Discussing holiday travels and booking tickets (Part 1/3)

Discussing holiday travels and booking tickets (Part 1/3)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will revise methods of transport and learn how to form comparatives and superlatives.
  2. Purpose of language use: Discussing holiday travels, and booking tickets
  3. Grammar: Comparative and superlative Recap on plural. Revisit times and consolidate numbers

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13 Questions

Q1.
When do we use comparatives?
Correct answer: To compare two things
To say something is "the most..."
Q2.
How do you form the comparative for most adjectives in German?
Correct answer: Add -er to the end of the adjective.
Add -sten to the end of the adjective.
Add an umlaut.
Take off the first two letters of the adjective.
Q3.
What does "schneller" mean in English?
cheaper
Correct answer: faster
more comfortable
slower
Q4.
When do we use superlatives?
To compare two things
Correct answer: To say something is "the most..."
Q5.
How do you say "fastest" in German?
am schnellersten
Correct answer: am schnellsten
schnell
schneller
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.
immer
Correct answer: always
never
sometimes
Q8.
nach Hause
Correct answer: (towards) home
at home
from home
Q9.
sehen
to say
Correct answer: to see
to watch
Q10.
sieht
Correct answer: (s)he sees
I see
you see
Q11.
wann
if
Correct answer: when
whenever
Q12.
was
Correct answer: what
where
who
Q13.
ziemlich
Correct answer: quite, fairly, pretty
totally
very

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UnitGerman / Holidays and travel

German