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Guided writing: Higher - Life at school and college

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore a higher-style GCSE 90-word writing question related to life at school and college. We will be focusing on tense formation and structuring a paragraph.
  2. Purpose of language use: Wiederholung
  3. Grammar: Guided writing: Life at school and college

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13 Questions

Q1.
How do you say "he is travelling"?

er fahre
er fahren
Correct answer: er fährt

Q2.
What topic does this sentence refer to: Der Unterricht beginnt um Viertel vor neun.

Correct answer: mein Schultag
meine Klassenfahrt
meine Schuluniform

Q3.
What topic does this sentence refer to: Manche Schüler werden Heimweh haben, denn sie verbringen einige Tage in Deutschland.

meine Fächer
Correct answer: meine Klassenfahrt
meine Schuluniform

Q4.
Finish the sentence using the most appropriate answer: Mein Lieblingsfach ist Geschichte, denn ...

... der Lehrer ist streng.
Correct answer: ... der Unterricht macht Spaß.
... wir bekommen viele Hausaufgaben.

Q5.
Finish the sentence choosing the most appropriate answer: Ich finde Deutsch toll, denn ...

... es ist etwas langweilig.
Correct answer: ... es ist wirklich interessant.
... es ist ziemlich schwierig.

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.
aus

also
Correct answer: out, out of, from
outside

Q8.
bei mir

Correct answer: at my house
by
me

Q9.
in Ordnung

disordered
Correct answer: ok, alright
untidy

Q10.
insgesamt

generally
Correct answer: in all, altogether, in total
individually

Q11.
sagen

to call
Correct answer: to say
to shout

Q12.
um

after
Correct answer: around, at
before

Q13.
wenn

because
Correct answer: if, when
so

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13 Questions

Q1.
Which of these verbs is in the perfect tense?

Correct answer: ich habe teilgenommen
ich nehme teil
ich werde teilnehmen

Q2.
Finish the sentence with the most appropriate answer: Meine Schule ist ziemlich modern, weil ...

... es keinen Computerraum gibt.
... unsere Gebäude renoviert werden müssen.
Correct answer: ... wir neue Naturwissenschaftslabore haben.

Q3.
Finish the sentence choosing the most appropriate answer: Im nächsten Schuljahr ...

... habe ich an der Theater-AG teilgenommen.
... habe ich gute Noten bekommen.
Correct answer: ... werde ich in der Oberstufe sein.

Q4.
Fill in the gap using the most appropriate word: "Mir gefällt meine Schule, _______ die Lehrer einen guten Sinn für Humor haben und uns immer beim Lernen helfen."

aber
Correct answer: da
denn

Q5.
Which of these sentences expresses a positive opinion?

Correct answer: Die Lehrer sind hilfsbereit und unterstützen uns beim Lernen.
Die Schule ist gut ausgestattet, aber die Lehrer sind zu streng.
Die Schulgebäude sind sehr dreckig.

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.
welch -e -er -er

these
when
Correct answer: which

Q8.
bis

by
through
Correct answer: until, till

Q9.
da

than
Correct answer: there, since
when

Q10.
durch

against
Correct answer: through
with

Q11.
gegen

Correct answer: against
at
near

Q12.
oder

Correct answer: or
order
other

Q13.
wieder

Correct answer: again
always
whether