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Language for Study and Work: Core Vocabulary

Build core German vocabulary for school, study and work.

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What you'll cover

Study and work words

Vocabulary is the fastest way to make every German skill easier. Learn each noun with its article, because der, die and das carry gender.

Key German

These words are a compact practice set for the mapped theme. The exact appendix lists should still receive native-speaker review before launch.

Theme vocabulary

Sort the words by how you might use them.

Check the meaning

Which option means school?

  • die Schule
  • die Prüfung
  • der Beruf
  • die Universität

Match German to meaning

  • die Schule
  • die Prüfung
  • der Beruf
  • die Universität
  • school
  • exam
  • job or profession
  • university

Learn the article

German nouns are capitalised and normally learnt with der, die or das. The article helps later with cases and adjective endings.

Complete the notes

Complete the notes: _____ means school. _____ means exam. _____ means job or profession. _____ means university.

die Schule die Prüfung der Beruf die Universität ich und

Build a simple sentence

Order the German sentence: I learn German.

  • Ich
  • lerne
  • Deutsch
  • gern

Weil sends the verb to the end

These words only do their work inside a sentence. German has one habit English does not: weil (because) sends the verb to the very end of its half of the sentence.

After weil, where does the verb go?

After weil, where does the verb go? Which of these says "I learn German because it is important for work"?

  • Ich lerne Deutsch, weil es für den Beruf wichtig ist
  • Ich lerne Deutsch, weil es ist wichtig für den Beruf
  • Ich lerne Deutsch, es ist wichtig für den Beruf
  • Ich lerne gern in der Schule

Two accurate choices

Which TWO statements are accurate?

  • German nouns use capital letters.
  • Learning the article helps with gender.
  • German nouns are normally written in lower case.
  • The article can always be ignored.

Spot the evidence

Tap the TWO sound vocabulary habits.

  • Learn the noun with its article
  • Keep German nouns capitalised
  • Remove every umlaut
  • Translate only half the phrase

Use the vocabulary

Choose the best German word for each cue.

  • Which word means school?
  • Which word means exam?
  • Which word means job or profession?

Use the theme words

Write a short German answer using at least three words from this module.

  • Use three German words
  • Keep articles with nouns where useful
  • Add one opinion or reason