Year 11

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

Year 11

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

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will understand and plan a 90-word writing question 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 "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

13 Questions

Q1.
What's the German for "in the future"?

Correct answer: in der Zukunft
in letzter Zeit
jetzt

Q2.
Which word is missing: Ich möchte nicht als Kellner ____________.

arbeite
Correct answer: arbeiten
gearbeitet

Q3.
Which word is missing: ___________ Meinung nach ist der Beruf ziemlich spannend.

In
Man
Correct answer: Meiner

Q4.
Which tense is used in this sentence: Ich arbeite seit einer Woche in einem Restaurant.

Imperfect tense
Perfect tense
Correct answer: Present Tense

Q5.
Link the following two sentences using "um ... zu": Ich studiere Deutsch. Ich arbeite in der Zukunft als Lehrerin.

Ich studiere Deutsch, um als Lehrerin zu arbeiten in der Zukunft.
Ich studiere Deutsch, um in der Zukunft als Lehrerin zu arbeite.
Correct answer: Ich studiere Deutsch, um in der Zukunft als Lehrerin zu arbeiten.

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.
besser

best
Correct answer: better
good

Q8.
es gab

there is/there are
Correct answer: there was/there were
there will be

Q9.
hatte

Correct answer: I / (s)he had
they had
we had

Q10.
leider

easily
songs
Correct answer: unfortunately

Q11.
morgens

in the morning
Correct answer: in the mornings
tomorrow

Q12.
war

Correct answer: I/(s)he was
they were
war

Q13.
zuerst

Correct answer: first
last
next