second "joker exercise" & preparation for the first written test (class 7e)

Write down all the sentences (!!) on a piece of paper to get your "joker" card!

Task 1: Since or for? Fill in the correct words. Remember: We use "since" for a "point of time" and "for" when we talk about a "period of time".

1. Lady Gaga has been a singer  ___________ many years now.

2. She hasn't seen her husband ___________ 10 days because she has been on tour ___________ a long time.

3. Lady Gaga hasn't been to Munich ___________ 2009.

4. She has had singing lessons ___________ almost twelve years now.

5. James hasn't been to a concert ____________ many years.

6. You've been at our school ___________ more than two years.

7. The reporter wants to interview Lady Gaga. He has been waiting ___________ 4 p.m.

8. Rihanna hasn't been to America ___________ 1st April 2017.

9. New York has been Rihanna's residence ___________ almost 10 years.

10. Rihanna has had her new dress ___________ her birthday.

Task 2: Mixed Grammar. Fill in the missing forms of the words in brackets () or find suitable words for the question marks (???).

1. Rihanna ___________ (to be) on a TV show right now. She ________________ (to sing) her new song at the moment and all her fans are smiling ______________ (happy).

2. _______________________________ (to be / Rihanna / ever) to Germany before? 

3. Rihanna ___________ (to love) to eat fish and vegetables. She ________________ (not / to like) hamburgers or meat.

4. Yesterday, her manager _______________ (to explain) Rihanna's plans for 2019 and 2020. She

_____________________________  (to tour) through many countries ___________ (???) the whole world.

5. Rihanna is a _______________ (wonderful) singer and many people think she sings _________________ (beautiful).

6. Yesterday, she ___________ (to be) in Munich. _______________________ (she / to visit) "Kaufinger Straße"?

7. Rihanna _________________________ (usually / to work) on Saturdays and Sundays. She 

______________________  (always / to be) very busy.

8. Rihanna _____________________ (to talk) to her manager right now. Some days ago, she ___________ (to write) a letter to a fan and ________________ (to answer) all the questions __________________ (???) were sent to her.

"joker exercise" & preparation for the written test (class 8a)

Write down all the tasks (and all the sentences!) on a piece of paper to get your "joker" card!

Task 1: Use can, could, ‘ll be able to, haven’t been able to, was able to, wasn’t able to and wasn’t allowed to. You can use each answer only ONE TIME!

I was in NYC a few years ago. I _____________________________________ visit a lot of 

 interesting places but not everything, of course. No one __________________________ do it all in 

just a few days. I went to the top of the Empire State Building and visited other sights. Of course, I went shopping in some of the stores, too. But I ____________________________________________ take some pictures inside the stores. I took a boat to Liberty Island afterwards. But they were working inside the statue, so I _____________________________ get to the crown and look at New York City. But I ___________________________ see the skyline from the boat. It was a spectacular view!

New York is really an exciting place. Unfortunately, I ____________________________________ travel to New York since 2015. But I hope I _________________________________ travel to this fantastic city again.

Task 2: Mixed Grammar. Fill in the correct forms of the words in brackets. Sometimes you must find suitable words for the question marks (???).

1. New York City ______________ (be) an amazing city with _____________________ (fantastic) sights like the Empire State Building.

2. Jeff _________________________________ (never / be) to NYC before but he hopes he _________________________________ (be able to / visit) the city next year in summer. He ______________________________________ (absolute / love) to visit huge cities!

3. If you ____________________ (travel) to New York City on a sunny day, you ___________________________________ (be able to / see) many people in the different stores.

4.  Last year, Sally __________________________ (visit) the city ________ (???) she wasn’t able to take photos of the sights because her camera was broken. Sally was really sad about that.

5.  New York City is a place _________________ (???) is very famous all around the world.

6. Right now, you ____________________ (do) an exercise for the English test. 

Task 3: Find words from the same word family as the word printed in bold.

1. Dirk Nowitzki is a _________________ German basketball player. FAME

2. I can speak ______________ very well. ITALY

3. Barack Obama is a former (= -ex) __________________ politician. AMERICA

4. We had to write a long ________________ in our German lesson. SUMMARIZE

5. You’ll ________________ know the answer to this question. CERTAIN

6. This sentence is wrong. Can you _______________ it? CORRECTION

7. We __________ the apartment every Sunday. CLEANING

"Joker Exercise" - Klasse 10a

Write down both tasks on a piece of paper to get your "joker card"!


Task 1: Passive exercise. Fill in the missing forms. 

see worksheet


Task 2: Mixed grammar. Fill in the missing verb forms or find suitable words for the question marks (???).


see worksheet