Year 11 - German
Gesundheit: read and respond to texts
Media and technology: Die weite Welt
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Unit Summary
This unit consolidates known grammar with practice of modal verbs in present and past, reflexive verbs in two-verb structures, es gibt vs es gab and imperatives.(Sie, formal). Pupils also revise 'man' with verb to avoid the passive.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to read and understand a variety of texts, identifying and eliminating distractors, and write an extended text about health and lifestyle.
Key Notes
- Reading and understanding texts needs attention to vocabulary, structures and a focus on required details.
- A distractor is a misleading detail in a text or question option which tests your understanding of the detail of a text.
- We can use time phrases and verb tenses to distinguish between past, present and future actions and events.
- The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts.
- To develop answers, you can add information about another person, add a contrast or add another time frame.
Vocabulary To Learn
- distractor: a misleading detail in a text or question
- BORDER: extended writing acronym
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When writing in German, accuracy is the most important thing, so it's best to keep sentences short and clear.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Reading and understanding texts needs attention to vocabulary, structures and a focus on required details. A distractor is a misleading detail in a text or question option which tests your understanding of the detail of a text.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'distractor'
a misleading detail in a text or question. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: When writing in German, accuracy is the most important thing, so it's best to keep sentences short and clear. Correction: When producing written work in German, try to develop and extend your sentences to demonstrate grammatical complexity. This must, of course, be balanced with accuracy, which enables you to communicate your ideas clearly.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Ab wann darf man wählen? Present and past modal verbs Study Guide
- Beim Arzt: word order with 'obwohl', role-play Study Guide
- Das Leben in anderen Ländern: adjectives with '-los', uses of 'man' Study Guide
- Denken Jugendliche heute global? Accusative and dative reflexive verbs Study Guide
- Eine Online-Welt. Toll, oder? Prepositional verbs, da-compounds Study Guide
- Medizin früher und heute: 'es gibt' vs 'es gab', imperfect Study Guide
- Seien Sie sicher online! Using 'Sie' in statements, questions and the imperative Study Guide
- Was machen sie online? Revisiting vocabulary, describing pictures Study Guide
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