Mock 2 · Schreiben
Writing · form + short letter · 20 minutes
Teil 1 — Fill in the form
Maria Silva wants to register for a German course. She is 34, from Brazil, lives in Hamburg at Lindenweg 8 (postcode 20095), and is a nurse. Fill in the course registration form.
Formular
5 gaps. Write one word in each.
1. Familienname:
Silva
2. Vorname:
Maria
3. Alter:
34
4. Wohnort:
Hamburg
5. Beruf:
Krankenschwester|Krankenpflegerin
Teil 2 — Write about 30 words
You cannot attend your German class next week. Write to your teacher Frau Weber, about 30 words, covering all three points:
- Say you cannot come
- Give the reason (you are ill)
- Ask for the homework
Marking: you lose marks for every bullet point
you do not cover, even if the German is perfect. Write one short sentence per bullet
and you have covered all three.
Write your answer here, then compare it with the model below.
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Model answer
Sehr geehrte Frau Weber,
leider kann ich nächste Woche nicht zum Unterricht kommen, denn ich bin krank.
Können Sie mir bitte die Hausaufgaben schicken?
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Maria Silva
Why this answer works
- You know the name, so use Sehr geehrte Frau Weber, — geehrte with -e for a woman.
- Starting with leider pushes the verb to position 2: leider kann ich…
- The reason uses denn, so the verb stays in position 2: denn ich bin krank.
- The request is a question with the verb first: Können Sie mir bitte…schicken? — mir is dative, schicken at the end.
- All three bullets are covered in three short sentences. That is enough for 30 words.