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.

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 1.1 - Relationship with Family and Friends. It complements the OUP textbook. It includes key grammar (“Haben and sein”, “Regular and irregular verbs in the present tense”, and “Reflexive verbs in the present tense”), 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 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 knowledge organiser (KO) for one of the first half terms of German studies. It’s a packed single side of A4, which includes: Grammar Conjugating “haben” and “sein” Creating the past (perfect) tense Using the conditional tense Key phrases Holiday vocabulary Holiday 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 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

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 15-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity thinking about content previous covered and then introduces the different words for “my” for introducing male and female family members. It then introduces lots of family member vocab before explaining how to give names and ages of other people. There are also some translations, a translation worksheet (included), and a reading comprehension on the PowerPoint. It ends with an extended writing activity. Please note there is a reference to a Linguascope worksheet, which I am unable to share due to Copywrite. This is lesson 17 of many lessons 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 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. 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 the structure of the German school system and there’s a video from YouTube to watch. It then introduces the vocabulary for lots of areas within a school (e.g. canteen, playground, staff room etc.), and invites students to put these words into simple descriptive sentences. There is then a reading activity and a listening activity to practise this vocabulary. It ends with a written exercise asking students to write about the school they go to. This is lesson 30 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 13-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity covering German topics covered so far. It starts with a recap of what verbs are and a reminder of how to conjugate - especially “wohnen”. It then introduces types of houses (“Einfamilienhaus”, “Reihenhaus” etc.) followed by areas you can live in (“an der Küste”, “auf dem Land” etc.). There is a listening exercise to practise this, before some short translations. There is a “True or False” activity and students should correct the false sentences, and the a little information on the Dative Case. It ends with some information about how to give addresses and phone numbers in German with another listening exercise. This is lesson 39 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 German GCSE. It is for theme 5.1 - Home. It complements the OUP textbook. It includes key grammar (“Forming plurals”, and "Using prepositions”), 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 German GCSE. It is for theme 5.2 - Where You Live. It complements the OUP textbook. It includes key grammar (“Using inversion to form questions”, “Using the verb können correctly”, and “Using interrogatives to form questions”), 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 “seit” Using imperatives to give advice Using “können” as a modal verb Key phrases Body parts Face parts Illnesses Saying how to stay fit (“Man kann…”) 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 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

All you need to teach two or three lessons to cover 1.1H - Meine Leute und ich for the new (2024) AQA GCSE German course. The content matches the 2024 OUP AQA GCSE German book. Includes: PowerPoint for two or three lessons Lesson resources Vocab sheet to fill in (including Quizlet and Blooket links) Vocab practice exercises Vocab test The PowerPoint includes a starter, recall activities, the vocabulary for this subunit, vocab practice, the OUP (AQA) textbook resources (including the audio files, transcripts, the extra resources, grammar exercises and practice test questions), grammar explanations, extra exercises, key phonics, and exam focus pages and activities, including the new exam questions, like Reading Aloud, Dictation etc. Each suite of lessons (e.g. 1.1G) is £2.50, and a bundle of three (i.e. the G, F and H sets) is just £6. See my TES shop here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

Display posters for creating more interesting opinions and justifications in German using emojis. Starts with ways to state your opinion, then lists intensifiers, explains “weil”, “denn”, and “da”, and then gives three pages of emoji adjectives to use. I recommend printing off on at least A3 size, in colour, and laminate them.

A PowerPoint presentation regarding the German language, its similarity to English, some cognates and loan words, techniques for working out new words and a classroom class talk speaking activity for students to have in their books and use through the year. You’ll need to adapt the worksheet and PowerPoint so that it reflects your school’s reward name (I talk about gaining a “Silver” and a “Gold”). I have loads of Y7 German lessons (including Knowledge Organisers), plus KS4 German Knowledge Organisers for the entire GCSE course available from my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger

A knowledge (KO) organiser for German GCSE. It is for theme 12.1 - Choice of career. It complements the OUP textbook. It includes key grammar (“Using ich möchte,* ich werde*, and* ich will*”, “Using subordinating conjunctions”, and “Understanding and using the genitive case”), 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 German GCSE. It is for theme 2.1 - Social Media. It complements the OUP textbook. It includes key grammar (“Using the present tense to refer to the future”, “Using direct and indirect pronouns”, 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.

A 12-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity thinking about the German language and then goes through the importance of the Knowledge Organiser (KO included!) and then goes through basic “Guten Tag” vocabulary. There is a listening activity of people saying “Hello” to each other" and a vocab matching activity. My Knowledge Organiser for beginners’ German is also included (Word and PDF available). This is lesson 3 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 14-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity and then tests the numbers up to 12. It then introduces the numbers up to 31 and practises them with a simple match-up activity, a listening activity, and some number puzzles. Please note that there is a reference to the Linguascope worksheet on numbers up to 31, which I can’t share as it’s protected by Copyright. This is lesson 6 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