Title: Things you need for school
Course: At school > Section: Lesson 1: Things you need for school

Vocabulary - School

In school
Picture | English | German | In context | Notes
 | pupils | (die) Schülerinnen / (die) Schüler | Six pupils are sitting in the classroom. | Write something that helps you to learn.
 | teacher | (die) Lehrerin / (der) Lehrer | Our English teacher is very nice. |
 | blackboard | (die) Tafel | Please write your name on the blackboard. |
 | chalk | (die) Kreide | You write on a blackboard with chalk. |
 | desk | (das) Pult, (der) Schreibtisch | The new worksheets are on the teacher's desk. |
 | chair | (der) Stuhl | We sit on chairs. |
 | clock | (die) Uhr | The clock tells us the time. |
 | book | (das) Buch | Open your books at page 17! |
 | highlighter | (der) Textmarker | Please highlight every word that begins with the letter A. |
 | hole-punch | (der) Locher | You can make holes in your worksheets with a hole-punch. |
 | scissors | (die) Schere | You cut paper with scissors. |
 | notebook | (das) Heft, (das) Notizbuch | Copy the task into your notebook. |
 | folder | (die) Mappe, (das) Ringbuch | Please put the worksheets into your folder! |
 | paperclip | (die) Büroklammer | A paperclip keeps the loose sheets of paper together. |
 | pencil | (der) Bleistift | Sometimes I write with my pencil. |
 | rubber | (der) Radiergummi | I need a rubber to correct my spelling mistake. |
 | ruler | (das) Lineal | Use a ruler if you want to draw a straight line. |
 | calculator | (der) Taschenrechner | You need a calculator for mathematics. |

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Dialogue Cards - School items

dialog-cards-school-items-C001.h5p

Flashcards - School items

flashcards-school-items-C002.h5p

Paraphrasing (optional)

Task:
Paraphrase* three words from this lesson in the dictionary.

Do this in the following steps:
Step 1: Read two or three entries in the dictionary as an example.
Step 2: Find words that belong to the topic and that are not yet in the dictionary.
Step 3: Create a new entry in the dictionary in the category "At school".
Step 4: Write the word and its German translation in the title.
Step 5: Paraphrase* the word in the dictionary.
Step 6: Write an example sentence with the word.

Extra-Step (creative): If you want, you can add a picture to your entry. You can draw something or take a picture.

Watch the tutorial if you need help.

* "Paraphrasing" means that you explain the vocabulary in your own words for someone who doesn't know it, e.g. "A sneaker is a shoe that you wear for sports."

Aufgabe:
Erkläre drei Wörter aus dieser Lektion für das "dictionary".

Führe folgende Schritte aus:
Schritt 1: Lies zwei oder drei Einträge im "dictionary" als Beispiel.
Schritt 2: Finde Worte, die zum Thema gehören, aber noch nicht im "dictionary" stehen.
Schritt 3: Erstelle einen neuen Eintrag für die Kategorie "At school".
Schritt 4: Schreibe das englische Wort und die deutsche Übersetzung in den Titel.
Schritt 5: Erkläre das Wort im "dictionary".
Schritt 6: Schreibe einen Beispielsatz mit dem Wort.

Extra-Schritt (kreativ): Wenn du möchtest, kannst du ein Bild ergänzen. Du kannst etwas zeichnen oder ein Foto machen.

Schau dir das Tutorial an, wenn du Hilfe benötigst.

Vocabulary practice

The following tasks help you to practice the vocabulary

Name the items

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Memory

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Fill in the gaps

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Crossword

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Find more words

Find the correct English words for three more classroom items in a dictionary or on the internet. Write them in the school-WIKI. Draw a picture and upload it or write the German translation.

Finde im Wörterbuch oder im Internet drei weitere Vokabeln für Gegenstände im Klassenzimmer. Schreibe sie ins school-WIKI. Zeichne ein Bild dazu und lade es hoch oder schreibe die deutsche Übersetzung auf.

Dictation 1 - school words

dictation-school-words.h5p

Dictation 2 - school sentences*

dictation-school-sentences-1.h5p

Dictation 3 - school sentences*

dictation-school-sentences-2.h5p

Joyce's homework

Joyce is doing her homework

Joyce is in her room doing her homework.

What is on Joyce's desk

What are all the things on her desk?

Dinner time

It is dinner time and Joyce is taking a break from her homework.

In the meantime

Meanwhile, something is different in Joyce’s room. Let’s take a look …

Everything looks normal, doesn't it? Which items can you see?

on_the_desk-C001.h5p

After dinner

Things have changed

Where are the things now?

drag-text-2-67-C002.h5p

Who is there?

Look!

Creative task

Can you create a learningapp or a quiz with the school items for your classmates?

Kannst du eine LearningApp oder ein Quiz mit den Schulgegenständen für deine Mitschülerinnen und Mitschüler erstellen?

Grammar - prepositions

You use prepositions to say where the things are.

Du verwendest Präpositionen, um zu sagen, wo die Dinge sind.

Prepositions
English | German | Notes
in | in | Write or draw something that helps you to learn.
on | auf |
under | unter |
between | zwischen |
next to | neben |
behind | hinter |

Prepositions - complete the sentences

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Prepositions - write sentences

Where are the items now? Write 10 sentences in your notebook.

Wo sind die Gegenstände jetzt? Schreibe 10 Sätze in dein Heft.

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Your desk

Draw a picture of your desk with items on it. Then write 10 sentences. Upload your result in the At school-WIKI.

Zeichne ein Bild von deinem Schreibtisch mit Gegenständen darauf. Dann schreibe 10 Sätze. Lade dein Ergebnis ins At school-WIKI hoch.

Team work

Describe a desk to your partner. If you want, you can record an audio file. Your partner has to listen to you and then to draw the desk. Then you swap roles.

Beschreibe deinem Partner / deiner Partnerin einen Schreibtisch. Wenn du möchtest, kannst du ein Audio aufnehmen. Dein Partner / deine Partnerin muss zuhören und dann den Schreibtisch zeichnen. Dann tauscht ihr die Rollen.

Reading - Adderbury High School

Listen and read the text
Here you can listen to the text:
Slow version:
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The new school

Hi there! My name's Akira. I'm eleven and I'm from Adderbury. It's a village near Oxford. Oxford is a town in England. I just started going to a new school. My new school is Adderbury High School.

In the classroom there are desks and chairs. There is a window and a board. There is a bin and cupboards and a noticeboard.

My teacher is at the blackboard. My teacher is Ms. Green. She is our form teacher and our English teacher. She is very nice and she is very clever.

Her question is: "What is in your pencil-case?"
Well, I have new felt-tip pens, a ruler, a rubber and a new pen and pencil.

My new school is great. I am in Form 7B with my new friends Noah and Joyce. We are in Year 7.

Find the correct pictures

adderbury-school-pictures.h5p

Match the pairs

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Text order

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Listen and read the text again

Here you can listen to the text:
Slow version:
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The new school

Hi there! My name's Akira. I'm eleven and I'm from Adderbury. It's a village near Oxford. Oxford is a town in England. I just started going to a new school. My new school is Adderbury High School.

In the classroom there are desks and chairs. There is a window and a board. There is a bin and cupboards and a noticeboard.

My teacher is at the blackboard. My teacher is Ms. Green. She is our form teacher and our English teacher. She is very nice and she is very clever.

Her question is: "What is in your pencil-case?"
Well, I have new felt-tip pens, a ruler, a rubber and a new pen and pencil.

My new school is great. I am in Form 7B with my new friends Noah and Joyce. We are in Year 7.