Reading Practice: Comprehension and Translation: Education and Work
Practise reading German school and work sentences, spotting future-tense meaning, and building accurate short translations.
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Read school and work German
This practice module uses short exam-style sentences. Your job is to identify meaning, spot the future tense, and translate accurately.
Reading anchors
These words appear often in school and work texts.
Spot future meaning
The verb werden can turn a sentence into a future plan.
Match the reading vocabulary
- die Prüfung
- der Beruf
- das Büro
- studieren
- exam
- job or profession
- office
- to study at university
What will happen?
In "ich werde an der Universität studieren", what does the speaker say they will do?
- study at university
- take an exam
- work in an office
- go on holiday
Highlight the future tense
Tap the TWO words that create the future-tense frame.
- ich
- werde
- im Büro
- arbeiten
Complete the translation
I will work in the office = ich _____ im _____ _____. I will study at university = ich werde an der _____ studieren.
Build the translation
Put the German words in order to say: I will work in the office.
- ich
- werde
- im Büro
- arbeiten
Select the correct translations
Select the TWO accurate translations.
- ich werde im Büro arbeiten = I will work in the office
- die Prüfung = the exam
- ich arbeite im Büro = I will work in the office
- der Beruf = the school
Read for meaning
Choose the best meaning for each German sentence.
- Meine Prüfung ist morgen.
- Ich werde Informatik studieren.
- Mein Beruf ist interessant.
Translate into German
Translate this short idea into German: I will study at university and I will work in an office.
- Use ich werde twice or join the two ideas carefully
- Put the infinitive at the end of each future-tense clause
- Capitalise Universität and Büro
Translate into English
Translate into English: Ich werde an der Universität studieren, aber zuerst habe ich eine Prüfung.
- Show the future meaning of werde studieren
- Translate Prüfung accurately
- Keep the contrast from aber