A 36-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity and then goes through an introduction to phonics. It then goes through 16 common German phonic sounds for students to note down on a grid (included). It then asks students to try pronouncing some team members of the 2020 Women’s German National football team. There is also a short poem, and an activity to highlight the phonics covered in the lesson in the numbers up to 12.
Also included is a grid for students to fill in at the same time.
This is lesson 9 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available!
Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop.
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A knowledge organiser (KO) for one of the first half terms of German studies. It’s a packed single side of A4, which includes:
Grammar
Using “gern” to state opinions
Justifying your opinions
Using “seit” to say how long you’ve been doing something
Key Phrases
Music genres and example phrases
Film genres
Social media vocabulary
Musical instruments vocabulary
Music/TV/film/social media tense phrases
It also includes some brief aims and a couple of “Fancy phrases”.
Also available to purchase are my other KS3 Knowledge Organisers:
Introduction to German
My Family
School
Free Time
My Home
My Town
Food and Shopping
Body and Fitness
Holidays
Daily Routine
These can be purchased individually or as a bundles.
You can also find my complete sets of 21 KS4 Knowledge Organisers for AQA GCSE German.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger
A set of the first 11 (of 21) Knowledge Organisers (KOs) for GCSE German, following the OUP textbook for the AQA GCSE German course.
Each Knowledge Organiser has the aims, an overview of the key grammar from the textbook, a list of 20 of the most useful words from the topic (also seen in the context of complete sentences), a selection of key verbs in five different tenses, and some “wow” higher level sentences to use.
Included in the bundle is an A4 Knowledge Organiser for each of the units below:
1.1 Relationship with Family and Friends
1.2 Marriage and Partnership
2.1 Social Media
2.2 Mobile Technology
3.1 Music, Cinema and TV
3.2 Food and Eating Out
3.3 Sport
4.1 Germany and Customs
4.2 Festivals in Germany
5.1 Home
5.2 Where You Live
Second set (6.1 - 12.1) available here.
Also available: Bundle of 15 exam help sheets for AQA GCSE German to guide students through each element of the exams.
A short starter/plenary to show students the importance of using MFL in future careers.
The PowerPoint runs through some statistics about future earnings, benefits to employers and snippets from a recent newspaper article about why MFL is useful in business.
Suitable for all languages as they’re not language specific.
Five similar activities available in my shop, each one priced at £1, but also available as a bundle for £5.
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An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Speaking exam - a list of key vocabulary and phrases to memorise for the exam.
It includes key question words, information about stating and explaining your opinion, some key verbs in different tenses, and tips for the Role Play, Photo Card and General Conversation.
An information sheet explaining how to state your opinion in German, how to use interesting intensifiers, giving reasons using “weil”, “denn”, and “da”, and then plenty of adjectives using emojis.
Goes well with the 6-page classroom display posters (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/german-making-your-opinions-interesting-display-with-emojis-6-pages-12164824)
A knowledge organiser (KO) for German GCSE. It is for theme 11.1 - University or Work? It complements the OUP textbook.
It includes key grammar (“Understanding and using the future tense”, “Using welcher?”, and “Using infinitives following zu”), the aims of the theme, some “fancy phrases” for the topic, 20 key items of vocabulary (also in sentences for context), and four key verbs in five different tenses.
An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Speaking exam - the Photo Card part.
It explains the format of the exam, the mark scheme, some useful questions words, some general tips, and some basic tense structures.
A knowledge organiser (KO) for German GCSE. It is for theme 6.2 - Healthy and unhealthy living. It complements the OUP textbook.
It includes key grammar (“Using modal verbs”, “Saying must not and don’t have to”, and “Using als when talking about the past”), the aims of the theme, some “fancy phrases” for the topic, 20 key items of vocabulary (also in sentences for context), and four key verbs in five different tenses.
A 9-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity and then goes through the sounds of the German alphabet (worksheet included). There is some practice of the sounds, a short writing activity, and then a vocab/dictionary activity of finding the translations of words which begin with each letter of the alphabet.
Also included is an alphabet grid worksheet for the students to fill in at the same time.
This is lesson 8 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available!
Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop.
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A set of the second 10 (of 21) Knowledge Organisers (KOs) for GCSE German, following the OUP textbook for the AQA GCSE German course.
Each Knowledge Organiser has the aims, an overview of the key grammar from the textbook, a list of 20 of the most useful words from the topic (also seen in the context of complete sentences), a selection of key verbs in five different tenses, and some “wow” higher level sentences to use.
Included in the bundle is an A4 Knowledge Organiser for each of the units below:
6.1 Charity and Voluntary Work
6.2 Healthy and Unhealthy Living
7.1 Environment
7.2 Poverty and Homelessness
8.1 Holidays and Travel
8.2 Regions of Germany
9.1 School and School Subjects
10.1 Life at School
11.1 University or Work
12.1 Choice of Career
First set (1.1 - 5.2) available here.
Also available: Bundle of 15 exam help sheets for AQA GCSE German to guide students through each element of the exams.
An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Speaking exam - the Role Play part.
It explains the format of the exam, the mark scheme, some useful questions words, some general tips, information on forming questions, information on register (“Sie” vs. “du”), and information on stating and explaining your opinion.
A knowledge organiser (KO) for German GCSE. It is for theme 3.3 - Sport. It complements the OUP textbook.
It includes key grammar (“Saying what you like/prefer/like best”, “Using separable and reflexive verbs in the future tense”, and “Using wann, wenn, and als correctly”), the aims of the theme, some “fancy phrases” for the topic, 20 key items of vocabulary (also in sentences for context), and four key verbs in five different tenses.
An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Speaking exam - the General Conversation part at the Foundation tier.
It explains the format of the exam, the mark scheme, some useful questions words, information on stating and explaining your opinion, and some basic tense structures.
A 19-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity covering German topics covered so far. It then introduces the Knowledge Organiser for this topic (included), and then introduces lots of school subjects in German and introduces the idea of stating opinions (with “Ich liebe”, “Ich mag (nicht)” and “Ich hasse”. There is then a sentence builder with intensifiers and reasons, and a couple of listening exercises to practise this. It then introduces the idea of saying what “he” and “she” like/don’t like and it ends with a writing exercise state opinions and reasons in the first and third person. Please note that there is a reference to a Linguascope worksheet, which I can’t share due to Copyright.
This is lesson 26 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available!
Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop.
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A 13-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity covering German topics covered so far. It starts with a short “hook” video about “Sommerrodeln” and asks students to form their opinion on it. There is then a match-up activity for adventure sports, like mountain biking, white water rafting, canoing etc. There is then a short explanation of the word “man” and “Man kann…” is introduced. Students are asked to form sentences using “man kann”. The four seasons are then introduced and students are asked to put these into more “man kann” sentences. It ends with a creative piece of work, in which students are invited to make a brochure for an adventure centre to practise the “man kann” sentences with adventure sports, plus their opinions.
This is lesson 38 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available!
Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop.
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A knowledge organiser (KO) for German GCSE. It is for theme 7.2 - Poverty and Homelessness. It complements the OUP textbook.
It includes key grammar (“Understanding and using indefinite pronouns”, “Understanding and using reflexive pronouns”, and “Using reflexive verbs with a direct object”), the aims of the theme, some “fancy phrases” for the topic, 20 key items of vocabulary (also in sentences for context), and four key verbs in five different tenses.
A knowledge organiser (KO) for one of the first half terms of German studies. It’s a packed single side of A4, which includes:
Grammar
Using separable verbs
Verb as the second idea
Daily routine in the 3rd person
Key phrases
Daily routine vocabulary and phrases
Word order (time, manner, place)
Routine tense phrases
It also includes some brief aims and a couple of “Fancy phrases”.
Also available to purchase are my other KS3 Knowledge Organisers:
Introduction to German
My Family
School
Free Time
My Home
My Town
Food and Shopping
Body and Fitness
Holidays
Film, TV, Music and Social Media
These can be purchased individually or as a bundles.
You can also find my complete sets of 21 KS4 Knowledge Organisers for AQA GCSE German.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger
A 12-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity covering German topics covered so far. It then introduces lots of clothing vocabulary (along with the gender) and there is some translation (into English and then into German) to practise simple sentences. There is a listening/gap fill activity, before the grammar information about adjectival endings. It ends with a written exercise asking students to write about their school uniform.
This is lesson 29 of many available for Year 7 (Y7) or first year German. Bundles available!
Everything (plus KS3 and KS4 German Knowledge Organisers and GCSE exam skill help sheets) is available from my shop.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger
A knowledge organiser (KO) for one of the first half terms of German studies. It’s a packed single side of A4, which includes:
Grammar
Using opinions
Prepositions
Using “möchte” to say what you’d like
Key phrases
Town and shopping vocabulary
Fruit and vegetables vocabulary
Town and shopping phrases
Town and shopping tense phrases
It also includes some brief aims and a couple of “Fancy phrases”.
Also available to purchase are my other KS3 Knowledge Organisers:
Introduction to German
My Family
School
Free Time
My Home
My Town
Holidays
Body and Fitness
Daily Routine
Film, TV, Music and Social Media
These can be purchased individually or as a bundles.
You can also find my complete sets of 21 KS4 Knowledge Organisers for AQA GCSE German.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger