Twelfth graders learn the Konjunktiv II — German’s “would” form (Ich würde reisen, Es wäre schön) — for hypotheticals, wishes, and polite requests, a hallmark of advanced German.
Students will be able to…
“I would travel…” “It would be nice…” The Konjunktiv II expresses what WOULD be. How does it work?
Project this and match each Konjunktiv II phrase to its English meaning — tap the German, then tap the English.
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The Konjunktiv II expresses what WOULD be, and makes polite requests — how?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-High).
Interpretive: understand the conditional.
Interpersonal: make polite requests.
Compare conditional forms.
Connect to hypotheticals.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students say two things they would do with a free day, using the Konjunktiv II. A printable conditional sheet is in the World Languages library.
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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.