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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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What you'll cover

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 🖍️

An interactive activity.

Complete the translation 🧩

I will work in the office = ich _____ im _____ _____. I will study at university = ich werde an der _____ studieren.

werde Büro arbeiten Universität Schule Prüfung

Build the translation 🪜

An interactive activity.

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 🧭

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Translate into German ✍️

An interactive activity.

Translate into English 📝

An interactive activity.