Scheme of work (3 years) The scheme is intended for students for whom the key stage 3 (KS3) course comprises three years. The starting point is from a limited knowledge and experience of primary German. For those with no prior knowledge, revision of basic vocabulary and structures can be built into early units of work. For those with much more primary German experience, extension activities could be used. The scheme is based upon a suggested time allocation of three hours per week. Year 1 Unit 1: Relationships, family and friends Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture Meeting Greeting Dates Ages Birthdays Classroom objects and instructions Family members Pets Hallo/Auf Wiedersehen Imperatives (du and Sie) Basic question words (Wie? Wann? Was?) Definite (der, die das) Indefinite (ein(en), eine, ein) Adjective use (colours) Negatives (kein(en), keine, kein) Possessive adjectives (mein, dein) haben/sein in present tense Recognising cognates and near cognates False friends Connectives Intensifiers Sound patterns (-ie, ei, w, v, sch) Writing and saying cardinal and ordinal numbers Effects of the umlaut ü, ä, ö Polite and familiar forms of verbs Facts about Germany
School routine (times) Uniform School rules Telling the time Comparatives Modal verbs (müssen, dürfen, können, sollen) Understanding language patterns to develop confidence and creativity Unit 4: Future plans Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture Future education plans (Key stage 4 and beyond) Future life plans Where to live Family Future job intentions Ich möchte/Ich will + infinitive Creating future time frames with present tense Time adverbs Memory techniques Extending sentences and ideas by changing time frames Differences in jobs in different countries Working times Year 2 Unit 5: Holidays Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture Countries and languages Weather Past holiday destinations Holiday experiences Near future revision Introduction to perfect tense of verbs (haben/sein auxillary). Regular and irregular past participles Imperfect tense of haben and sein Asking questions in different time frames Reading complicated texts Structured writing tasks German holiday destinations German conventions including eating out
Regions and sightseeing Future holiday plans Accommodation German-speaking cities and towns Unit 6: Travel Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture Means of transport Places in a town and directions Travel arrangements and preferences Customs and festivals in German-speaking countries Extended justifications and reasons for opinions Cardinal and ordinal numbers Imperatives Modal verbs with infinitive Asking questions in appropriate register Advanced dictionary skills Sound patterns (nasal vowels) Developing speaking confidence Greeting people in Germany Popular holiday destinations including ski resorts Popular German festivals (Karneval, Oktoberfest, Weihnachten, Ostern) How to deal with transactional situations Using du/Sie form appropriately in new situations Unit 7: Sports Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture
Sports and games with opinions Past and future sporting events Famous German sports people spielen/machen/fahren/gehen and sports Prepositions Adverbs of place Dative case Revision of perfect tense Imperfect Separable verbs Language learning strategies including identifying gender of words Listening and reading for gist (authentic materials) Recognising time frame structures Famous German sportsmen and women Trend-sports in countries Championships and competitions in countries Unit 8: Hobbies Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture TV programmes Films and opinions Leisure time with friends Past and future hobbies Invitations Excuses Revision of perfect tense Revision of imperfect tense Conditional with wenn 'verb comma verb' structure Separable verbs in three tenses More complex sentence construction including the use of adjectives, adverbs, connectives and intensifiers to increase complexity Being creative with language (excuses) Famous German musicians/singers Popular German Films/TV programmes Year 3 Unit 9: Health Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture Parts of the body Dative verbs (wehtun) Listening skills- detail and gist Emergency procedures
Eating out Former and future eating habits Unit 12: Revision Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture Revision of all topics covered in units 1–11 Revision of all grammar but concentrating on verb tenses, connectives, adjectives, adverbs and opinions with justifications to prepare for study at GCSE (Key Stage 4) Reading Listening Speaking Writing German-speaking countries – differences in cultural outlooks