Lesson 13 of 20
- Year 10
Describing school in the present and past (Part 2/2)
Lesson 13 of 20
- Year 10
Describing school in the present and past (Part 2/2)
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will practise using the imperfect tense with plural verb endings in the context of identifying differences between primary and secondary school.
- Purpose of language use: Describing school in the present and past
- Grammar: Imperfect war, hatte, es gab
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13 Questions
Q1.What's the German for the equivalent of GCSEs?
What's the German for the equivalent of GCSEs?
das Abitur
das Internat
Q2.What's the German for "to chat with friends"?
What's the German for "to chat with friends"?
Freunde schließen
Freunde treffen
Q3.What's the German for "they had"?
What's the German for "they had"?
sie haben
sie hatte
Q4.Put the sentence into the imperfect tense: "Wir sind im Internat."
Put the sentence into the imperfect tense: "Wir sind im Internat."
Wir hatten im Internat.
Wir wart im Internat.
Q5.Translate into German: At the all-day school we had our lunch break at half past twelve.
Translate into German: At the all-day school we had our lunch break at half past twelve.
In der Ganztagsschule haben wir unsere Mittagspause um halb eins.
In der Ganztagsschule wir hatten unsere Mittagspause um halb eins.
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.
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
besser
best
good
Q8.es gab
es gab
there is/there are
there will be
Q9.hatte
hatte
they had
we had
Q10.leider
leider
easily
songs
Q11.morgens
morgens
in the morning
tomorrow
Q12.war
war
they were
war
Q13.zuerst
zuerst
last
next
13 Questions
Q1.What's the German for the equivalent of GCSEs?
What's the German for the equivalent of GCSEs?
das Abitur
das Internat
Q2.What's the German for "to chat with friends"?
What's the German for "to chat with friends"?
Freunde schließen
Freunde treffen
Q3.What's the German for "they had"?
What's the German for "they had"?
sie haben
sie hatte
Q4.Put the sentence into the imperfect tense: "Wir sind im Internat."
Put the sentence into the imperfect tense: "Wir sind im Internat."
Wir hatten im Internat.
Wir wart im Internat.
Q5.Translate into German: At the all-day school we had our lunch break at half past twelve.
Translate into German: At the all-day school we had our lunch break at half past twelve.
In der Ganztagsschule haben wir unsere Mittagspause um halb eins.
In der Ganztagsschule wir hatten unsere Mittagspause um halb eins.
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.
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
besser
best
good
Q8.es gab
es gab
there is/there are
there will be
Q9.hatte
hatte
they had
we had
Q10.leider
leider
easily
songs
Q11.morgens
morgens
in the morning
tomorrow
Q12.war
war
they were
war
Q13.zuerst
zuerst
last
next