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German Travel — Reisen

Tenth graders learn travel words in German — Flughafen, Koffer, Reisepass, Hotel, Fahrkarte — so they can plan a trip and get around auf Deutsch.

Grade 10Reisen55 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 travel words.
  • ✓Plan a trip.
  • ✓Get around.
  • ✓Travel auf Deutsch.
Essential Question

Gute Reise! (Have a good trip!) What words do you need to travel in German?

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Vocabulary Terms
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Standards Aligned
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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Reisen Explorer

Project this and tap each word. Have students learn German travel vocabulary.

✈️ Explore travel — tap eachTry it

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.

1

Warm-Up — Gute Reise!

6 min

Have a good trip! What words do you need to travel in German?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask about a trip.
  • Ask how to say travel words.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Reisen

13 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Reisen Explorer.
  • Present each word.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Repeat.
  • Practice.
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Practice — Practice

15 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name what you pack.
  • Buy a Fahrkarte.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Buy it.
  • Say.
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Speak — Speak

15 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Plan a trip aloud.
  • Say where you go.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

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

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a travel 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).

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: plan travel.

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Cultures 2.1

Explore travel in German-speaking countries.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to geography.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand travel words.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Travel picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Ich reise mit ___.”
  • Use travel images.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with Koffer and Hotel.
  • Use pictures.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add der Zug and das Gepäck.
  • Plan a full trip.
  • Book a hotel.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🧳Travel props
  • 💻The Reisen Explorer
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

die Reisetripder Flughafenairportder Koffersuitcaseder Reisepasspassportdas Hotelhoteldie Fahrkarteticketreisento travelder Urlaubvacation
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 “der Flughafen” mean?
Airport.
QUESTION 2
What does “der Reisepass” mean?
Passport.
QUESTION 3
What does “die Fahrkarte” mean?
A ticket (for a train).

Reflect: die Reise.

Have students name two things they’d pack for a trip in German (like Koffer and Reisepass). A printable travel 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.

📝 German Travel (Reisen)Quiz
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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 Travel (Reisen)Print
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: das Hotel, der Flughafen, der Koffer, der Reisepass, der Urlaub, die Fahrkarte, die Reise, reisen
  1. airport
  2. suitcase
  3. trip
  4. passport
  5. vacation
  6. ticket
  7. hotel
  8. to travel

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “der Flughafen” mean?
  2. What does “der Reisepass” mean?
  3. What does “die Fahrkarte” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) der Flughafen · 2) der Koffer · 3) die Reise · 4) der Reisepass · 5) der Urlaub · 6) die Fahrkarte · 7) das Hotel · 8) reisen
Part B: 1) Airport. 2) Passport. 3) A ticket (for a train).