Middle school German resources: news and current affairs

These resources teach students how to describe and discuss family problems in German. The resources focus on the vocabulary below: Ich streite mich mit meinem Vater / ihm I argue with my father / him Ich streite mich mit meiner Mutter / ihr I argue with my mother / her Ich streite mich mit meinen Geschwistern / ihnen I argue with my siblings / them Wir streiten uns um den Computer We argue about the computer Wir streiten uns um die Kleidung We argue about clothes Wir streiten uns um das Handy We argue about the mobile phone Wir streien uns um Geld We argue about money Wir streien uns um die Freunde We argue about friends Wir haben uns um ... gestritten We argued about ... Er / sie findet He / she finds ... Ich verbringe zu viel Zeit mit dem Handy I spend too much time on my mobile phone Ich verbringe zu viel Zeit auf dem Computer I spend too much time on the computer Ich mache nicht genug Hausaufgaben I don’t do enough homework Ich gebe zu viel Geld aus I spend too much money Ich bin eifersüchtig auf (meinen Bruder / meine Schwester) I’m jealous of (my brother / my sister) Er / sie mag meine Kleidung nicht He / she doesn’t like my clothes Sie mögen meine Freunde nicht They don’t like my friends

Designed as a thinking skills task and translation practise. There is also a writing task at the end.

Tour information in German / Reading and Gap fills Links to clips online about the Tour and it's Grand Depart in Düsseldorf Research based tasks on German tour riders Research based tasks on things for tourists to do in Düsseldorf

Resources to develop Ab Initio / Standard / Higher German exam skills in the Reading / Writing and Speaking exams. Included: Cultural starters to develop pupils intercultural competence and knowledge. Paper 2 Writing help, frames and guides Paper 1 Reading guide and practice questions Speaking activity to develop picture description

Here are a series of resources that I've made to clarify Paper 2 writing for German Ab Initio / Standard / Higher classes. Included: HL/SL mark scheme: A condensed mark scheme to help you assess pupils' work. You can staple this to their sheet. Planning writing: A step-by-step process for pupil to plan their response to Paper 2. Revision resource PowerPoint: An explanation to the Text-type difficulty sheet. Pupils need to think about different text types and what they need to include as register/tone and as practical vocabulary. Useful essay phrases: A list of useful phrases for each text type. IB Paper 2 top tips: More help for accessing Paper 2. Useful phrases and how to set out different text types. Enjoy!

This a detailed revision note which provides A* very high level GCSE answers to frequent questions asked during an oral and which will form part of an essay answer. These questions are on the main topics of Socialising, Travelling Abroad, Being part of a Community, and Making Choices as per the GCSE AQA German specification, Thanks and good Luck

AQA AS German NEW SPEC 2016 UPDATED - there were previously some small grammatical mistakes which are now corrected UPDATED - now includes the Berlin topic A total of 24 speaking cards I've made to practise for the speaking exam. Please leave a review :-)

A worksheet I made from news snippets found online at the time of Brexit so that the sixth formers could practise some verb conjugation in context.

UPDATED 4 speaking cards to practise the topic Die Digitale Welt for the new 2016 AS. Includes space for students to prepare 2 questions about the card to ask the teacher/examiner.

This is a resource based on the card game Cheat, which I adapted to practise speaking about environmental issues. The game is very competitive and my classes have always enjoyed it. Rules included. I recommend printing onto card so that the students can't see through the paper...

A couple of help sheets and activities on the topic of the environment which revise the use of three different tenses. Based on Echo 3 Rot K4E4 Umweltschutz (pp.66-67). Included are: - helpsheet of sentence builders on present tense (ich-form); - helpsheet of sentence builders in three tenses, plus hints on how to use and extend them (NB the same verbs are used in all three tenses) (all in wir-form); - set of sentences to translate into German (differentiation is in the 'level' on which students attempt the task - details on sheet. I devised this for my year 9 beginners' class. They found it tricky - I think the challenge would be there for learners who have more years of German behind them.

This resource has been translated from the English version with the author's (godwin86) position so that German teachers can foster moral debates in their classrooms. This is a great way to contribute towards SMSC education in your MFL classroom. The original English version can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-p4c-the-moral-dilemma-generator-200-slide-ppt-with-randomiser-philosophy-for-kids-11381522 Uses: -P4C (Philosophy for kids) -Form time activities -German lessons (KS4 & 5) -Debating societies -Making best use of spare time at the end of lessons Discussions follow one of four formats, each asking students to move from one side of the room or the other to make their position clear: teachers should then use questioning to foster a debate between students, encouraging them to present reasons for their choice and defend their position. The formats are: -"Which is more moral?" (students chose between two options) -"Agree or disagree?" (where students respond to a presented statement about morality of a moral issue) -"Who do you save?" (where students need to save one of two people/options, and justify the morality of their decision) -"Moral or immoral?" (where students cast their judgement on a given action, event or person. This resource is great value at £4.99 and cannot be found elsewhere: -It clearly contributes to the Moral aspect of your school's SMSC provision -It allows for countless hours of discussion and debate to be structured in a focussed and engaging manner. -It would take days to reproduce yourself. -It can save vast amounts of staff time in preparing cover lessons -It is the perfect way to make the most of any time a teacher might have left at the end of a lesson. -It deals with cross curricular issues Please note: this resource deals with controversial issues, debates and questions that may be deemed unsuitable for younger children. It is designed for secondary school students, but can be easily adapted to younger years with appropriate amendments by their teacher.