German translation: school and work
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German translation: school and work A. Starter Match the words by writing the letters in the grid below. 1= 2= 3= 4= 5= 6= 7= 8= English German 1. easy a. verdienen 2. to work b. Verkäufer 3. patient c. Tierarzt 4. hard-working d. Kinder 5. part-time job e. Teilzeitjob 6. children f. wichtig 7. sales assistant g. einfach 8. difficult h. arbeiten 9. to leave i. fleissig 10. vet j. geduldig 11. to earn k. schwer 12. important l. verlassen 9= 10 = 11 = 12 = B. Spot the mistakes Circle the mistakes in the sentences below (e.g. spelling, word order or tense errors) and rewrite each sentence correctly. There are 12 mistakes altogether. 1. Mein Leiblingsfach is Erkunde den es ist einfache. ................................................................................................................. 2. Ich hasse Spanis weil die Lehrer steng ist. ................................................................................................................. 3. Ich nicht will Mathe lernen. ................................................................................................................. 4. Gestern bin ich Pizza in der Kantine gegessen. ................................................................................................................. 5. Letzte Woche ich habe mit dem Rad zur Schule gefahren. ................................................................................................................. © www.teachitlanguages.co.uk 2016 26248 Page 1 of 5 German translation: school and work C. Translate into English (Foundation) 1. Ich werde die Schule verlassen und an die Hochschule gehen. .................................................................................................................. 2. Ich möchte Lehrer werden. .................................................................................................................. 3. Ich habe keinen Job, aber ich möchte arbeiten. .................................................................................................................. 4. Ich arbeite morgens, dreimal in der Woche. .................................................................................................................. 5. Nächstes Jahr werde ich eine Lehre machen und dann eine Arbeitsstelle finden. .................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................. D. Translate into German (Foundation) 1. I want to work with children. ................................................................................................................. 2. Last year I worked in a hotel. ................................................................................................................. 3. My mother is an engineer and she loves her work. ................................................................................................................. 4. Next year I will study German because it’s easy. ................................................................................................................. 5. School is important but I don’t like it much. ................................................................................................................. E. Checklist 1. Is your first verb the ‘second idea’? 2. Where you have a second verb, is it at the end? 3. Are your verb endings correct? 4. Where have you put your time phrases? 5. Can you extend these sentences to make them more complex? © www.teachitlanguages.co.uk 2016 26248 Page 2 of 5 German translation: school and work C. Translate into English (Higher) Sobald wie möglich will ich die Schule verlassen und viel Geld verdienen. Ich will einen hohen Lebensstandard und genug Geld haben, weil ich ein großes Haus kaufen will. In der Schule finde ich die Prüfungen schwer, obwohl ich eigentlich ganz intelligent und ziemlich fleissig bin. Meiner Meinung nach bin ich zu selbstständig für die Schule! ............................................................................... ............................................................................... ............................................................................... ............................................................................... ............................................................................... ............................................................................... ............................................................................... ............................................................................... ............................................................................... ............................................................................... D. Translate into German (Higher) At the moment I have a part-time job. I work as a sales assistant in a sports shop. I earn £7 per hour and I find the work interesting and well paid, but sometimes it is tiring. I want to be a vet because I love animals. I am really patient and hard-working. Next year I will leave school and then go to university. ...................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................... E. Checklist 1. Is your first verb the ‘second idea’? 2. Where there is subordination (connectives which change the word order), have you remembered to send the verb to the end? 3. Are your modal verbs correct? 4. Check your verb endings. © www.teachitlanguages.co.uk 2016 26248 Page 3 of 5 German translation: school and work Teaching notes This resource is designed to develop translation skills with a focus on grammatical accuracy and contains similar tasks to the new GCSE exam questions for all boards. The resource is differentiated: all students complete the tasks on p.1 and then you can give Foundation students p.2 while Higher students move straight onto p.3. Translations below are suggestions only – there may be other possible correct translations. By using the mark scheme suggested below, students can track their progress as they practise their translation skills using our other similar worksheets on different topics. For Foundation translations (individual sentences), allow two marks per sentence: one for communicating the key message and one for grammatical accuracy, giving a total out of 10. For Higher translations (short paragraphs), the answers are broken into six sections. Each section can be given one mark for communication and one mark for grammatical accuracy, to give a total out of 12. Answers A. Starter 1=g 2=h 3=j 4=i 5=e 6=d 7=b 8=k 9=l 10 = c 11 = a 12 = f B. Spot the mistakes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mein Lieblingsfach ist Erdkunde denn es ist einfach. Ich hasse Spanisch weil die Lehrerin streng ist. Ich will nicht Mathe lernen. Gestern habe ich Pizza in der Kantine gegessen. Letzte Woche bin ich mit dem Rad zur Schule gefahren. C. Foundation translation into English 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I will leave school and go to college. I would like to be a teacher. I don't have a job, but I would like to work. I work in the mornings, three times a week. Next year, I will do an apprenticeship and then find a job. D. Foundation translation into German 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Ich will mit Kindern arbeiten. Letztes Jahr habe ich in einem Hotel gearbeitet. Meine Mutter ist Ingenieurin und sie liebt ihre Arbeit. Nächstes Jahr werde ich Deutsch studieren, denn es ist einfach. Die Schule ist wichtig, aber ich mag sie nicht besonders. © www.teachitlanguages.co.uk 2016 26248 Page 4 of 5 German translation: school and work OR C. Higher translation into English I want to leave school as soon as possible and earn a lot of money. / I want to have a high standard of living and have enough money / because I want to buy a big house. / At school I find the exams difficult / although I am actually really intelligent and quite hard-working. / In my opinion, I'm too independent for school! D. Higher translation into German Im Moment habe ich einen Teilzeitjob. / Ich arbeite als Verkäufer/Verkäuferin in einem Sportgeschäft. / Ich verdiene 7 Pfund pro Stunde und ich finde die Arbeit interessant und gut bezahlt, aber manchmal ist es anstrengend. / Ich will Tierärztin warden, weil ich Tiere liebe. / Ich bin wirklich geduldig und fleissig. / Nächstes Jahr werde ich die Schule verlassen und dann auf die Uni gehen. © www.teachitlanguages.co.uk 2016 26248 Page 5 of 5
