Eckington School

German Home Study Booklet

Y9

Week 6

Name: ______________________

Woche 6Wir feiern!

Once you’re finished, move on to the next page to check your answers.

Translate the sentences below into the opposite

language.

1. Ich werde Curling spielen.

2. Wir werden Rad fahren.

3. Wir würden Ski fahren.

4. Er wird eislaufen.

5. Er würde rodeln.

6. I will play handball.

7. We will climb.

8. I would hike.

9. We would snowboard.

10. He would swim.

Woche 6Wir feiern!ANSWERS

1. Ich werde Curling spielen. I will play curling.

2. Wir werden Rad fahren. We will ride a bike/go bike riding.

3. Wir würden Ski fahren. We would go skiing.

4. Er wird eislaufen. He will ice skate.

5. Er würde rodeln. He would toboggan.

6. I will play handball. Ich werde Handball spielen.

7. We will climb. Wir werden klettern.

8. I would hike. Ich würde wandern.

9. We would snowboard. Wir würden snowboarden.

10. He would swim. Er würde schwimmen.

Hausarbeit Woche 6

By the end of this lesson you will be able to…

All – describe some key festivals and traditions in the German speaking world.

Most – recognise and recall key vocabulary for describing festivals and traditions in Germany.

Some – distinguish between different tenses in a piece of writing.

Wir feiern!

• Read the text.

• Make notes in English of the key points.

• Match up the pictures with the correct description.

ANSWERS

• Read the text again.

• Complete the task on the next slide.

Find the German version of the phrases below.

Answer the questions in English.

1. What is special about 1st January?2. When does carnival begin?3. What is the German word for Good Friday?4. Where does Oktoberfest take place?5. Why is 3rd October an important day in Germany?6. When do children in German speaking countries open their Christmas presents?

ANSWERS

ANSWERS

1. What is special about 1st January?People in German speaking countries don’t have to go to work.2. When does carnival begin?At 11:11am on 11th November.3. What is the German word for Good Friday?Karfreitag4. Where does Oktoberfest take place?Munich5. Why is 3rd October an important day in Germany?It is the Day of German Unity when the reunification of Germany is celebrated.6. When do children in German speaking countries open their Christmas presents?Christmas Eve/24th December.

Read the texts below and fill the table in with information in English.

Make a note of any

unknown vocabulary in German and in English.

ANSWERS

• Read the text again.

• Answer the questions in English.

ANSWERS

Hausarbeit Woche 6

By the end of this lesson you will be able to…

All – describe some key festivals and traditions in the German speaking world.Most – recognise and recall key vocabulary for describing festivals and traditions in Germany.Some – distinguish between different tenses in a piece of writing.

Wir feiern!

Check your understanding:1. Which festivals are celebrated in Germany but not in the UK.2. How can you tell the difference between language in the past, present or future in

German?

Please email the answer to these two questions to Mrs Staley: louise.staley@eck.leaptrust.co.uk

Please email any work you have completed to your German teacher:louise.staley@eck.leaptrust.co.ukjulie.henman@eck.leaptrust.co.uk