Year 11

Talking about jobs and places of work (Part 2/3)

Year 11

Talking about jobs and places of work (Part 2/3)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will practise using prepositions with the dative case in the context of describing places of work.
  2. Purpose of language use: Talking about different jobs and workplaces
  3. Grammar: Masculine and feminine nouns dative case for places of work, including be. No indefinite article for professions

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13 Questions

Q1.
What is the German word for "civil servant"?
Apotheker
Correct answer: Beamter
Kellner
Koch
Q2.
What is the German for a female cook?
Koch
Köch
Kochin
Correct answer: Köchin
Q3.
Translate the following sentence into German: I am a chemist.
Correct answer: Ich bin Apotheker.
Ich bin ein Apotheker.
Ich bin ein Apothekerin.
Q4.
Which of these sentences are grammatically correct?
Correct answer: Ich bin Arzt.
Ich bin ein Arzt.
Correct answer: Meine Mutter ist Köchin.
Meine Schwester ist Koch.
Meine Tante ist eine Beamtin.
Q5.
Which word is missing: Meine Freundin ist _____________ .
Bäcker
Correct answer: Informatikerin
Lehrer
Polizist
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.
welch -e -er -er
these
when
Correct answer: which
Q8.
bis
by
through
Correct answer: until, till
Q9.
da
than
Correct answer: there, since
when
Q10.
durch
against
Correct answer: through
with
Q11.
gegen
Correct answer: against
at
near
Q12.
oder
Correct answer: or
order
other
Q13.
wieder
Correct answer: again
always
whether

13 Questions

Q1.
What is the German word for "exhausting"?
Correct answer: anstrengend
arbeiten
das Büro
gefährlich
Q2.
Translate the sentence: I work in an office.
Correct answer: Ich arbeite im Büro.
Ich arbeite in das Büro.
Ich arbeite in dem Büro.
Ich arbeiten im Büro.
Q3.
Fill in the missing word: Er arbeitet in _______ Schule.
das
dem
Correct answer: der
die
Q4.
Which sentences are grammatically correct?
Correct answer: Du arbeitest in dem Büro.
Ich bin Kellner und ich arbeite in das Restaurant.
Mein Bruder arbeitet in die Bäckerei.
Correct answer: Meine Geschwister arbeiten im Krankenhaus.
Q5.
Translate the sentence into German: I find the job dangerous.
Ich finde Beruf anstrengend.
Ich finde das Beruf anstrengend.
Correct answer: Ich finde den Beruf gefährlich.
Ich finde die Beruf gefährlich.
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.
beide
abide
Correct answer: both
outside
Q8.
hinter
Correct answer: behind, at/in the back of
hinder
under
Q9.
tun
Correct answer: to do
to say
to weigh
Q10.
tut
Correct answer: (s)he does
they do
we do
Q11.
will
Correct answer: I/(s)he wants to
they want to
we want to
Q12.
wollen
to be deternined to do
to have to
Correct answer: to want to
Q13.
wollte
Correct answer: I/(s)he wanted to
we wanted to
you wanted to