Year 10
Year 10

Talk about school life (Part 2/3)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will consolidate our work on the present tense, looking at the plural 'sie' conjugation and broadening the context of school life.
  2. Purpose of language use: Talk about school life
  3. Grammar: Present tense: weak and strong strong verbs haben, sein

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13 Questions

Q1.
When the verb ending changes it is called ...?

Correct answer: Conjugation
Declension
Weak

Q2.
What kind of verbs follow the same conjugation pattern?

All verbs
Strong verbs
Correct answer: Weak verbs

Q3.
Infinitive verbs in German end in ...?

-e
Correct answer: -en
-et

Q4.
The conjugation for the er/sie form is...?

-e
-en
Correct answer: -t

Q5.
For strong verbs like "fahren", what happens in the er/sie conjugation?

Correct answer: Add an umlaut to the vowel
It ends in -en
Nothing
Others

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.
haben

(I) have
(you) have
Others
Correct answer: to have, having

Q8.
hat

Correct answer: he/she has
I had
I have
Others

Q9.
sein

he/she has
he/she is
Correct answer: to be, being

Q10.
ist

am
are
Correct answer: is

Q11.
machen

to bake
Correct answer: to do, make
to play

Q12.
oder

Correct answer: or
order
other

Q13.
wieder

Correct answer: again
always
whether

13 Questions

Q1.
The er/sie (he/she) present tense conjugation ends in...?

-e
-en
Correct answer: -t

Q2.
What can the pronoun "sie" translate as?

Correct answer: she/they
they/he
they/we

Q3.
Which statement is true?

The "sie" (they) conjugation doesn't exist
The "sie" (they) conjugation looks the same as the "er/sie" (he/she) conjugation.
Correct answer: The "sie" (they) conjugation looks the same as the infinitive

Q4.
How would you say: "she learns"

Sie lerne
Sie lernen
Correct answer: Sie lernt

Q5.
How would you say: "they see"

sie sehe
Correct answer: sie sehen
sie sieht

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.
bin

Correct answer: (I) am
(I) have
(you) are
Others

Q8.
tragen

Others
to leave
to travel
Correct answer: to wear, carry

Q9.
fertig

fed up
fertile
Correct answer: finished, ready

Q10.
finden

(s)he finds
I find
Correct answer: to find

Q11.
findet

Correct answer: (s)he finds
I find
you find

Q12.
trägt

Correct answer: (s)he wears/carries
I wear/carry
you wear/carry

Q13.
gut

Correct answer: good
great
super