German Key Stage 3 scheme of work

Year 7

Content

Introduction to Germany and German-speaking areas - pupils learn about the main German-speaking countries, geographical location, some famous people, historical events, traditions etc

Personal information - name, age, family, where we live, physical descriptions, pets

School life - German school system, school equipment, subjects including likes and dislikes, reasons we like / dislike a subject, time (12 hour clock)

Food and drink - what we eat and drink for each meal, ordering food in a cafe or restaurant, what we will or would like to eat, shopping for food

Hobbies and interests - what we do, when and with whom. Comparing what we usually do with what we did last weekend

Television - what is on when, preferences, types of film

House and home - what type of house we live in, rooms and furniture, basic information about the local area, weather

Home town - what there is in our town or village, what we do not have, where things are in relation to other things

Grammar

Present tense verbs - regular and common irregular

Gender and number

Adjectives

Prepositions

Negatives

Word order – inversion, TMP

Co-ordinating conjunctions, simple intensifiers

Year 8

Content

Reinforcement of Year 7 topics plus:

Clothes -what we wear for different occasions, describing outfits

Healthy lifestyle - healthy eating, exercise, advice on how to be healthy, what we have done in the past, illnesses

Going out - arranging to meet (time, place), accepting an invitation, excuses for not going, modes of transport, travelling by bus and by train

Daily routine and helping at home - comparing weekday and weekend routine, what we do or can do to help at home, pocket money

Grammar

Perfect tense

Modal verbs

Reflexive verbs

Word order – weil, wenn (subordinating conjunctions)

Year 9

Content

Reinforcement of Year 7 and 8 topics plus:

Relationships - how we get on with family members / friends and why, what we are allowed to do or must do at home, family celebrations

Work - part time jobs and pocket money, job choices for the future

A school visit - preparations for a trip, describing a school trip in the past, accepting and refusing offers politely

Holidays and travel - where we go / went on holiday, means of transport, tourist attractions, directions, account of a past holiday

Environmental issues - what is good / bad about our town (facilities and environmentally), wider environmental issues eg recycling, what we could do in the future for the planet

Celebrations and traditions - traditional celebrations in Germany, Switzerland and Austria

Grammar

Imperfect tense

Future tense