An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Writing exam - the 40-word essay part (which only appears on the Foundation tier).
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 6.1 - Charity and voluntary work. It complements the OUP textbook.
It includes key grammar (“Using quantifiers and intensifiers", “Using ‘in’ with the dative and accusative”, and “Using ‘wenn’ clauses”), 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 1.2 - Marriage and partnership. It complements the OUP textbook.
It includes key grammar (“Using adjectives to describe people and things”, “Using the future tense”, and “Using comparative and superlative adjectives”), 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 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
Giving your opinion
Saying “because”
Adjectival endings
Key Phrases
School subjects
Snacks
Saying the time
Intensifiers and adjectives for opinions
Uniform
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 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
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 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
A 16-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity covering German topics covered so far. It then recaps the rooms of the house as a test, and students are reminded of sentences with a quick comprehension activity. There is then a lot of new verb infinitives (“essen”, “lesen”, “arbeiten” etc.) and a reminder about putting them in the “ich”-form. After that comes a reminder of the Dative Case for saying “in the attic”, “in the living room”, “in the kitchen” etc. before asking students to translate some first person sentences, plus a listening exercise to consolidate. There is then some information on irregular verbs, and the “ich”, “du”, “er/sie/es” and “wir”-forms of “essen”, “sehen”, “lesen”, and “schlafen”. There is a listening exercise to hear these in action, before a translation exercise to practise them. After that comes a gap-fill activity to put it together, and a writing exercise to put it all together.
This is lesson 41 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 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.
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All you need to teach two or three lessons to cover 1.1G - Das bin 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
All you need to teach two or three lessons to cover 1.2G - Beziehungen mit Freunden Familie 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
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 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