German translation: technology

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1 A. Starter Write the gender and the English translation for each word, using a dictionary if needed. Gender (der/die/das) German English Handy Computer Internet WLAN-Verbindung Nachricht Drucker Medien (plural noun) B. Scrambled sentences Unjumble the German words to give the correct translation of the sentences. 1. I have a new mobile phone. habe ich neues ein Handy 2. I use the internet. Internet das benutze ich 3. You can download music. kann man Musik herunterladen 4. Unfortunately I don t have a printer. habe ich leider Drucker keinen 5. My computer is very important to me. sehr wichtig mir mein ist Computer 6. The Wi-Fi connection is very slow. die WLAN-Verbindung langsam sehr ist Page 1 of 5

2 C. Translate into English (Foundation) 1. Ich benutze jeden Tag das Internet. 2. Ich kann mit Freunden Fotos teilen. 3. Die neuen Medien sind mir nicht wichtig, Sport finde ich besser. 4. Ich kann nicht zu Hause drucken, denn ich habe keinen Drucker. 5. Man kann s an seine Lehrer schicken. D. Translate into German (Foundation) 1. You can read and send s. 2. You can upload photos. 3. The Wi-Fi connection is better here. 4. I always use my phone. 5. My computer is old and broken. E. Checklist 1. Have you used the correct pronoun? 2. Is your word order correct (verb as second idea )? 3. Have you used the correct gender of nouns (der/die/das)? 4. Check your spellings. 5. Have you remembered that all nouns need a capital letter? Page 2 of 5

3 C. Translate into English (Higher) Technologie ist mir sehr wichtig, denn ich benutze täglich das Internet. Ich habe ein neues Handy, das sehr nützlich ist. Man kann im Internet surfen, Fotos teilen und auch simsen. Ich mag Musik und gestern habe ich ein neues Lied heruntergeladen. D. Translate into German (Higher) I love the Internet and I have a new mobile phone, which is very important to me. Every day I surf the Internet and share music because it is cheap. I often use Facebook and YouTube because they are funny. Yesterday I watched a video. E. Checklist 1. Have you used the correct tense? 2. Is your word order correct (verb as second idea )? 3. Is the past participle at the end of the sentence in the perfect tense? 4. Check your spellings. 5. Have you remembered that all nouns need a capital letter? Page 3 of 5

4 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 Gender (der/die/das) German English das Handy mobile phone der Computer computer das Internet internet die WLAN-Verbindung Wi-Fi connection die Nachricht message der Drucker printer die Medien media B. Scrambled sentences 1. Ich habe ein neues Handy. 2. Ich benutze das Internet. 3. Man kann Musik herunterladen. 4. Leider habe ich keinen Drucker. 5. Mein Computer ist mir sehr wichtig. 6. Die WLAN-Verbindung ist sehr langsam. C. Foundation translation into English 1. I use the internet every day. 2. You can share photos with friends. 3. New media isn t important to me I find sport better. 4. I cannot print at home as/because I have no printer. 5. You can send s to your teacher Page 4 of 5

5 D. Foundation translation into German 1. Man kann s lesen und schicken. 2. Man kann Fotos hochladen. 3. Hier ist die WLAN-Verbindung besser. 4. Ich benutze immer mein Handy. 5. Mein Computer ist alt und kaputt / funktoniert nicht. OR C. Higher translation into English Technology is very important to me, / because I use the internet every day. / I have a new mobile phone which is very useful. / You (one) can surf the Internet, /share photos and also text. / I like music and yesterday I downloaded a new song. D. Higher translation into German Ich liebe das Internet und ich habe ein neues Handy, / das mir sehr wichtig ist. / Jeden Tag surfe ich im Internet and teile (ich) Musik, / denn es ist billig (weil es billig ist). / Ich benutze oft Facebook und Youtube, denn sie sind lustig (weil sie lustig sind). / Gestern habe ich ein Video gesehen (geguckt) Page 5 of 5