September Identity and culture Me, my family and friends Relationships with family and friends See resource: case system and terminology eg subject, direct object, indirect object (nominative, accusative and dative) sein in present haben + accusative; weak verbs in present tense; revision of word order for separable verbs possessive adjectives in nominative, accusative and dative; plural adjective endings for descriptions personal pronouns – nominative, accusative and dative October Local, national, international and global areas of interest Home, town, neighbourhood and region See resources: ? definite and indefinite articles es gibt + accusative; common prepositions and cases (see ) verb as 2nd idea rule; appropriate; adjective endings rules to enhance descriptions expressions of quantity and endings including kein können as modal verb and word order rule November Current and future study and employment My studies See resources: gern, lieber, am liebsten modals müssen, sollen, dürfen, mögen, wollen + word order rule weil + word order rule comparative with als and superlative in expressing opinions about subjects
use of du and Sie in informal/formal exchanges December Identity and culture Free-time activities Cinema and TV Food and eating out Sport See resources: appropriate strong verbs in present tense review of word with separable verbs perfect tense with haben and sein for recounting past activities (see ) verb as 2nd idea and word with perfect tense future introduced eg weekend plans wenn clauses and word order rules January Local, national, international and global areas of interest Social issues Healthy/ unhealthy living See resources: recap on modal verbs + word order (see ) modals in affirmative and negative um…zu + infinitive range of negative expressions als + selected imperfects eg war, hatte and modals previous health habits using selected imperfect tenses February Current and future study and employment Life at school/ college See resource: transfer appropriate modals to school rules context zu + infinitive construction common conditionals such as ich möchte; ich hätte gern könntest du würdest du
wir sollten more on adjective endings to describe buildings, facilities etc March Identity and culture Customs and festivals in German-speaking countries/ communities See resource: recap on perfect tense including past participles of common strong verbs describing a past event/festival actions and opinions with appropriate selected imperfect tenses April Local, national, international and global areas of interest Travel and tourism See resources: consolidation of perfect tense (see ) imperfect tense of common strong verbs sequencing words, expressions and phrases connectives als, bevor, bis, dass, nachdem, ob, obwohl, während, weil, wenn, wo to develop greater complexity in spoken and written accounts of past events or experiences weather expressions time, manner, place word order rule May Current and future study and employment Education post-16 See resources: revisiting future and conditional tenses adverbs such as vielleicht, hoffentlich and word June Year-end assessments June, July Identity and culture Transition to Year 2: Me, my family and friends revisiting adjectives to describe and use of relative pronouns to describe partner and enhance descriptions
Year 2 Month Theme Topic Grammar September Local, national, international and global areas of interest Global issues The environment See resource: modal verbs linked to behaviours (must do/can do/should do/could do etc) (See and ) past tense for effects of behaviours on environment wenn sentences revised for outlining consequences of actions pluperfect tense perspective October Local, national, international and global areas of interest Social issues Charity/ voluntary work dieser, jeder in all cases wenn clauses of type wenn ich wäre, würde ich… November Current and future study and employment Career choices and ambitions revisit subordinate clause word order rules to achieve complexity in speaking and writing December, January Identity and culture Technology in everyday life Social media Mobile technology See resources: perfect and imperfect tenses together; how life has changed how things were before technology – imperfect tense of weak and selected strong verbs complexity in expressing opinions and views re life without technology December, January Mock examination/ assessment