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German Technology — Die Technologie

Tenth graders learn technology words in German — Computer, Handy, surfen, herunterladen — and sort them into devices and online activities, so they can talk about tech auf Deutsch.

Grade 10Die Technologie55 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name tech words.
  • ✓Tell devices from activities.
  • ✓Sort the words.
  • ✓Talk about tech.
Essential Question

Technology is part of daily life — in German too. Which words are devices, and which are things you do online?

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Vocabulary Terms
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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Gerät oder Aktivität?

Project this and sort each into Geräte (devices) or Online-Aktivitäten (online activities).

💻 Sort each — device or online activity?Try it
🖥️ Geräte (devices)
🌐 Aktivitäten (online)
Tap a word, then tap a box.
The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

55 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Warm-Up — Tech in German

6 min

Technology is part of daily life — which words are devices vs activities?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a device.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Die Technologie

13 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present tech words.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note devices vs activities.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Sort Them

15 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Gerät oder Aktivität?
  • Sort each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

15 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Ich surfe im Internet.”
  • Name a device.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Name it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a tech word.
  • Say what it means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Explain it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Mid).

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand tech words.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to technology.

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Cultures 2.1

Explore tech in German life.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about tech.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Tech picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Ich benutze ___.”
  • Use tech images.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with Computer and surfen.
  • Sort one at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add das WLAN.
  • Describe your device use.
  • Write a tech paragraph.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🖥️Tech cards
  • 💻Gerät oder Aktivität?
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

die Technologietechnologyder Computercomputerdas Handyphoneder Bildschirmscreendie Tastaturkeyboardsurfento surfdas Internetinternetherunterladento download
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What does “das Handy” mean?
Phone.
QUESTION 2
Is “surfen” a device or an online activity?
An online activity.
QUESTION 3
What does “herunterladen” mean?
To download.

Reflect: die Technologie.

Have students name one device and one online activity in German (like Computer and surfen). A printable technology sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ German Technology (Die Technologie)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: das Handy, das Internet, der Bildschirm, der Computer, die Tastatur, die Technologie, herunterladen, surfen
  1. screen
  2. computer
  3. to download
  4. internet
  5. technology
  6. phone
  7. keyboard
  8. to surf

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “das Handy” mean?
  2. Is “surfen” a device or an online activity?
  3. What does “herunterladen” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) der Bildschirm · 2) der Computer · 3) herunterladen · 4) das Internet · 5) die Technologie · 6) das Handy · 7) die Tastatur · 8) surfen
Part B: 1) Phone. 2) An online activity. 3) To download.