What you can do at home and school to protect the environment (Part 3/3)

What you can do at home and school to protect the environment (Part 3/3)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will consolidate use of modals in the conditional (subjunctive form) and the vocabulary and expressions to discuss environmental actions at home and at school.
  2. Purpose of language use: What you can do at home and at school to protect the environment
  3. Grammar: Modal verbs in subjunctive (recap) Comparative adjectives and adverbs

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13 Questions

Q1.
'Ich könnte' means:
Correct answer: I could (if circumstances permitted....)
I was able to
I would like to
Q2.
Which of the following is NOT a conditional form of a modal verb
ich dürfte
Correct answer: ich musste
ich müsste
Q3.
Which are the following means 'we ought to'
wir dürften
wir könnten
Correct answer: wir sollten
Q4.
Which the phrases below is the correct translation for 'I would like to save more energy at school
Ich mochte mehr Energie in der Schule sparen
Correct answer: Ich möchte mehr Energie in der Schule sparen
Ich würde mehr Energie in der Schule sparen
Q5.
Which of the following correctly translates the English 'you (general) should organise an environmental initiative
du solltest eine Umweltaktion organisieren
Ich wollte eine Umweltaktion organisieren
Correct answer: man sollte eine Umweltaktion organisieren
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.
an
and
Correct answer: at, on
because
Q8.
lassen
to last
Correct answer: to leave, let, allow
to listen
Q9.
schlimm
Correct answer: bad, serious
slim
slippery
Q10.
setzen
to seize
Correct answer: to set, place, put
to settle
Q11.
bereits
Correct answer: already
beret
simply
Q12.
bleiben
to believe
to live
Correct answer: to stay, remain
Q13.
eigentlich
Correct answer: actual, real
only
own

13 Questions

Q1.
'Man sollte' means
You/we/one could
You/we/one must
Correct answer: You/we/one should
Q2.
Which of the following is NOT a comparative adverb
Correct answer: bald
langsamer
regelmäßiger
Q3.
Which of the following is the correct translation of 'die Schule möchte umweltfreundlicher werden
The school wants to be eco-friendly
The school would like to become eco-friendly
Correct answer: The school would like to become more eco-friendly
Q4.
Which of the following means environmentally harmful
umweltbewusst
umweltfreundlich
Correct answer: umweltschädlich
Q5.
Which of these is NOT an action which helps to protect the environment
Ich benutze recyceltes Papier und verwende nie Plastiktüten.
Correct answer: Ich mache nie das Licht aus, wenn ich ein Zimmer verlasse, denn es ist nicht nötig, meiner Meinung nach
Im Herbst drehe ich die Heizung herunter und trage einen Pulli
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.
am liebsten
least of all
Correct answer: most of all
not at all
Q8.
andere
different
only
Correct answer: other
Q9.
dass
Correct answer: that
then
there
Q10.
gerade
correct
Correct answer: straight
strict
Q11.
heutzutage
in those days
Correct answer: nowadays
today
Q12.
noch
next
not
Correct answer: still, yet
Q13.
stellen
to install
Correct answer: to place, set, put
to steal

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