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German At the Doctor — Beim Arzt

Eighth graders learn useful health phrases in German — Ich bin krank, Mir tut … weh, Gute Besserung! — so they can say how they feel and wish others well auf Deutsch.

Grade 8Beim Arzt50 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…

  • ✓Say you’re sick.
  • ✓Say what hurts.
  • ✓Match phrases to meanings.
  • ✓Wish others well.
Essential Question

Not feeling well? These phrases help you at the doctor in German — beim Arzt!

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Interactive Task
Match It · Interactive

Match the Health Phrase

Project this and match each German health phrase to its English meaning — tap the German, then tap the English.

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The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — Beim Arzt

5 min

Not feeling well? These phrases help you at the doctor in German!

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Mime being sick.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Mime.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Beim Arzt

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present health phrases.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note “Gute Besserung!”

🎒 Student Actions

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

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Health Phrase.
  • Match each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Ich bin krank.”
  • Say what hurts.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say a health phrase.
  • Say what it means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say 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 (Novice-High).

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: express how you feel.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand health phrases.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to health.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore a German doctor visit.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Health-phrase cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Mir tut ___ weh.”
  • Use body pictures.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with “Ich bin krank.”
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add die Apotheke.
  • Role-play a doctor visit.
  • Describe a symptom.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🩺Health cards
  • 💻Match the Health Phrase
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

der Arztdoctorkranksickweh tunto hurtdas Fieberfeverder Kopfheaddie ApothekepharmacyGute Besserung!Get well soon!gesundhealthy
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 “Ich bin krank” mean?
I am sick.
QUESTION 2
What does “Mir tut der Kopf weh” mean?
My head hurts.
QUESTION 3
What does “Gute Besserung!” mean?
Get well soon!

Reflect: beim Arzt.

Have students say one health phrase in German (like “Ich bin krank”) and “Gute Besserung!” to a friend. A printable health sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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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.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: das Fieber, der Arzt, der Kopf, die Apotheke, gesund, Gute Besserung!, krank, weh tun
  1. Get well soon!
  2. fever
  3. head
  4. pharmacy
  5. healthy
  6. doctor
  7. to hurt
  8. sick

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “Ich bin krank” mean?
  2. What does “Mir tut der Kopf weh” mean?
  3. What does “Gute Besserung!” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) Gute Besserung! · 2) das Fieber · 3) der Kopf · 4) die Apotheke · 5) gesund · 6) der Arzt · 7) weh tun · 8) krank
Part B: 1) I am sick. 2) My head hurts. 3) Get well soon!