GCSE Bitesize Examinations

General Certificate of Secondary Education

GERMAN WRITING MOCK EXAM

FOUNDATION TIER

Specimen Paper

Maximum marks: 34

Time allowed: 45 minutes

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

No dictionaries allowed
Exercise 1

You are making a list of the different ways you could travel in Germany. Make a list in
German of four more types of transport.

Example: Straenbahn

1. ......................................................................
2. ......................................................................
3. ......................................................................
4. ......................................................................

(4 marks)
Exercise 2

You are telling your German penfriend about your town. Reply to all his / her
questions in German and write a full sentence each time.

Mich interessiert wie deine Stadt aussieht. Was gibt es zu tun? Kann man in
deiner Stadt gut einkaufen? Was fr Sehenswrdigkeiten gibt es? Wo kann
man bei dir schwimmen? Was fr Verkehrsmittel gibt es? Wo kann man
spazieren gehen?

Say:

Example: Where your town is.

......Meine Stadt ist inSdengland..............................................................

5. What there is to do in your town.

..

6. What the shops are like.

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7. What tourist sights there are.

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8. Where you can go swimming.

..

9. The best way to get around your town.

..

10. Where you can go for a walk

..

(10 marks)
Exercise 3 Answer EITHER 3a OR 3b

3a.

You have received this e-mail from your German friend, Hans. He wants to know
about your school and your life at school. Reply to his e-mail telling him about your
school, school uniform and what you think about it, which subjects you do and your
opinion of them, what you will do after the exams and what you did last summer. Also
ask Hans a question about his school.

Hallo!

ber meine Schule habe ich dir schon alles gesagt, und ich habe schon seit
einem Monat Ferien. Mich interessiert deine Schule. Musst du zum Beispiel
eine Uniform tragen? Und wie findest du das? Welche Fcher gefallen dir?
Welche nicht? Warum? Was wirst du nach den Prfungen machen? Was hast
du in den letzten Schulferien gemacht?

Liebe Grsse,
Hans

Schreib einen Brief an Hans auf Deutsch.

Beschreib: - Deine Schule

- Deine Schuluniform und deine Meinung darber

Schreib: - Welche Fcher dir gefallen oder nicht

- Warum
- Was du nach den Prfungen machen wirst
- Was du in den letzten Schulferien gemacht hast

Frag: - Hans ber seine Schule

(20 marks)

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3b.

You have seen this advert in your local newspaper for a summer job.

You would like to apply for the job.

Write a letter giving all the relevant information.

Sprechen Sie Deutsch?

Wir brauchen freundliche Leute, die mindestens eine Fremdsprache gut

kennen, um unseren europischen Gsten zu helfen.

Schreiben Sie uns (auf Deutsch) und erklren Sie, warum Sie passend sind!

Gutes Gehalt fr interessante Arbeit, vom Anfang Juni bis Ende September
(Hauptsaison Juli und August)

Schreib einen Brief auf Deutsch.

Beantworte folgende Fragen:

- Was sind deine persnlichen Details Name, Alter, Schule usw?

- Welche Sprachen sprichst du?
- Seit wann lernst du Deutsch?
- Was fr Arbeitserfahrung hast du?
- Wie ist dein Charakter?
- Wann kannst du arbeiten?

Frag: - Etwas ber den Job

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