Language for Travel: Core Vocabulary
Build core German vocabulary for travel, places and journeys.
Practise it out loud, together
A free interactive activity you can put in front of a class in a few minutes.
Start revising freeWhat you'll cover
Travel 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 train?
- der Zug
- die Stadt
- das Hotel
- die Reise
Match German to meaning
- der Zug
- die Stadt
- das Hotel
- die Reise
- train
- town or city
- hotel
- journey or trip
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 train. _____ means town or city. _____ means hotel. _____ means journey or trip.
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 go to Berlin because the city is beautiful"?
- Ich fahre nach Berlin, weil die Stadt schön ist
- Ich fahre nach Berlin, weil die Stadt ist schön
- Ich fahre nach Berlin, die Stadt ist schön
- Ich fahre gern mit dem Zug
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 train?
- Which word means town or city?
- Which word means hotel?
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