Year 8 German Curriculum Plan

YEAR 8 GERMAN

From 2009 students will study French and either German or Spanish for 3 ½ hours per fortnight. They continue with the introductory courses taught as part of the 3 language carousel in Y7, but in Y8 students will also have the relevant textbook as well as the workbook. Extensive use continues to be made of Boardworks, together with OUP multi-media materials and other software.

Students should complete Book 1 of the relevant course and depending on the speed of progress may start Book 2.

Assessment tests in Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, and Writing will be held towards the end of the Autumn Term and again in the Summer Term. There will be a Speaking Test conducted in March. All tests results will then be collated in June to enable an accurate appraisal of all students' progress.

The following links can be used to practise at home. Just look for the relevant topic. 

Language Link
Languages Online
German Steps
Boardworks

TOPICS COVERED ( Klasse!1 and Klasse!2)
Guten Appetit!
• Food and Drink.
• Meals.
• Likes and Dislikes.

Was kostet das?
• Money.
• More Higher Numbers.
• Basic Shopping (Food, Souvenirs, Clothes).

Meine Interessen
• Hobbies.
• Sport.
• TV.
• 24-hour clock

Meine Stadt
• Describing your town.
• Asking the way and giving directions.
• Means of Transport.
• Using Public Transport.

Ein Wochenende in Wesel
• Going into town.
• Introduction to the perfect tense.
• Talking about last weekend.

Wie waren die Ferien? (Book 2 starts here.)
• Saying where you went on holiday.
• Saying what you did there.
• Describing the weather.
• Holiday accommodation.

Mein Alltag
• Daily routine.
• Helping around the house.
• Pocket money.
• Spending and saving money.
• Part-time jobs.

Freunde und Famile
• Physical description.
• Description of personality.
• Relationships with parents and friends.
• Talking about what one has to do and is not allowed to do.