Comparing places and people now and then (Part 1/2)

In this lesson, we will learn the imperfect tense of very common verbs 'war', 'hatte' and 'es gab' to describe how people and places used to be and how they are now. We also revise all the sounds of the language.

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Quiz:

Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.What does 'jeden Tag' mean?

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Q2.What does 'die Küche' mean?

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Q3.How do you say 'we read'?

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Q4.Which of these is a separable verb?

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Q5.What does 'der Berg' mean?

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Q6.How do you say 'I ate'? Ich habe.........

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Q7.Which of these is the opposite of 'schnell'?

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Q8.Which of these means 'nice'?

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Q9.Which of these means 'to need'?

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Q10.Which of these past participles could complete this sentence: 'Ich bin....'?

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Quiz:

Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.What does 'jeden Tag' mean?

1/10

Q2.What does 'die Küche' mean?

2/10

Q3.How do you say 'we read'?

3/10

Q4.Which of these is a separable verb?

4/10

Q5.What does 'der Berg' mean?

5/10

Q6.How do you say 'I ate'? Ich habe.........

6/10

Q7.Which of these is the opposite of 'schnell'?

7/10

Q8.Which of these means 'nice'?

8/10

Q9.Which of these means 'to need'?

9/10

Q10.Which of these past participles could complete this sentence: 'Ich bin....'?

10/10

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Comparing places and people now and then (Part 1/2)

The following questions will help you improve your recall of the vocabulary from this lesson.

Q1.Wie sagt man 'Es gab' auf Englisch?

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Q2.How do you say 'I had' in German?

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Q3.Which of the following combinations is correct?

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Q4.What is the antonym for 'heiß'?

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Q5.Wie sagt man 'cold' auf Deutsch?

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Q6.How do we say 'near' in German?

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Q7.Was bedeutet 'tief' auf Englisch?

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Q8.Which of the following means 'voll' in English?

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Q9.Wie sagt man 'wenig' auf Englisch?

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Q10.What does 'früher' mean in English?

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Q11.How do we say 'back then' in German?

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Q12.Wie heißt 'links' auf Englisch?

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Q13.Wie heißt 'rechts' auf Englisch?

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This quiz includes images that don't have any alt text - please contact your teacher who should be able to help you with an audio description.

Quiz:

Comparing places and people now and then (Part 1/2)

The following questions will help you improve your recall of the vocabulary from this lesson.

Q1.Wie sagt man 'Es gab' auf Englisch?

1/13

Q2.How do you say 'I had' in German?

2/13

Q3.Which of the following combinations is correct?

3/13

Q4.What is the antonym for 'heiß'?

4/13

Q5.Wie sagt man 'cold' auf Deutsch?

5/13

Q6.How do we say 'near' in German?

6/13

Q7.Was bedeutet 'tief' auf Englisch?

7/13

Q8.Which of the following means 'voll' in English?

8/13

Q9.Wie sagt man 'wenig' auf Englisch?

9/13

Q10.What does 'früher' mean in English?

10/13

Q11.How do we say 'back then' in German?

11/13

Q12.Wie heißt 'links' auf Englisch?

12/13

Q13.Wie heißt 'rechts' auf Englisch?

13/13

Lesson summary: Comparing places and people now and then (Part 1/2)

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