Starter quiz
- Put the days of the week in the correct order.
- 1⇔Montag
- 2⇔Dienstag
- 3⇔Mittwoch
- 4⇔Donnerstag
- 5⇔Freitag
- 6⇔Samstag
- 7⇔Sonntag
- Which of these words means 'ability' or 'capability'?
- Druck (m)
- Industrie (f)
- Vordergrund (m)
- Fähigkeit (f) ✓
- Gegend (f)
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- Which of these words are adverbs of time?
- teuer
- morgen ✓
- unter
- regelmäßig ✓
- erfolgreich
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- Match the German and English.
- dahin⇔out of it, from it ✓
- dahinter⇔behind it ✓
- daraus⇔out of it, from it ✓
- darunter⇔under it, beneath ✓
- dazwischen⇔in between, among (them) ✓
- Write in German: 'in the future'.
- 'in der Zukunft' ✓
- Translate the following sentence into German: 'He is reading a book.'
- 'Er liest ein Buch.' ✓
Exit quiz
- What does the 'E' stand for in the extended writing acronym 'BORDER'?
- explain
- evidence
- extend ✓
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- Match the adjectives and nouns.
- nächsten⇔Monat ✓
- nächste⇔Woche ✓
- nächstes⇔Jahr ✓
- Match the sentence descriptions to the correct example sentences.
- modal verb⇔Ich will Fußball spielen. ✓
- present tense for future meaning⇔Morgen spiele ich Fußball. ✓
- future tense⇔Ich werde Fußball spielen. ✓
- present tense⇔Jeden Tag spiele ich Fußball. ✓
- 'Nach der Schule gehe ich schwimmen.'. Which of these translations are correct?
- After school I go swimming. ✓
- After school I am going swimming. ✓
- After school I went swimming.
- After school I used to go swimming.
- After school I want to go swimming.
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- Sort the words below into the correct order to form the following sentence: 'Are you going to the cinema tomorrow morning?'.
- 1⇔gehst
- 2⇔du
- 3⇔morgen
- 4⇔früh
- 5⇔ins
- 6⇔Kino
- 7⇔?
- Translate the following sentence into German: 'I am learning maths next week.'
- 'Ich lerne nächste Woche Mathe.' ✓
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Key learning points
- Future plans can be expressed by using the present tense with a future adverb of time.
- The adjective ‘nächst-’ takes different endings depending on the gender of the noun it is describing ('nächstes Jahr').
- We translate the German present tense for future meaning into English using the present continuous.
- It is important to plan carefully and to be able to write in three different time frames when writing a longer text.
- Using the acronym BORDER is a good way to make sure you successfully cover every aspect of a writing task.
Common misconception
Only the tense of the verb can tell us whether a sentence is referring to present, past or future events.
Adverbs of time are also very important in helping us to identify time frames, particularly when the present tense is used for future meaning.
Keywords
Adverb of time - word that modifies a verb by informing us when or how often something occurs
Time frame - a period of time during which something happens; refers to present, past or future
Border - acronym for extended writing
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