Lesson 18 of 19
  • Year 11

Career options and future ambitions: Guided writing (Part 1/2)

Lesson 18 of 19
  • Year 11

Career options and future ambitions: Guided writing (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will find out how to extend sentences in the context of career options and future ambitions
  2. Purpose of language use: Wiederholung
  3. Grammar: Guided Writing: career options and future ambitions

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13 Questions

Q1.
What's the German for "exchange"?

das Land
Correct answer: der Austausch
die Stunde

Q2.
What's the German for "hard-working"?

Correct answer: fleißig
nötig
wichtig

Q3.
What is the rule when using "um...zu"?

it is followed by a conjugated verb
it is followed by a noun
Correct answer: it is followed by a verb in the infinitive

Q4.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Ich lerne Deutsch, um in Deutschland zu arbeite.
Correct answer: Ich lerne Deutsch, um in Deutschland zu arbeiten.
Ich lerne Deutsch, um zu arbeiten in Deutschland.

Q5.
Put the sentence in the right order: mein / verbessern / ich / nach / fahre / um / Deutsch / Österreich / zu

Correct answer: Ich fahre nach Österreich, um mein Deutsch zu verbessern.
Ich fahre nach Österreich, um zu verbessern mein Deutsch.
Ich fahre zu Österreich, um mein Deutsch nach verbessern.

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.
allein

all one
Correct answer: alone
together

Q8.
alles

Correct answer: everything
nothing
something

Q9.
also

also, as well
but
Correct answer: so, therefore

Q10.
anders

alone
Correct answer: different, differently
varied

Q11.
mit

for
Correct answer: with
without

Q12.
vielleicht

many times
occasionally
Correct answer: perhaps, maybe

Q13.
zusammen

both
in common
Correct answer: together

13 Questions

Q1.
What's the German for "perhaps"

einerseits
Correct answer: vielleicht
wahrscheinlich

Q2.
What's the German for "in my opinion"?

in meiner Meinung
meine Meinung
Correct answer: meiner Meinung nach

Q3.
Fill in the missing word: Ich finde Fremdsprachen ___________ interessant, sondern auch nützlich.

andererseits
einerseits
Correct answer: nicht nur

Q4.
Translate the sentence: After the A Levels I would like to do an apprenticeship.

Nach dem Abitur ich möchte eine Lehre machen.
Correct answer: Nach dem Abitur möchte ich eine Lehre machen.
Nach dem Abitur möchte ich eine Lehrer machen.

Q5.
Translate: When I was younger, I wanted to become a vet.

Als ich jünger war, ich wollte Tierarzt werden.
Correct answer: Als ich jünger war, wollte ich Tierarzt werden.
Wenn ich jünger war, wollte ich Tierarzt werden.

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