Year 11

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

Year 11

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

Lesson details

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