Guided writing: Foundation - Life at school and college

In this lesson, we will explore a foundation style GCSE writing question related to life at school and college. We will be focusing on tense formation and structuring a paragraph.

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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 "difficult"?

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Q2.Which of these sentences is in the perfect tense?

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Q3.Which of these sentences is in the perfect tense?

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Q4.Which tense is this sentence in: "Es wird etwas stressig sein."?

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Q5.Which sentence is grammatically correct?

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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.jede (r) (s)

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Q7.kann

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Q8.können

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Q9.konnte

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Q10.neben

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Q11.ungefähr

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Q12.wenigstens

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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 "difficult"?

1/12

Q2.Which of these sentences is in the perfect tense?

2/12

Q3.Which of these sentences is in the perfect tense?

3/12

Q4.Which tense is this sentence in: "Es wird etwas stressig sein."?

4/12

Q5.Which sentence is grammatically correct?

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.jede (r) (s)

6/12

Q7.kann

7/12

Q8.können

8/12

Q9.konnte

9/12

Q10.neben

10/12

Q11.ungefähr

11/12

Q12.wenigstens

12/12

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Guided Writing: Foundation - Life at school and college

Plenary quiz

Q1.How do you say "he is travelling"?

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Q2.What topic does this sentence refer to: Der Unterricht beginnt um Viertel vor neun.

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Q3.What topic does this sentence refer to: Manche Schüler werden Heimweh haben, denn sie verbringen einige Tage in Deutschland.

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Q4.Finish the sentence using the most appropriate answer: Mein Lieblingsfach ist Geschichte, denn ...

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Q5.Finish the sentence choosing the most appropriate answer: Ich finde Deutsch toll, denn ...

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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.aus

6/12

Q7.bei mir

7/12

Q8.in Ordnung

8/12

Q9.insgesamt

9/12

Q10.sagen

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Q11.um

11/12

Q12.wenn

12/12

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Quiz:

Guided Writing: Foundation - Life at school and college

Plenary quiz

Q1.How do you say "he is travelling"?

1/12

Q2.What topic does this sentence refer to: Der Unterricht beginnt um Viertel vor neun.

2/12

Q3.What topic does this sentence refer to: Manche Schüler werden Heimweh haben, denn sie verbringen einige Tage in Deutschland.

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Q4.Finish the sentence using the most appropriate answer: Mein Lieblingsfach ist Geschichte, denn ...

4/12

Q5.Finish the sentence choosing the most appropriate answer: Ich finde Deutsch toll, denn ...

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.aus

6/12

Q7.bei mir

7/12

Q8.in Ordnung

8/12

Q9.insgesamt

9/12

Q10.sagen

10/12

Q11.um

11/12

Q12.wenn

12/12

Lesson summary: Guided writing: Foundation - Life at school and college

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