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In this video activity set you learn and practise
– how to talk about your job and who you work for
– the masculine and feminine form of job titles
Let’s start! (10 exercises, duration: ca. 20 minutes)
Go ahead and see how well you do in the exercises.
Vocabulary: Professions
| Deutsch | Englisch |
|---|---|
| (der) Beruf | (the) profession |
| Was bist du von Beruf? | What’s your job? (informal) |
| Was sind Sie von Beruf? | What’s your job? (formal) |
| Und du? Und Sie? |
And (what about) you? (informal) And (what about) you? (formal) |
| Ich bin Techniker. | I am a technician. (masculine) |
| Ich bin Technikerin. | I am a technician. (feminine) |
| Ich bin Techniker bei Bosch. | I am a technician at Bosch. |
| Was ist er von Beruf? | What is his job? |
| Er ist Techniker. | He is a technician. |
| Was ist sie von Beruf? | What is her job? |
| Sie ist Technikerin. | She is a technician. |
| der Techniker die Technikerin |
(the) technician (masculine) (the) technician (feminine) |
| der Informatiker die Informatikerin |
(the) software engineer (masculine) (the) software engineer (feminine) |
| der Ingenieur die Ingenieurin |
(the) engineer (masculine) (the) engineer (feminine) |
| der Marketingmanager die Marketingmanagerin |
(the) marketing manager (masculine) (the) marketing manager (feminine) |
| der Finanzchef die Finanzchefin |
(the) head of finance (masculine) (the) head of finance (feminine) |
Grammar: Forms of to be
| You have probably noticed that the forms of to be (German: sein) are irregular. Here’s an overview: |
|---|
| German | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ich bin | I am | Ich bin Informatiker. |
| du bist | you are (informal) | Was bist du von Beruf, Alexandra? |
| er ist | he is | Er ist Ingenieur. |
| sie ist | she is | Sie ist Finanzchefin. |
| Sie sind | you are (formal) | Was sind Sie von Beruf, Herr Meier? |
Exercise 1: Read the sentences and decide: are the professions given in the masculine or feminine form?
Exercise 2: Article der or die? Write the correct forms for the given professions.
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of to be.
Exercise 4: Write the missing form of to be for each sentence.
Exercise 5: Each sentence has one mistake. Click the wrong word.
Exercise 6: Now correct the mistakes you have spotted in the exercise before.
Exercise 7: Complete the dialogues by dragging the missing elements in the right places.
Exercise 8: Listen to the person and fill in the correct information.
Exercise 9: Listen to the person and fill in the correct information.
Exercise 10: Listen to the person and fill in the correct information.
This question set is complete. Be proud of yourself for the effort you’ve put in your learning!