KS4 · German · Year 11
Prüfungsvorbereitung: extended writing (Edexcel)
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Your learning goal
I can confidently tackle all parts of the German writing exam, developing and extending my answers as appropriate, and translating accurately into German.
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Prüfungsvorbereitung: extended writing (Edexcel): slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can confidently tackle all parts of the German writing exam, developing and extending my answers as appropriate, and translating accurately into German.
Key learning points
- When describing a photo for the writing exam, focus on verb accuracy and clarity. Keep sentences short and simple.
- The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point prompts in longer writing tasks.
- In extended writing, use subordinate clauses, relative clauses and infinitive constructions to extend sentences.
- When translating into German, translate the verb first, think about noun gender and check word order.
- When translating, account for the meaning of every word, but remember the message may not translate word-for-word.
Words to know
- subordinate clause
- after certain conjunctions, the verb is sent to the end of the sentence or clause
- relative clause
- adds information about the noun in the main clause
- infinitive contstruction
- a verb in the infinitive preceded by 'zu'
Common mistakes
The only way to extend my sentences to add complexity is to add a subordinate clause with 'weil'.
There are many ways to add complexity, including using subordinate clauses with a wide range of conjunctions, as well as adding relative clauses or infinitive constructions.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Task B1 is aimed at Foundation students. Task B3 has a Higher or Foundation option. For Task B2, Higher students could complete either or both options, as they will do both of these in the writing exam. Different themes have deliberately been chosen for the two options to allow for this.