A1.6 - Saying your age - Exercises
Get your bookExercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences.
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Show answersExercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match each beginning with its correct ending.
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Exercise 3:
Listen and answer the questions 
Instruction: Listen to the audio and answer the questions.
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1. Wann hat Laura Geburtstag?
2. Was macht Tim heute?
Exercise 4: Verb conjugations
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
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1. Nächste Woche ___ ich 30 Jahre alt.
(Next week ___ I will turn 30 years old.)2. ___ ihr am Samstag eine kleine Geburtstagsfeier?
(___ you having a small birthday party on Saturday?)3. Ich ___ heute einen Kuchen für meinen Geburtstag vor.
(Today I ___ a cake for my birthday.)
Exercise 5:
Dialogue comprehension
Instruction: Practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
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Kleines Gespräch in der Kaffeeküche
Nina (Kollegin): Show Hallo, ich bin Nina. Wie alt bist du?
(Hi, I'm Nina. How old are you?)
Alex (neuer Kollege): Show Hallo Nina, ich bin 32 Jahre alt. Und du?
(Hi Nina, I'm 32 years old. And you?)
Nina (Kollegin): Show Ich bin 29. Mein Geburtstag ist im Mai, am 14. Mai.
(I'm 29. My birthday is in May, on May 14th.)
Alex (neuer Kollege): Show Ah, dann: Herzlichen Glückwunsch im Mai!
(Ah, then: Happy birthday in May!)
Open questions:
1. Wie alt ist Alex?
How old is Alex?
Exercise 6: Respond to the situation
Instruction: Practice in pairs or with your teacher.
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1. Du bist neu im Büro. In der Kaffeeküche stellt sich eine Kollegin vor und fragt nach deinem Alter. Antworte kurz und freundlich. (Verwende: Wie alt..., Ich bin..., Jahre alt)
(You are new in the office. In the break room, a colleague introduces herself and asks your age. Answer briefly and politely. (Use: How old..., I am..., years old))Ich bin Jahre alt.
(I am ... years old.)Example:
Ich bin 32 Jahre alt.
(I am 32 years old.)2. Du lernst eine Person in einem Kurs kennen. Du willst höflich nach dem Alter fragen. Stelle die Frage kurz und freundlich. (Verwende: Wie alt..., du, bitte)
(You meet a person in a course. You want to ask politely about their age. Ask the question briefly and politely. (Use: How old..., you, please))Wie alt bist du ?
(How old are you ...?)Example:
Wie alt bist du, bitte?
(How old are you, please?)Learn German for beginners - An A1 course for adults with little time
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