verb whose past participle adds ‘-en’ and often changes the stem vowel, e.g., 'geflogen'

verb form that forms the perfect tense, together with the auxiliary verb

a question which can be answered with yes/no, formed by inverting the subject and verb in a sentence

a question starting with a wh- word, followed by word order 2

Abenteuer im Ausland: perfect tense stem changes, perfect tense questions

German

Freiwilligenarbeit: direct and indirect object pronouns, position of objects

Mein Brückenjahr: preposition 'bei', 'beim' and 'am' with nominalised verbs

Das Wattenmeer: present tense weak and strong verbs, reflexives

Wie komme ich am besten ... ? Formal and informal imperatives

Ausflüge: formal and informal questions

Feste: present tense weak and strong verbs

Recyceln: formal and informal questions, 'du', 'ihr', 'Sie'

Hilf der Umwelt! Imperative 'du', 'ihr', 'Sie'

Flüsse in Deutschland: negation, 'sondern', 'entweder...oder', 'weder...noch'

Deutsche Städte: comparative adjectives

Wie ist die Stadt? Dative articles after 'laut'

This unit consolidates known grammar and vocabulary, including past and present tenses, direct and indirect object pronouns, and comparatives, as pupils explore new places. Pupils also learn the imperative in the formal 'Sie' form.

Communication and the world around us: mein Wohnort

replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb, e.g., ‘me’, ‘you’, ‘it’, ‘them’

replaces the noun that the verb action is done ‘to’ or ‘for’, e.g., ‘to me’, ‘for them’

case used for the direct object in a sentence, after most verbs and some prepositions

case used for the indirect object in a sentence, and after a dative verb or preposition

A1a, A1b - Ich habe mein Brückenjahr in Belize verbracht. Das war ein großes ...

preposition meaning 'at (the)' or 'with (the)', followed by the dative case

preposition meaning 'whilst' or 'in the process of' before a nominalised infinitive

alternative preposition meaning 'in the process of' before a nominalised infinitive when a single activity is being done

a verb that follows a regular pattern of changes

a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms

describes an action where the subject and object of the verb are the same, used with reflexive pronouns

B1b - part 1 - Zweimal am Tag steht es unter Wasser: das Wattenmeer ...

B1b - part 2 - Auch bei Sommertouristen ist ein Ausflug in den nassen Park ...

a mood used to give instructions, directions or advice

subject pronoun meaning ‘you’, informal and singular

subject pronoun meaning ‘you’, informal and plural

subject pronoun meaning ‘you’, formal

B1 - 1 Ruf Mutti bitte mal an!

B1 - 2 Warten Sie mal kurz!

B1 - 3 Seid einfach nur still! 

B1 - 4 Hilf mir bitte mit der Tasche!

B1 - 5 Spart das Geld!

B1 - 6 Zeigen Sie mir bitte die nachhaltigen Marken!

B1 - 7 Geht hinten zur Toilette!

B1 - 8 Finde bitte die Angebote!

a question which can be answered with 'yes' or 'no'

language used to refer to ‘you’, singular or plural

an acronym to summarise what to include in a photo description: People, Action, Location, Mood

present tense used in English to describe ongoing, current actions; not used in German

present tense used to describe habitual, routine actions; the only present tense in German

A1 - 1 Wir trennen braunes Glas, Plastik und Papier.

A1 - 2 Der Lehrer erinnert die Schüler daran, zu recyceln. 

A1 - 3 Im Frühling, zu Ostern, brennen viele Feuer. 

A1 - 4 Wir werfen die Reste in den Mülleimer. 

A1 - 5 Es gibt mehrere rosarote Fabriken

B2a, B2b - 1 Verschwenden Sie so wenig Lebensmittel wie möglich. Gehen Sie, ...

B2a, B2b - 2 Bringt eure eigenen Wasserflaschen mit in die Schule und kauft ...

B2a, B2b - 3 Wenn du nur einen kurzen Weg zur Schule hast, fahr mit dem ...

word used instead of the indefinite article to mean 'not a', 'no', 'not any'

conjunction used after a negative, meaning ‘but’ or ‘rather’

a form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, places, things or ideas

B1a - Rothenburg ob der Tauber ist zwar keine große Stadt, dafür aber umso ...

B1b - 1 Rothenburg ob der Tauber ist zwar keine große Stadt, dafür aber umso ...

B1b - 2 Glücklicherweise hat man im Krieg nicht alles in Rothenburg zerstört ...

B1b - 3 Ein Spaziergang auf der historischen Stadtmauer gehört für mich bei ...

B1b - 4 Im Sommer gibt es nichts Lustigeres, als im Weihnachtsdorf von ...

B1b - 5 In Rothenburg kann man natürlich die lokale Küche genießen. Eine ...

a preposition meaning ‘according to’ which is followed by the dative case

case used for the indirect object in a sentence and after a dative verb or preposition

Communication and the world around us: mein Wohnort

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