Year 10
Year 10

Talk about school life (Part 3/3)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore the world of accusative adjective endings within the wider context of talking about school uniform.
  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.
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

13 Questions

Q1.
Which statement is correct?

Correct answer: The object of the sentence = what is being "verb-ed"
The object of the sentence = what is doing the verb
The object of the sentence always comes first

Q2.
Which case is used for the object of the sentence?

Correct answer: Accusative
Dative
Nominative

Q3.
The adjective needs an ending if it comes ...?

After the noun it describes
At the end of the sentence
Correct answer: Before the noun it describes

Q4.
The masculine accusative adjective ending is ...?

-e
Correct answer: -en
-es

Q5.
The feminine accusative adjective ending is ...?

Correct answer: -e
-en
-es

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.
immer

Correct answer: always
never
sometimes

Q8.
nach Hause

Correct answer: (towards) home
at home
from home
Others

Q9.
sehen

to say
Correct answer: to see
to watch

Q10.
sieht

Correct answer: (s)he sees
I see
you see

Q11.
wann

if
Correct answer: when
whenever

Q12.
was

Others
Correct answer: what
where
who

Q13.
ziemlich

Correct answer: quite, fairly, pretty
totally
very