All 13 German topics for Edexcel International AS & A Level, grouped the way the exam is. Each topic has a few flashcards to test yourself; the full sets are free in Socrates AI.
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What is the German for "the family" and "the parents"?
Die Familie; die Eltern.
What is the German for "a single-parent family"?
Eine Einelternfamilie (alleinerziehende Mutter / alleinerziehender Vater).
What is the German for "a blended family"?
Eine Patchworkfamilie.
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What is the German for "young people" and "teenagers"?
Die Jugendlichen; die Teenager.
What is the German for "peer pressure"?
Der Gruppenzwang.
What is the German for "voluntary work"?
Die ehrenamtliche Arbeit (das Ehrenamt).
What is the German for "school" and "teacher"?
Die Schule; der Lehrer / die Lehrerin.
What are the main types of German secondary school?
Gymnasium, Realschule, Hauptschule and Gesamtschule.
What is the Abitur?
The final school exam at the Gymnasium, needed for university entry.
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What is the German for "healthy" and "health"?
Gesund; die Gesundheit.
What is the German for "to keep fit"?
Fit bleiben (sich fit halten).
What is the German for "obesity" and "overweight"?
Die Fettleibigkeit; das Übergewicht.
What is the German for "the environment" and "environmental protection"?
Die Umwelt; der Umweltschutz.
What is the German for "to recycle" and "rubbish"?
Recyceln; der Müll (der Abfall).
What is the German for "climate change" and "global warming"?
Der Klimawandel; die Erderwärmung.
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What is the German for "social networks"?
Die sozialen Netzwerke.
What is the German for "a mobile phone"?
Das Handy.
What is the German for "to download" and "to share"?
Herunterladen; teilen.
Which countries have German as an official language?
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Belgium.
What is the capital of Germany?
Berlin.
What is Oktoberfest?
A large folk festival in Munich, held from late September to early October.
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What is the German for "immigration" and "an immigrant"?
Die Einwanderung; der Einwanderer / die Einwanderin.
What is the German for "racism"?
Der Rassismus.
What is the German for "integration"?
Die Integration.
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What is the German for "the government" and "the chancellor"?
Die Regierung; der Bundeskanzler / die Bundeskanzlerin.
What is the German for "an election" and "to vote"?
Die Wahl; wählen.
What is the German parliament called?
Der Bundestag (with the Bundesrat representing the states).
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What are the four German cases?
Nominative, accusative, dative and genitive.
What are the accusative forms of der, die, das?
Den, die, das.
What are the dative forms of der, die, das and plural die?
Dem, der, dem, den (+ -n on the plural noun).
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What auxiliary verbs form the German perfect tense?
Haben or sein + past participle.
Which verbs take "sein" in the perfect?
Verbs of movement or change of state with no direct object, e.g. gehen, fahren, werden, sterben, plus sein and bleiben.
When is the simple past (Präteritum) mainly used?
In written narrative, and for sein, haben and modal verbs in speech.
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What is the Konjunktiv II used for?
Hypothetical situations, wishes and polite requests.
What are the Konjunktiv II forms of "sein" and "haben" (ich)?
Wäre; hätte.
How is the Konjunktiv II usually formed for most verbs?
Würde + infinitive: ich würde kaufen.
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How do you say "in my opinion" in German?
Meiner Meinung nach (+ verb next): Meiner Meinung nach ist das wichtig.
How do you say "firstly" and "finally"?
Erstens (zuerst); schließlich (zum Schluss).
How do you say "on the one hand... on the other hand"?
Einerseits... andererseits.
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