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Topic title: Free time

Year group: 9

When taught: Dec / Jan / Feb

What are we learning?

  • Hobbies & free time activities:
    • Online activities
    • Hobbies in general – times & frequency
    • Music preferences
    • Inviting people out
    • Film reviews
    • Making plans
  • Grammar:
    • Tense revision
    • Separable verbs
    • Word order
    • Adverbs
    • Intensifiers & quantifiers

Why is this important to know? 

  • It increases pupils awareness of popular films and musical artists in German speaking countries
  • It gives pupils more confidence when meeting & getting to know German native speakers – a skill they may need if involved in the exchange in Year 10
  • It develops role-play skills – essential for business & travel abroad

Where does this link into our past and future learning? 

  • This topic builds on vocabulary learnt when this topic came up in Year 7 and follows on from the grammar studied in the topic before Christmas
  • Learning to talk about hobbies is an excellent way to revisit rules on German word order & revise the different tenses – linguistic skills necessary in all future topics

How will we be assessed on this topic?

  • The next assessment will include vocabulary recall, dictation & reading aloud

What makes a strong piece of work in this topic?  What are teachers hoping to see?  

  • Attention to detail in spelling and grammar
  • Independent writing which demonstrates a widening range of linguistic structure
  • An ability to self-assess independent writing
  • Greater confidence when reading aloud, doing dictation tasks and when performing role-plays
  • At the highest level, pupils will be able to create their own role-plays, being creative within the linguistic parameters set

What key words are there in this topic?

  • See vocab in file in freetime section
  • You could use the wordwall activities linked on Satchel to revise actively

What can I try if I want to stretch and challenge myself on this topic?

languages online – grammar practice

  • Have a look at the Stretch & Challenge Lotto grid in your file