Topic title: Home Area

Year group: 9

When taught: May –  July

What are we learning?

• Talking about different areas:
  • Places in the world where German is spoken 
  • Transactional role-plays: train station / market / shop  
  • Describing our own area 
  • Activities in the local area 
  • Our dream place to live 
• Grammar:
  • Tense revision – in particular the conditional 
  • Word order: time – manner – place & inversion 
  • Comparative adjectives 
  • Prepositions with the accusative & dative cases 

Why is this important to know? 

• It makes pupils aware of different places around the world where German is spoken  
• It gives pupils more confidence when using the language in social & business situations abroad – a skill they may need if involved in the exchange in Year 10 

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 previous three modules. This makes for an excellent bridging topic ahead of Year 10 when we talk about holidays, as there is a lot of cross-over vocabulary  

How will we be assessed on this topic?

• There will be a reading and listening assessment 

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

• Attention to detail in spelling and grammar 
• An ability to self-assess independent writing 
• Greater confidence when reading aloud & doing dictation & role-play tasks  
• At the highest level, pupils will be able to write independently with flair, being creative within the linguistic parameters set 

What key words are there in this topic?

• See vocab in file in school 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