Year 9 German Curriculum Plan

In Year 9 students continue with the 2 languages studied in Year 8 for 3 ½ hours per fortnight. They thus have 2 contact sessions with their teacher and 2 homeworks per week in each language and this should facilitate progress. Students are also encouraged to make use of the department's vast range of multi-media resources on the school network in the school library or any ICT room or at home via the Extranet to complement the language introduced and practised in class.

Students should aim to finish Book 2 by the end of Year 9 when they will hopefully decide which language(s) to carry on with to GCSE. Although MFL are no longer compulsory at GCSE, there are many sound educational and vocational reasons for continuing to study at least one foreign language to the age of 16 and beyond.

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. A Speaking Test will be conducted in March and all the results will be collated in June to enable an accurarate appraisal of all students' progress.

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Boardworks

TOPICS COVERED ( KLASSE! 2)

May have done first couple of topics in Year 8, depending on speed of progress.

Wie waren die Ferien?
• 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.

Mode
• Clothes.
• Discussing whether they fit and suit.
• School uniform.
• Favourite outfits.

Wie war die Party?
• Birthdays, dates, celebrations and festivals.
• Party invitations.
• Accepting and declining (Link).
• Describing a party.
• Clearing up after a party.
• Talking about presents.

Wir gehen in die Stadt
• Things to do in town.
• Meeting up with friends.
• Shops and what to buy there.
• Lost Property.

Meine Umgebung
• Buildings in town.
• Living in the country.
• Problems with the environment.
• Being environmentally friendly.

Gesundes Leben
• Parts of the body and ailments.
• Healthy eating.
• Healthy lifestyles.

Zukunft
• Holiday plans.
• Plans for next year.
• Career plans.