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'

In der Stadt unterwegs: expanding vocabulary, role-play

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.

My neighbourhood: Mein Wohnort

What is the past participle of 'verschwinden'?

Order the words to form an open question.

Order the words to form a closed question.

Write in German: 'I sang' in the perfect tense.

Order the words to say: 'Unfortunately he died last week.'

Write in English: 'Ich habe das Bild selber gemalt.'

Write in German: 'We celebrated together.'

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

Lesson outcome