German Year 8

Year 8 will build upon the vocabulary, opinions, grammar and phonics developed throughout year 7. Of particular focus will be past tense and developing a wider range of more complex grammar to enable pupils to employ a larger variety of sentence structures. Sound Symbol Correspondences (SSC) and phonics will be taught throughout to increase proficiency and confidence in spoken German.

Year 8 German Curriculum Plan

Topic/Big Question

Trinity 2 June July Speaking practice and test Speaking practice and test Countries Countries

Sept A past holiday/trip

Michaelmas 1 Oct A past holiday/trip

Transport

Theme(s)

Nov German food culture

Michaelmas 2 Dec German food culture

Jan Berlin

Lent 1 Feb Berlin

Mar Berlin

Lent 2 Apr Berlin

Trinity 1 May House

Transport

Food and drink

Places in the town

House and home

What is there in Berlin to see? (Places in the town) - Using es gibt + accusative - How to use prepositions in the dative case - Using ‘Man kann’ - Directions: following a satnav - Buying train tickets - At Berlin Zoo - Complex opinions + adjectives

In a Berlin home (types, rooms, activities) - My town and house (applying all grammar knowledge to be able to write an extended piece about where you live)

Vocabulary acquisition. -Accurate application of phonic knowledge. -Acquisition of new grammar -Listening, reading, speaking, writing

Writing -Reflective -Creative thinking skills

Key Knowledge

Preparation of 3 set questions for Preparation of 3 set Transport speaking assessment questions for speaking - Time, Manner, Place rule. -How to pronuounce key phonics assessment - Formation of perfect tense in 1st accurately -How to pronuounce key person only – what is an auxiliary -Name countries and be able to phonics accurately and what is a past participle say where you are going on -Name countries and be able Extension – use other pronouns & holiday (fahren) to say where you are going auxiliaries -Conjugation of the verb fahren on holiday (fahren) - Describe a past holiday or trip in the present tense. -Conjugation of the verb including time phrases and opinions. fahren in the present tense.

Transport - Time, Manner, Place rule. - Formation of perfect tense in 1st person only – what is an auxiliary and what is a past participle Extension – use other pronouns & auxiliaries - Describe a past holiday or trip including time phrases and opinions.

What is a German breakfast like? - German food and food culture/meals - How to give big numbers and prices -Ordering drinks and café items in a café dialogue

What is there in Berlin to see? (Places in the town) - Using es gibt + accusative - How to use prepositions in the dative case - Using ‘Man kann’ - Directions: following a satnav - Buying train tickets - At Berlin Zoo - Complex opinions + adjectives

Key Skills

Accurate application of phonic knowledge. -Speaking German (resilience and confidence) -Accurate application of phonic knowledge. -Vocabulary acquisition.

Vocabulary acquisition. -How to conjugate present into past tense of a variety of verbs. -Reading strategies. -Translation. -Writing

Vocabulary acquisition. Vocabulary acquisition. -Accurate application of phonic -Accurate application of phonic knowledge. knowledge. -Accurate use and pronunciation of -Accurate use and pronunciation of möchten in first person möchten in first person -How to ask basic questions. -How to ask basic questions. -Listening, reading, speaking, writing -Listening, reading, speaking, writing

Vocabulary acquisition. -Accurate application of phonic knowledge. -Acquisition of new grammar -Listening, reading, speaking, writing

Vocabulary acquisition. Vocabulary acquisition. -Accurate application of phonic -Accurate application of phonic knowledge. knowledge. -Acquisition of new grammar -Acquisition of new grammar -Listening, reading, speaking, writing -Listening, reading, speaking, writing

Assessment

Speaking test: answer 3 questions

Vocabulary tests -Checkpoint 1

Set writing task- self/whole class Vocabulary tests assess and feedback. -Peer assessment on role plays

Examination (January) Reading and translation -Vocabulary tests

Examination (January) Reading and Examination (January) Reading and translation Examination (January) Reading and translation Extended written piece translation -Vocabulary tests -Vocabulary tests -Vocabulary tests

Careers

Personal and Spiritual Development

Reflective

Any other key information Students experience skills required to be competent in a (if relevant) speaking assessment through the process of undertaking a speaking assessment and receiving feedback.

Endurance

Tolerance of others Mutual respect Awe and wonder

Students experience skills required to be competent in a speaking assessment through the process of undertaking a speaking assessment and receiving feedback.

Cultural capital/SMSC: German transport system.

Tolerance of others Mutual respect Awe and wonder

Vocabulary tests -Peer assessment on role plays

International lawyer

Community Tolerance of others Mutual respect

Tolerance of others Mutual respect Awe and wonder

Cultural capital/ SMSC: German food culture Regional dishes. Character tree lesson: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Cultural capital/SMSC: Berlin (Youtube videos)

Cultural capital/SMSC: Berlin (Youtube videos) Cultural capital/SMSC: Berlin (Youtube videos) Cultural capital/SMSC: Berlin (Youtube videos)

Tolerance of others Mutual respect Awe and wonder

Thankfulness Reflective

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