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Discuss with your partner:
What do we mean by exam techniques?
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In groups of 4 brainstorm as many different exam techniques as you can. Consider:
- General exam techniques: e.g. how to use time, clues given by questions and answers
-Contexte.g. pictures, what you know about the culture of Germany
- Languagee.g. cognates, grammar
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Let’s see how many of these you got…
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General exam techniques:
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1) Read the questions carefully and highlight any key points to ensure you answer it correctly
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2) Look at the number of points for each answer and ensure you have an answer for each point
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3) For the listening exam:
Listen carefully to the examples to ensure you understand how to answer each question
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4) For the reading exam:
Read the text through first to get the gist and to help you know where to look for the answers (remember these are always in order)
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5) Ignore words which you don’t need to answer the question
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6) If you get stuck move on don’t spend too long on one question you can always come back to it!
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7) In the listening exam use the time between the questions to continue to check your answers and read ahead
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8) Narrow down your options as far as you can and then make a calculated guess if necessary. DO NOT LEAVE ANY BLANKS!!
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9) Ensure that the answer matches the format requested e.g. if it asks for a letter don’t write a number!
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Context:
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10) For the listening exam use your reading time wisely:
- identify the pictures- translate any German words - translate any English words - write down any language you think you might hear
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11) For the reading exam use the visual and verbal clues:
- layout- length- type face- pictures- title
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12) Make use of the social/cultural context:
- think about what you know about German speaking countries and society in
general to predict answers.
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13) Use your common sense!
What answer do you expect to the question:
What floor is the flat on?
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Language:
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14) Use cognates and near cognates:
e.g. Hand, Name, Knie, Adresse, Ingenieur
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15) Split the word down into its component parts:
e.g. Bus/halte/stelle = bus stop (bus stopping place)
16) Look for adjectives embedded in words:
e.g. verbessern/beruhigen
N.B. even if you can only recognise part of the word have a guess!
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17) Use prefixes:
un = negative e.g. unmöglich/ unglücklichab = away e.g. abfahren/abholenauf = up e.g. aufstehen/aufgebenaus = out e.g. ausgehen, Ausfahrtein = in e.g. einsteigen/Eintrittdurch = through e.g. durchfahren/Durchschnittmit = with e.g. mitgehen/mitnehmenan = at/on/near e.g. ankommen/anziehenum = around/about/change of state e.g. umsteigen, umziehenzu = to/at/for e.g. zuhören/Zuschauer
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18) Use suffixes:
in = feminine form e.g. freundin, Engländerinheit = -ness e.g. Krankheit/Faulheitschaft = -ship e.g. Freundschaft/Weltmeisterschaft
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19) Infinitives used as nouns:
das Schwimmen/das Wandern (-ing)
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21) Watch out for false friends:
e.g. Gymnasium, Gift.
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22) Make use of your grammar knowledge:
- plurals
Q) Does Lisel have any brothers and sisters?
Lisel hat zwei Brüder
What other clue do we have here?
- Number: zwei
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23) Make use of your grammar knowledge:
- negatives
Q) Does Lisel have any brothers and sisters?
Lisel hat keine Geschwister
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24) Make use of your grammar knowledge:
- adjectives
Q) Which room is small?
Die Küche ist groß aber das Wohnzimmer ist klein.
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25) Make use of your grammar knowledge:
- pronouns
Q) What is Georg’s sister called?
Ich habe eine Schwester und sie heißt Nicola aber er hat eine Schwester und seine Schwester heißt Karin.
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26) Make use of your grammar knowledge:
- prepositions
Q) On which floor is the flat?
Die Wohnung hat fünf Zimmer und es ist auf dem siebten Stock.
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27) Make use of your grammar knowledge:
- verb tense
Q) What sport does Katja normally play at the weekend?
Dieses Wochenende hat Katja Tennis gespielt normalerweise spielt sie Handball.
What other clue do we have here?
- Time phrase: normalerweise
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Tense clues:
- e/st/t/en/t/en = - Form of haben/sein + ge + t/en = - Verb has an extra t = - Form of werden + infinitive = - Form of würden + infinitive =
past tensepresent tense
N.B. Verbs may move places with word order so underline/listen out for the parts you recognise:
e.g. Am Wochenende habe ich einen Film gesehen, anstatt Fussball zu spielen, weil es geregnet hat.
imperfect tensefuture tenseconditional tense
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Time phrases:
- normalerweise/ morgens/ =- Gestern/ damals= - in der Zükunft/Morgen =
N.B. Present tense can be used for the immediate future indicated by a time phrase.
Can you brainstorm some more??
present tense
Past/imperfect tenseFuture/conditional tense
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Remember:
• The answers are in the order of the text.
• Check which Language you need to answer in – otherwise the whole answer could be incorrect (if you answer in the incorrect Language).
• Look out for the questions with BOLD words. Extra help for you!!!
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How many did you get?
What else can you add?
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What 5 exam techniques have you taken away from today’s lesson?