German (Year 8)

What will I study?

• School
• Hobbies
• Life online
• Traditions
• Food
• My town
• Shopping
• Holiday plans and future tense
• Project on a German speaking place
• Film
• Useful tips and resources
• Make mind maps and flashcards for vocabulary learning
• Practise speaking with a friend or family member
• CGP revision KS3 German book
• Watch a programme with German audio with German subtitles

Listen to German music Pupils will be given login details for each of the websites as necessary:

• Quizlet – to practise vocabulary
• Languages Online – to practise grammar and topics
• Linguascope – to practise vocabulary and topics
• Language Gym – to practise language and grammar

What super curricular activities can KS3 students engage with at school?

• Take part in the Languages Cabaret Evening – Spring term
• Join the Linguazine magazine club – Autumn term
• Take part in the GDST MFL festival – Summer term
• Submit entries for the Anthea Bell and Stephen Spender Prize – once a year
• Enter the German Language competition run by the University of Oxford – once a year
• The library has mini readers, comic books and magazines to borrow in German to practise language and grammar
• Super Easy German youtube videos. Easy German is an online video series that provides German learners around the world with authentic learning material – find the Super Easy videos:
• The Goethe Institut London runs cultural events and German film showings:

https://www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/sta/lon.html

• German songs to listen to with interactive games on Little Red Languages for short animated stories. Login will be provided.
• BBC bitesize for KS3 – extra practice of grammar and language