Celebrations and festivals (Part 2/2)

Celebrations and festivals (Part 2/2)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at using questions in a range of tenses in the context of celebrations and festivals.
  2. Purpose of language use: Celebrations and festivals
  3. Grammar: Range of tenses

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13 Questions

Q1.
How do you form a question when there is a question word?
add the question word to the end of the sentence
Correct answer: invert the pronoun (subject) and the verb after the question word
put the question word at the beginning and keep the normal word order
Q2.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Du feierst Weihnachten wie?
Wie du feierst Weihnachten?
Correct answer: Wie feierst du Weihnachten?
Q3.
How do you form a question if there is no question word?
Correct answer: invert the pronoun (subject) with the verb
keep the normal word order - verb second idea
send the verb to the end of the sentence
Q4.
Which question is grammatically correct?
Du hast Weihnachten gefeiert?
Du Weihnachten gefeiert hast?
Correct answer: Hast du Weihnachten gefeiert?
Q5.
Wie sagt man 'What are you buying for Christmas?' auf Deutsch?
Was hast du zu Weihnachten gekauft?
Correct answer: Was kaufst du zu Weihnachten?
Was wirst du zu Weihnachten kaufen?
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.
abends
Correct answer: in the evenings
the evening
this evening
Q8.
nehmen
to carry
to leave
Correct answer: to take
Q9.
nimmt
Correct answer: (s)he takes
I take
you take
Q10.
obwohl
Correct answer: although
because
however
Q11.
reden
to listen
to read
Correct answer: to talk
Q12.
weil
Correct answer: because
many
then
Q13.
wirklich
essential
important
Correct answer: real, actual

13 Questions

Q1.
How do you form a question when there is a question word?
add the question word to the end of the sentence
Correct answer: invert the pronoun (subject) and the verb after the question word
put the question word at the beginning and keep the normal word order
Q2.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Du feierst Weihnachten wie?
Wie du feierst Weihnachten?
Correct answer: Wie feierst du Weihnachten?
Q3.
How do you form a question if there is no question word?
Correct answer: invert the pronoun (subject) with the verb
keep the normal word order - verb second idea
send the verb to the end of the sentence
Q4.
Which question is grammatically correct?
Du hast Weihnachten gefeiert?
Du Weihnachten gefeiert hast?
Correct answer: Hast du Weihnachten gefeiert?
Q5.
Wie sagt man 'What are you buying for Christmas?' auf Deutsch?
Was hast du zu Weihnachten gekauft?
Correct answer: Was kaufst du zu Weihnachten?
Was wirst du zu Weihnachten kaufen?
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.
abends
Correct answer: in the evenings
the evening
this evening
Q8.
nehmen
to carry
to leave
Correct answer: to take
Q9.
nimmt
Correct answer: (s)he takes
I take
you take
Q10.
obwohl
Correct answer: although
because
however
Q11.
reden
to listen
to read
Correct answer: to talk
Q12.
weil
Correct answer: because
many
then
Q13.
wirklich
essential
important
Correct answer: real, actual

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UnitGerman / Free Time and special occasions

German