How it is and how it used to be (Part 1/2)

How it is and how it used to be (Part 1/2)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to say 'how it is' and 'how it used to be'. We will revisit comparatives and plurals and look at a song text by the Wise Guys called 'Früher'. We will be comparing sound-symbol correspondences (SSCs) [-e] vs [-er].

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12 Questions

Q1.
What is the correct meaning of 'alles'?
everybody
everyone
Correct answer: everything
Q2.
What is the plural of 'der Mann'?
die Manne
die Manner
Correct answer: die Männer
Q3.
What is the correct gender of 'Kleid'?
Correct answer: das
der
die
Q4.
What is the opposite of 'reich'?
Correct answer: alt
arm
einfach
Q5.
What is the meaning of 'so groß wie ' ?
Correct answer: as tall as
not as tall as
taller than
Q6.
What is the plural of 'das Top'?
die Töpe
die Topen
Correct answer: die Tops
Q7.
What is the plural of 'der Rock'?
der Röcke
die Rocke
Correct answer: die Röcke
Q8.
What is the correct meaning of 'genau'?
Correct answer: exact
gone
greed
Q9.
Which of the following is the best translation of 'früher war alles besser'?
Correct answer: back then everything was better
earlier everything was better
earlier it was easier
Q10.
How do you say 'smaller than' in German
Correct answer: kleiner als
kleiner wie
so klein wie
Q11.
How do you say 'more intelligent than' in German?
Correct answer: intelligenter als
mehr intelligent als
nicht so intelligent woe
Q12.
What is the opposite of 'alt'?
arm
Correct answer: jung
reich

Lesson appears in

UnitGerman / Year 8 Unit 4

German