to place, set, put
to steal