An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Listening exam (both tiers).
It explains the format of the exam, tips for before, during, and after the exam, some useful questions words and some basic tense structures.
An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Writing exam - the 90-word essay part.
It explains the format of the exam, information on the word count, the mark scheme, some general tips, some common question vocabulary, information on stating and explaining your opinion, and some basic tense structures.
All students start with “Starting Sheet” and have the homework one week to memorise the full sheet. The sheet has lots of key verbs and three tense sentences for each verb.
In the next lesson, all students get Round 1. They have to fill in the gaps.
If the student reaches the pass mark, they are on to Round 2 the following week. If not, they complete Round 1 again until they pass. (Homework can be to revise from Starting Sheet every week.)
It gets more difficult each week until Round 10, in which they’re filling in the full German and English sentences in different tenses.
A knowledge organiser (KO) for German GCSE. It is for theme 10.1 - Life at school. It complements the OUP textbook.
It includes key grammar (“Using adjectival endings”, “Using reflexive verbs in the present tense”, and “Using common subjunctive forms”), 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 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 German GCSE. It is for theme 9.1 - School and School Subjects. It complements the OUP textbook.
It includes key grammar (“Using modal verbs”, “Using the prepositions seit and vor", and “Using the infinitive constructions um … zu and ohne … 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.
A knowledge organiser (KO) for German GCSE. It is for theme 3.1 - Music, Cinema and TV. It complements the OUP textbook.
It includes key grammar (“Understanding and using separable verbs”, “Understanding and using separable verbs in the perfect tense”, and “Understanding and using reflexive verbs in the perfect 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.
Knowledge Organiser (KO) for German GCSE AQA OUP Textbook 4.2 - Festivals in Germany and Geman-speaking countries. It complements the OUP textbook.
It includes key grammar (“Using the perfect tense”, and “Using personal pronouns”), 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 8.2 - Regions of Germany. It complements the OUP textbook.
It includes key grammar (“Using comparative and superlative adverbs”, “Using dative or accusative after prepositions”, and “Using relative pronouns and was”), 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
Saying what there is not (using “kein”)
Describing positions using the dative case
Using the correct word for “the” and “a” (accusative and nominative case)
Key Phrases
Types of houses
Areas you live in
Prepositions
Rooms
Furniture
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
An information sheet about the English to German translation section of the Foundation tier Writing exam.
It covers an example question and layout, the mark scheme, some general tips, and some basic tense structures.
An information sheet about the English to German translation section of the Writing exam.
It covers an example question and layout, the mark scheme, some general tips, and some basic tense structures.
An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Reading exam (both tiers).
It explains the format of the exam, tips for before, during, and after the exam, some useful questions words and some basic tense structures.
A presentation to guide beginners through strategies to working out new German words as a confidence booster. Mentions similarity to English, prior knowledge, visual clues, and common sense. Also talks about its similarity to English, cognates, loan words,
Ends with an activity asking students to put these tips into practice by translating the classroom talk phrases. They can then stick these on the inside of the cover of their book and use the phrases over the year.
The PowerPoint and worksheet will need to be edited to reflect your school’s reward name.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger
A knowledge organiser (KO) for German GCSE. It is for theme 2.3 - Food and eating out.
It includes key grammar (“Saying what you ‘like’ and ‘would like’ to do”), “Understanding and using the present tense”, and “Using adverbial phrases 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.
Included in this bundle are five KS3 Y7 knowledge organisers. They cover: Introduction to German, My Family, School, Free Time, and My Home.
All KOs are one (packed) side of A4. They include brief aims, some grammar points, some key phrases/vocabulary, and some “fancy phrases”.
KO 1 - Introduction to German
Grammar
Using haben and sein correctly
Using ordinal numbers
Key Phrases
Key Phrases
The alphabet pronunciation
Introducing yourself
Numbers (up to 31)
Saying how you are
Birthdays and months of the year
Saying where you live
School equipment
KO 2 - My Family
Grammar
Using the correct word for “a”
Creating plural words
Saying “because”
Key Phrases
Family members and siblings
Appearance
Characteristics (including intensifiers)
Pets
KO 3 - School
Grammar
Giving your opinion
Saying “because”
Adjectival endings
Key Phrases
School subjects
Snacks
Saying the time
Intensifiers and adjectives for opinions
Uniform
KO 4 - Free Time
Grammar
Using gern correctly
Verbs in the third person
Saying your, my, his, and her
Key Phrases
Adverbs of frequency
Sports and hobbies
Favourite things
Invitation requests and responses
KO 5 - My Home
Grammar
Saying what there is not (using “kein”)
Describing positions using the dative case
Using the correct word for “the” and “a” (accusative and nominative case)
Key Phrases
Types of houses
Areas you live in
Prepositions
Rooms
Furniture
They can also be purchased individually from my shop.
You can also find my complete set of 21 KS4 Knowledge Organisers for AQA GCSE German.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger
Included in this bundle are five Y8 knowledge organisers. They cover: Holidays, My Town, Food and Shopping, Body, Illness and Fitness, and Daily Routine, Music and Film.
All KOs are one (packed) side of A4. They include brief aims, some grammar points, some key phrases/vocabulary, and some “fancy phrases”.
KO 1 - Holidays
Grammar
Conjugating “haben” and “sein”
Creating the past (perfect) tense
Using the conditional tense
Key Phrases
Holiday vocabulary
Holiday tense phrases
KO 2 - My Town
Grammar
Using the accusative case after “es gibt”
Comparatives
Using “ich möchte”
Key Phrases
Town vocabulary
Town tense phrases
KO 3 - Food and Shopping
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
KO 4 - Body, Illness and Fitness
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…”)
KO 5 - Daily Routine
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
KO 6 - Music, TV, Film and Internet
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
They can also be purchased individually from my shop.
You can also find my complete set of 21 KS4 Knowledge Organisers for AQA GCSE German.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/IndieSinger
A 13-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity thinking about the German language and then goes through some general rules for correct classroom behaviour. It ends with a simple classroom instructions match-up activity.
This is lesson 1 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
An 18-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity and then talks through how to make links between German words and English words, including cognates, logic, and visual clues. It ends with a match-up activity (plus worksheet) for classroom speaking, e.g. “Ich habe mein Heft vergessen” etc.
Also included is the worksheet itself for printing. Note that on the worksheet and the PowerPoint, you may need to change “R1” to your school’s reward system term.
As well as that, there is a German Quiz PowerPoint included for an introduction to German and Germany.
This is lesson 2 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