Monday, 20 January 2014

Year 8 German Homework - Hennings Haus

Hennings Haus Geburtstag
 
Watch the video and answer the questions below.


 
 
 Hilfe: Heute = today, Bruder =brother, Schwester = sister

Teil A - Answer these questions in English: (9)

1.     What day is it today for Henning?

2.     How old is Deike?

3.     How old is her sister?

4.     How old is her baby brother?

5.     In which month is Frauke’s birthday?

6.     How old is Svenja?

7.     In which month is Yannick’s birthday?

8.     How many eggs do they need in the supermarket?

9.     How do you say ‘Happy Birthday’ in German?

Teil B - Translate these words into English: (4)

a.     Geschenk

b.     Geburtstagskuchen

c.      langweilig

d.     lecker

Teil C
Look at the references to time in the video – 2:30, etc. Germans do something a bit different when telling the time. Can you work out what it is? (Clue: it’s to do with ‘half past’)

Teil D
Comment on this post with a new word that you have learnt and understood from the video.

Homework Due:
8X1 Tuesday 28th January
8X2 Tuesday 28th January
8Y1 Thursday 30th January
8Y2 Wednesday 29th January

50 comments:

  1. Holly Nicholls 8x120 January 2014 at 17:14

    Geschenk in German means present.
    Thanks :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. I liked the video as it was funny and informative. I learnt a new word 'Geburtstagskuchen', which means birthday cake.

    ReplyDelete
  3. I learnt the word lecker from this video, this word means delicious.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Toll, Klasse 8! Please remember to post your name as well.

    ReplyDelete
  5. manou: Geburtstagsparty means birthday party

    ReplyDelete
  6. manou:Geburtstagsparty means birthday party

    ReplyDelete
  7. Sam: I think I heard "muss schnell" which means must hurry

    ReplyDelete
  8. Prima! Ja - muss means must and schnell means quick or quickly so you're right! It means go quickly! Well done!

    ReplyDelete
  9. molly:I think Geburtstagkuchen means birthday cake?

    ReplyDelete
  10. Which Molly is this? Molly W-T or Molly Wilkes?! Just so I can keep track of the class' answers! Danke!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Jack Jenner: Heute is Today.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Jack Jenner: Sorry didn't realise heute was already there but I think bessa means better.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Jessica Lake: I have learnt a new word Lecker which means delicious.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Jessica Lake: I found another new word Langweilig which means boring.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Eve:I think 'zum' means 'for'

    ReplyDelete
  16. Alex Brookes-Bent25 January 2014 at 17:43

    I have learnt the way germans tell the time.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Gerburstagskuchen: Birthday Cake

    ReplyDelete
  18. olivia mitchell :heute is today

    ReplyDelete
  19. Eleanor Acey: Eier means eggs

    ReplyDelete
  20. Imogen 8Y1- tomato-tomate

    ReplyDelete
  21. langweilig is boring

    ReplyDelete
  22. Luke martin: muss means must.

    ReplyDelete
  23. Georgia: that langweilig means boring.

    ReplyDelete
  24. Sophie Rees: schwester is sister

    ReplyDelete
  25. Geschenk means gift

    ReplyDelete
  26. Geschenk means present

    Sam maclean8.6

    ReplyDelete
  27. Grace Connelly: lecker is delicious

    ReplyDelete
  28. Ella Malvisi: Schwester is sister and bruder is brother

    ReplyDelete
  29. Izzy Lynn: I learnt that Lecker means yummy or Delicious

    ReplyDelete
  30. Linnea s-r : I learnt that Lecker means Delicious

    ReplyDelete
  31. Linnea S - R : Geschenk means present

    ReplyDelete
  32. heute is today

    ReplyDelete
  33. Sashya Kandanearachchi: Messer means knife

    ReplyDelete
  34. darcey brookes: Lecker means delicious

    ReplyDelete
  35. Anna Driscoll; langweilig means boring

    ReplyDelete
  36. Freya Evans: Schwester is sister in German.

    ReplyDelete
  37. Oliver 8.6: I learned that Heute is Today

    ReplyDelete
  38. Rowan Allin: Lecker is DELICIOUS in German :() :) Sweet.

    ReplyDelete
  39. Jamie White-Lecker means Delicious

    ReplyDelete
  40. josh armytage: i learned lecker means delicious

    ReplyDelete
  41. Helen Jenkins: Lecker means delicious.

    ReplyDelete
  42. Bethany Burt : I have learnt that Schwester means sister in German.

    ReplyDelete
  43. Holly Rogers: Geburtstagskuchen means Birthday cake

    ReplyDelete
  44. I have learnt that "Lanweilig" means boring

    ReplyDelete
  45. Jess Wadey: schokolade means chocolate

    ReplyDelete
  46. I have learnt Geschenk means gift.

    ReplyDelete
  47. i learnt that Geschenk means gift ~Zac Messner 8Y1

    ReplyDelete
  48. Geburtstagskuchen - birthday cake - lily rees

    ReplyDelete