DEUTSCH 1-2NAME ______

WRITING A LETTER

On a separate sheet of paper, translate the following sentences into German. Skip lines.

TASK 1: Write an email about yourself to your German pen pal. Your pen pal’s name is Meike and she’s a girl.

White Plains, the ______th of February, 2016

Dear Meike,

Hi! My name is ______.

I’m ______years old.

I come from ______.

I live in White Plains, NY in the USA. My mother, my father, my brother, my sister and I live near my school. Oh, and I have a dog. His name is ______.

I go to White Plains High School. It’s like a Gesamtschule in Germany.

My school is very big. We have over 2,000 students.

I’m in the ______grade.

My favorite subject is ______.

I also like ______, ______, and ______

but I don’t like ______and ______.

I’m learning German. My German class is every day in 8th period.

In my free time, I like to ______and ______.

What is your family like?

Do you have siblings?

Do you have a pet?

What is your school like?

What do you do in your free time?

Write me back soon!

Yours/Love, ______

White Plains, the ____th of February, 2016

Dear Meike,

Hi! My name is ______.

I’m ______years old.

I come from ______.

I live in White Plains, NY in the USA. My mother, my father, my brother, my sister and I live near my school. Oh, and I have a dog. His name is ______.

I go to White Plains High School. It’s like a Gesamtschule in Germany.

My school is very big. We have over 2,000 students.

I’m in the ______grade.

My favorite subject is ______.

I also like ______, ______, and ______

but I don’t like ______and ______.

I’m learning German. My German class is every day in 8th period.

In my free time, I like to ______and ______.

What is your family like?

Do you have siblings?

Do you have a pet?

What is your school like?

What do you do in your free time?

Write me back soon! Yours / Love, ______

DEUTSCH 1-2NAME ______

WRITING A LETTER

German Translation:

TASK 1: Write an email about yourself to your German pen pal. Your pen pal’s name is Meike and she’s a girl.

Liebe Meike,

Hallo! Ich heiße ______. [Mein Name ist ______.]

Ich bin ______Jahre alt.

Ich komme aus ______.

Ich wohne in White Plains, NY in den USA. [in Amerika]

Ach, und ich habe einen Hund. Er heißt ______.

Ich gehe in die White Plains High School. Sie ist wie eine deutsche Gesamtschule.

Meine Schule ist sehr groß.

Wir haben über zweitausend SchülerInnen.

Ich bin in der Klasse ______.[Ich bin in der ______-ten Klasse.]

Mein Lieblingsfach ist ______.

Ich mag auch ______, ______, und ______, aber ich mag ______und ______nicht.

Ich lerne Deutsch. Mein Deutschunterricht ist jeden Tag in der achten Stunde.

In meiner Freizeit _____(verb) _____ ich gern ….

Wie ist deine Familie?

Hast du Geschwister?

Hast du ein Haustier?

Wie ist deine Schule?

Was machst du in deiner Freizeit?

Schreib mir bald zurück!

Dein ____(boy’s name)___ / Deine ____(girl’s name)____