Topic title: Introducing yourself
Year group: 7
When taught: Sep – Dec
What are we learning?
- How to ask & answer key questions about ourself: name / age / where you live / characteristics
- Funky facts about the German speaking world
- How to become effective linguists
- German phonics
Why is this important to know?
- It allows pupils to find out how to make friends with German speakers – a crucial skill for communication
- It gives pupils more confidence when meeting & getting to know German native speakers
- It gives pupils key strategies for decoding & memorising key language
Where does this link into our past and future learning?
This introductory unit will equip new learners of German with the basics and key skills, as well as allowing those who have studied some German before to dig deeper into accuracy, phonics and grammar.
How will we be assessed on this topic?
- The Spring assessment will test translation, reading and writing skills
What makes a strong piece of work in this topic? What are teachers hoping to see?
- Attention to detail in spelling
- A willingness to decode
- An ability to understand others talking about themselves in speaking, reading and listening tasks
- At the highest level, pupils will be able to adapt and form their own sentences
What key words are there in this topic?
Look at Stimmt 1 Kapitel 1 vocab on Satchel – you could save & print this
What can I try if I want to stretch and challenge myself on this topic?
languages online – grammar practice
Look at the ICT links shared via satchel
