Year 10

Describing school in the present and past (Part 1/2)

Year 10

Describing school in the present and past (Part 1/2)

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will practise using the imperfect tense with singular verb endings in the context of identifying differences between primary and secondary school.
  2. Purpose of language use: Describing school in the present and past
  3. Grammar: Imperfect war, hatte, es gab

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13 Questions

Q1.
What's the German for "hall"?
die AG
Correct answer: die Aula
die Stunde
Q2.
What's the German for "comprehensive school"?
das Gymnasium
Correct answer: die Gesamtschule
die Grundschule
Q3.
What's the German for "there was / were"?
Correct answer: es gab
es gibt
es war
Q4.
Put this sentence into the imperfect tense: Am ersten Schultag bin ich aufgeregt.
Am ersten Schultag gab ich aufgeregt.
Am ersten Schultag hatte ich aufgeregt.
Correct answer: Am ersten Schultag war ich aufgeregt.
Q5.
Translate the sentence into German: The grammar school had a library and a playground.
Das Gymnasium hat eine Bibliothek und einen Schulhof.
Correct answer: Das Gymnasium hatte eine Bibliothek und einen Schulhof.
Die Gesamtschule hatte eine Bibliothek und einen Schulhof.
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