Ryton Students - Departments – German – Overview

 

Year 8

Year 9

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

Year 13

 

Year 8

 

 

 

Topic Covered

When

Assessment

Opportunities for parents to help

1 Personal Identification

  • Name,age,where you live
  • Alphabet
  • Birthday
  • Numbers 1-100

Sept – Oct Half Term

End of Unit peer/self Assessment

Vocabulary test

Learning of vocabulary

 

Using mindmaps to revise topics

 

Revision of vocabulary using websites

2 School

Subjects

  • Timetable
  • Telling the time
  • Talking about breaktime
  • Uniform
  • Schools in Germany

Oct Half Term – Xmas

End of Unit peer/self Assessment

Vocabulary test

End of term Formal Assessment on Units 1 & 2

Learning of vocabulary

 

Using mindmaps to revise topics

 

Revision of vocabulary using websites

3 Family & Friends

  • Members of the family
  • Describing appearance and personality
  • Pets

 

Jan – Feb Half Term

End of Unit peer/self Assessment

Vocabulary test

Learning of vocabulary

 

Using mindmaps to revise topics

 

Revision of vocabulary using websites

4 Leisure

  • Sport
  • Hobbies and favourite things
  • Arranging to go out

Feb Half Term – Easter

End of Unit peer/self Assessment

Vocabulary test

End of term Formal Assessment on Units 3 & 4

Learning of vocabulary

 

Using mindmaps to revise topics

 

Revision of vocabulary using websites

5 House & Home

  • Where you live
  • Rooms of the house
  • Describing your room

Easter – May Half Term

End of Unit peer/self Assessment

Vocabulary test

Learning of vocabulary

 

Using mindmaps to revise topics

 

Revision of vocabulary using websites

6 Town & Country

  • Towns and cities in Germany
  • The weather
  • Town buildings
  • Transport
  • Directions
  • Buying snacks
  • Plans for the summer holidays

May Half Term – July

End of Unit peer/self Assessment

Vocabulary test

End of term Formal Assessment on Units 5 & 6

End of year Examination

Learning of vocabulary

 

Using mindmaps to revise topics

 

Revision of vocabulary using websites

 

Year 9

 

 

 

Topic Covered

When

Assessment

Opportunities for parents to help

1 The Holidays

  • Summer activities
  • Where you visited
  • Saying what you did
  • Weekend activities
  • Winter activities

Sept – Oct Half Term

End of Unit peer/self Assessment

Vocabulary test

Learning of vocabulary

 

Using mindmaps to revise topics

 

Revision of vocabulary using websites

 

Encourage use of linking words and tenses to improve style

2 Shopping & Food

  • Buying fruit and vegetables
  • Ordering in a cafι
  • Buying in different shops
  • Pocket money

Oct Half Term – Xmas

End of Unit peer/self Assessment

Vocabulary test

End of term Formal Assessment on Units 1 & 2

Learning of vocabulary

 

Using mindmaps to revise topics

 

Revision of vocabulary using websites

 

Encourage use of linking words and tenses to improve style

3 After school

  • TV programmes
  •  

Jan – Feb Half Term

End of Unit peer/self Assessment

Vocabulary test

Learning of vocabulary

 

Using mindmaps to revise topics

 

Revision of vocabulary using websites

 

Encourage use of linking words and tenses to improve style

4 Family & Social Life

  • Opinions on family & friends
  • Problems at school
  • Music
  • Free time
  • Planning an evening out

Feb Half Term – Easter

End of Unit peer/self Assessment

Vocabulary test

End of term Formal Assessment

Learning of vocabulary

 

Using mindmaps to revise topics

 

Revision of vocabulary using websites

 

Encourage use of linking words and tenses to improve style

5 School & Work

  • The school year
  • Favourite subjects
  • Jobs
  • Future career

Easter – May Half Term

End of Unit Assessment

Vocabulary test

Learning of vocabulary

 

Using mindmaps to revise topics

 

Revision of vocabulary using websites

 

Encourage use of linking words and tenses to improve style

6 Holidays

  • Travelling
  • Planning a visit
  • Hotels, campsites,youth hostels

May Half Term – July

Final series of Assessments for end of KS3.

Learning of vocabulary

 

Using mindmaps to revise topics

 

Revision of vocabulary using websites

 

Encourage use of linking words and tenses to improve style

 

Year 10

 

 

 

Topic Covered

When

Assessment

Opportunities for parents to help

  • Using the German alphabet
  • Spelling words out
  • Using numbers 1-100
  • Giving personal details
  • Talking about family members
  • Physical appearance
  • Describing a home and its furnishings
  • Greeting people
  • Simple commands
  • Describing things that you have lost

Sept – Oct Half Term

 

Use mindmaps to revise topics

 

Encourage use of linking words and a variety of tenses to improve content

 

Test student on Speaking Exam questions

  • School subjects and opinions
  • Communicating in the classroom
  • School life
  • Describing your school and giving your opinion
  • Opinions about school
  • Options after exams

Oct Half Term – Xmas

End of Term Assessment

Use mindmaps to revise topics

 

Encourage use of linking words and a variety of tenses to improve content

 

Test student on Speaking Exam questions

  • Sporting activities
  • Hobbies and interests
  • Giving and responding to invitations
  • Explaining and making excuses
  • Talking about TV and radio
  • Talking about getting on with people

Jan – Feb Half Term

 

Use mindmaps to revise topics

 

Encourage use of linking words and a variety of tenses to improve content

 

Test student on Speaking Exam questions

  • Countries, towns and nationalities
  • Talking about the weather
  • Describing a holiday in the past
  • Saying what you did on holiday
  • Finding and booking accommodation
  • Accommodation problems

Feb Half Term – Easter

End of Term Assessment

Use mindmaps to revise topics

 

Encourage use of linking words and a variety of tenses to improve content

 

Test student on Speaking Exam questions

  • Your home town and transport
  • What there is to do
  • Finding the way
  • Public transport
  • Information at the train station
  • Pros and cons of where you live
  • Comparing English and German towns

Easter – May Half Term

End of Year Foundation Tier Examination

Use mindmaps to revise topics

 

Encourage use of linking words and a variety of tenses to improve content

 

Test student on Speaking Exam questions

  • Shops and opening times
  • Numbers, prices and food
  • Shopping for clothes
  • Spending pocket money
  • Shopping in a department store
  • At the Post Office
  • How to complain in shops

May Half Term – July

End of Term Assessment

Use mindmaps to revise topics

 

Encourage use of linking words and a variety of tenses to improve content

 

Test student on Speaking Exam questions

 

Year 11

 

 

 

Topic Covered

When

Assessment

Opportunities for parents to help

  • Ordering a drink and snack
  • Going out for a meal
  • Finding out what’s on
  • Managing money
  • Talking about activities in the past
  • Dealing with a car breakdown

 

Sept – Oct Half Term

 

Use mindmaps to revise topics

 

Encourage use of linking words and a variety of tenses to improve content

 

Test student on Speaking Exam questions

  • Information about meals at home
  • Day-to-day activities
  • Talking about household chores
  • Illness and injury
  • Talking about festivals in Germany
  • Talking about health issues

Oct Half Term – Xmas

End of Term Assessment

Use mindmaps to revise topics

 

Encourage use of linking words and a variety of tenses to improve content

 

Test student on Speaking Exam questions

  • Talking about jobs and where people work
  • Part-time work
  • Making and understanding phone calls
  • Talking about work experience
  • Career plans

Jan – Feb Half Term

Foundation or Higher Tier Mock Examination

Use mindmaps to revise topics

 

Encourage use of linking words and a variety of tenses to improve content

 

Test student on Speaking Exam questions

  • Describing people and pets
  • Talking about where you live
  • Talking about healthy and unhealthy lifestyles
  • Talking about the environment
  • Talking about teenage problems

Feb Half Term – Easter

Final Unit Assessment

Use mindmaps to revise topics

 

Encourage use of linking words and a variety of tenses to improve content

 

Test student on Speaking Exam questions

Intense exam practice

  • Listening
  • Speaking
  • Reading
  • GCSE questions

Easter – May Half Term

Speaking Test

Final Examinations

Use mindmaps to revise topics

 

Encourage use of linking words and a variety of tenses to improve content

 

Test student on Speaking Exam questions

n/a

May Half Term – July

n/a

Use mindmaps to revise topics

 

Encourage use of linking words and a variety of tenses to improve content

 

Test student on Speaking Exam questions

 

Year 12

 

 

 

Topic Covered

When

Assessment

Opportunities for parents to help

 

Sept – Oct Half Term

 

 

 

Oct Half Term – Xmas

 

 

 

Jan – Feb Half Term

 

 

 

Feb Half Term – Easter

 

 

 

Easter – May Half Term

 

 

 

May Half Term – July

 

 

 

Year 13

 

 

 

Topic Covered

When

Assessment

Opportunities for parents to help

 

Sept – Oct Half Term

 

 

 

Oct Half Term – Xmas

 

 

 

Jan – Feb Half Term

 

 

 

Feb Half Term – Easter

 

 

 

Easter – May Half Term

 

 

 

May Half Term – July