1. Revise words of saying: sagen, behaupten, feststellen (sep), aussagen (sep), erklären

2. For future reference in German you can use the present tense or a construction with werden + infinitive

3. Remember: modal verbs are combined with the infinitive without ‘zu’

4. Many time adverbs are formed by adding –lich: stündlich, täglich, wöchentlich, monatlich, jährlich

5. To translate this English construction ("to lose time doing something") use a conjunction of time (wenn, während, indem) and a subordinate clause.

6. This is possibly the trickiest sentence in this exam! Stay calm, remember: You can start a sentence with almost anything as long as the verb comes in second position. Here the verb would come after ‘Especially in Germany’ plus the relative clause introduced by ‘where’!

7. helfen is one of the many German verbs taking the dative. You can revise these on-line with Just in time Grammar.

8. K2 involving a modal verb as part of a sub-clause! Use this as your model if you like: Ich wäre zu deiner Party gekommen, wenn ich nicht hätte arbeiten müssen. Note that the finite verb (hätte) is NOT at the end of the sub clause.

9. This is a passive construction. Use a form of werden.

10. Another passive, this time involving a modal verb,

11. ...and another one.

12. Should you start your German sentence with a sub clause- remember the verb-comma-verb rule.

13. The word for comparisons in German is als.