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How do you best succeed at the essay element of the exam?

The key elements to doing well on the essay part: know the book / movie well and know what happens in each scene know the key vocab including techincal terms pre - learn some phrases decide on how you're goi...
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Answered by Caroline R. • German tutor
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Translate the following: 'If scientists had enough money they would soon discover new solutions.'

Wenn Naturwissenschaftler mehr Geld hätten, würden sie bald neue Lösungen entdecken. Things to watch out for: Plural of 'Naturwissenschaftler, placement of verb 'hätten', inversion of second and final verbs,...
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Answered by Mikey K. • German tutor
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Translate the following: 'Last night I went to the cinema with my friends.' Comment on your use of verbs and word order.

Gestern Abend bin ich mit meinen Freunden ins Kino gegangen. Use of verbs: 'bin' instead of 'habe' as 'gehen' is a verb of motion. Word order: 'mit meinen Freunden' before 'ins Kino' because you mention the ...
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Answered by Mikey K. • German tutor
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Which past tense do you use when?

In German, there are 3 ways of forming the past tense . The easiest 2 are the Perfect and Imperfect , and there is another slightly more complex form called the Pluperfect . As a quick summary, the Perfect t...
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Answered by Grace C. • German tutor
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„Ein Urlaub muss nicht teuer sein. Es gibt viele Möglichkeiten billig zu reisen.“ Was ist deine Meinung dazu?

Es kommt darauf an, was für einen Urlaub man gern machen würde. Zum Beispiel, Leute, die regelmäßig in 4 oder 5 Sterne Luxushotels bleiben, müssen teure Preisen bezahlen. Und für Touristen, die die Trends ni...
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Answered by Bethan S. • German tutor
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