Describing school in the present and past (Part 2/2)

In this lesson, we will practise using the imperfect tense with plural verb endings in the context of identifying differences between primary and secondary school.

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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's the German for the equivalent of GCSEs?

1/12

Q2.What's the German for "to chat with friends"?

2/12

Q3.What's the German for "they had"?

3/12

Q4.Put the sentence into the imperfect tense: "Wir sind im Internat."

4/12

Q5.Translate into German: At the all-day school we had our lunch break at half past twelve.

5/12

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.
 
Q6.besser

6/12

Q7.es gab

7/12

Q8.hatte

8/12

Q9.leider

9/12

Q10.morgens

10/12

Q11.war

11/12

Q12.zuerst

12/12

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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's the German for the equivalent of GCSEs?

1/12

Q2.What's the German for "to chat with friends"?

2/12

Q3.What's the German for "they had"?

3/12

Q4.Put the sentence into the imperfect tense: "Wir sind im Internat."

4/12

Q5.Translate into German: At the all-day school we had our lunch break at half past twelve.

5/12

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.
 
Q6.besser

6/12

Q7.es gab

7/12

Q8.hatte

8/12

Q9.leider

9/12

Q10.morgens

10/12

Q11.war

11/12

Q12.zuerst

12/12

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Describing school in the present and past (Part 2/2)

Plenary quiz

Q1.What's the German for the equivalent of GCSEs?

1/12

Q2.What's the German for "to chat with friends"?

2/12

Q3.What's the German for "they had"?

3/12

Q4.Put the sentence into the imperfect tense: "Wir sind im Internat."

4/12

Q5.Translate into German: At the all-day school we had our lunch break at half past twelve.

5/12

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.
 
Q6.besser

6/12

Q7.es gab

7/12

Q8.hatte

8/12

Q9.leider

9/12

Q10.morgens

10/12

Q11.war

11/12

Q12.zuerst

12/12

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.

Unit quizzes are being retired in August 2023

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Quiz:

Describing school in the present and past (Part 2/2)

Plenary quiz

Q1.What's the German for the equivalent of GCSEs?

1/12

Q2.What's the German for "to chat with friends"?

2/12

Q3.What's the German for "they had"?

3/12

Q4.Put the sentence into the imperfect tense: "Wir sind im Internat."

4/12

Q5.Translate into German: At the all-day school we had our lunch break at half past twelve.

5/12

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.
 
Q6.besser

6/12

Q7.es gab

7/12

Q8.hatte

8/12

Q9.leider

9/12

Q10.morgens

10/12

Q11.war

11/12

Q12.zuerst

12/12

Lesson summary: Describing school in the present and past (Part 2/2)

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