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 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 19-slide PowerPoint presentation which starts with a Do Now activity to practise work covered so far, then introduces the brother and sister (plus “half” and “step”) vocabulary and the plural forms. There is a worksheet to practise labelling the spellings correctly, two listening exercises, and some translations. It ends with a written task to put it together. Also included is a Knowledge Organiser for this half term (siblings, family, pets, descriptions). This is lesson 16 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 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 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 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.

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 7.1 - Environment. It complements the OUP textbook. It includes key grammar (“Using subordinating conjunctions”, “Using the imperative”, and “Using the pluperfect”), 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 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.

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 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 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 German GCSE. It is for theme 8.1 - Holidays and travel. It complements the OUP textbook. It includes key grammar (“Using weather expressions”, “Using the imperfect tense of irregular verbs”, and “Using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions”), 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 5.1 - 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.

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 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 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.

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.

An information sheet about the AQA GCSE German Writing exam - the 150-word essay part (which only appears on the Higher 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.