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This summer: present vs past, perfect tense weak verbs 1st person singular

This summer: perfect tense weak verbs 1st person singular, 'in' (dative)

Last summer: perfect tense weak and strong verbs, 1st and 3rd persons singular

Last summer: singular perfect tense with weak and some strong verbs

This unit provides pupils with the knowledge to form the German perfect tense with ‘haben’ and past participles for weak and some strong verbs. Pupils learn how to form questions in the perfect tense and two options for translating the German perfect tense into English.

Holidays: present and past, perfect tense with 'haben'

An exchange: present 'haben' and 'sein', 'Sie' (formal) vs 'du'

An exchange: 'haben' and 'sein', 'Sie' vs 'du', infinitive clauses with 'zu'

Ask the meaning of unknown words: nouns, gender, articles, nominative case

Ask for spelling: the alphabet, nouns, articles and the accusative case

This unit explores the use of the formal 'Sie' (you) vs the informal 'du'. It equips pupils with the knowledge to structure richer sentences, using infinitive clauses with 'zu', and how to apply their previous knowledge of question forms, gender and cases to add new words to their vocabulary.

An exchange: present tense, 'haben' and 'sein', formal 'Sie' vs 'du', cases

Things I like: nominative adjective agreement, definite and indefinite articles

What makes me happy: adjective agreement, read and respond to a poem in writing

Appearance: adjective agreement (accusative)

Describe others: adjective agreement (accusative), female person nouns with -in

Explain likes and dislikes: 'weil' vs 'denn', word order after 'weil'

Opinions and reasons: 'weil' vs 'denn', word order after 'weil'

This unit introduces prenominal adjective agreement in nominative and accusative cases. It equips pupils with the knowledge to describe themselves and others in more detail. It will also analyse how to vary giving reasons with 'denn' (word order 1) or 'weil' (word order 3).

Who am I? Adjective agreement, 'weil' and 'denn'

In Berlin and beyond: numbers 32-100, present tense of strong verbs

Berlin in numbers: numbers 32-100, direct object pronouns 'mich' and 'dich'

In Berlin: present and past, 1st person singular and plural, 'von' + dative

In Berlin: present and past, 1st person singular and plural, 'um...Uhr' for time

This unit develops pupils' knowledge of strong verbs in the present tense with the introduction of stem changes e-i and a-ä. It will introduce larger numbers (32-100). Pupils will practise telling the time using the perfect tense in the 'ich' and 'wir' form.

Berlin: numbers and time

Where I went: singular perfect tense 'sein' vs 'haben', 'mit' + dative

Where did you go? How did you travel? Word order, manner before place

The Black Forest: singular perfect tense with 'haben' and 'sein', 'durch'

The Black Forest: prepositions, perfect tense questions

This unit introduces the German perfect tense with 'sein' for verbs of movement, practising it in contrast to the perfect tense with 'haben' in singular forms. 'Mit' is introduced with modes of transport allowing pupils to practise word order manner before place.

Past journeys: perfect tense with 'sein'

Things you like to do: adverb 'gern'

Favourite activities: questions with 'welch-', answers with 'gern'

Favourite activities in Vienna: present tense, 'gern',  inversion

In Vienna: present tense, negation with 'nicht'; question forming

This unit introduces the adverb of manner 'gern', practising it in questions with 'welch-' and in giving opinion answers. The unit revisits word order 1 and 2 and negation with nicht.

Likes and dislikes: adverb 'gern'

Party plans: separable verbs in the present tense

Party plans: separable verbs, placement and position verbs, 'während'

This unit introduces separable verbs, teaching pupils how to manipulate these in sentences in short form and infinitive, with two verb structures and with 'nicht'. Word order 1 and 3 are revisited with the conjunctions 'denn and 'während'. Pupils learn to distinguish placement and position verbs.

A party: separable verbs

Exchange gifts: verbs with indirect objects

Exchange gifts: 'von' and 'für', possessive adjectives (accusative and dative)

Opinions: verbs with indirect objects

Thoughts and opinions: opinion verbs with 'dass', word order

This unit introduces verbs with indirect objects in familiar contexts involving family and friends. Pupils apply this in terms of exchanging gifts, and giving a range of opinions using verbs such as 'gefallen'. Word order 2 and 3 are revisited as pupils give opinions with or without 'dass'.

Family and friends: verbs with indirect objects

Narrate a new experience: perfect tense with 'haben'

A new experience: perfect tense with 'haben' and 'sein', 'in' and 'auf'

This unit revisits the perfect tense with both haben and sein, as well as a range of sound-symbol correspondences.Within the context of new experiences, pupils can apply this to school, home or travel experiences.

New experiences: perfect tense with 'haben' and 'sein'

Places and people: now or then? Imperfect tense: 'war', 'hatte', 'gab'

What was it like then? Imperfect tense: 'war, hatte, gab, damals, früher'

Then and now: the comparative

This year and in the past: perfect tense with 'früher' and 'noch nicht'

Then and now: comparatives and plurals

This unit introduces the imperfect tense  forms war, hatte, and es gab to compare places and experience in the past and present. The comparative is also introduced, and adjective endings revisited.

Then and now: imperfect tense and comparatives

Everyday experiences: present tense separable verbs, 'gern'

Everyday experiences: present tense separable verbs, questions

What I and others prefer to do: 'gern' and 'lieber' with present tense

What I prefer to do and why: 'weil', 'denn' and 'lieber'

This unit revisits adverbs, such as 'gut' 'schnell' and 'gern', and introduces the adverb 'lieber'. It extends knowledge of separable verbs for the plural forms 'wir' and 'sie'.

What we like and prefer doing: separable verbs, 'gern' and 'lieber'

Compare school experiences: possessive adjectives 'unser' and 'ihr'

English and German schools: pronouns 'uns' and 'ihnen'

Since when? 'seit' with dative and present tense

Since when and for how long? 'seit' with present, 'vor' with perfect tense

This unit revisits past and present tenses in familiar contexts including school. Pupils ask and answer questions in present and perfect tenses. with the use of 'seit' plus present tense contrasting with 'vor' ago, pupils can talk about what they do, since when and for how long.

Last year or this year: present and perfect tenses

In the news: 'an' vs 'auf' (accusative and dative)

News article: 'gegen', 'laut'

Using semi-authentic news articles, this unit introduces known and some new vocabulary in different contexts. Pupils also practise the use of the accusative and dative cases to communicate movement and location with 'an' and 'auf'.

In the news: using prepositions 'an', 'auf', 'gegen', 'laut'

Plans for this weekend: present tense (future meaning), 'nach' vs 'zu' (dative)

Plans for the week ahead: modal verbs in present tense (future meaning)

Who should do what? Meanings of  'sollen', 'müssen', 'dürfen'

Who is supposed to do what? Modal verbs, two-verb structures, question words

What you want to and will do: future tense singular (will) vs 'will' (want to)

Future plans: future tense 'werden' + infinitive vs 'planen' + 'zu' + infinitive

This unit revisits and consolidates the present tense, including modal verbs and two-verb structures before introducing the future tense in singular persons. It also addresses the distinction between the German 'ich will' vs the English 'I want to'.

Making plans: present and future tenses

A house move: adjective endings with definite articles (accusative)

A new home and new neighbours: word patterns and word order

A new home: dative adjective endings with definite and indefinite articles

A new neighbourhood: accusative and dative prepositions

This unit revisits and extends knowledge of adjective endings with definite and indefinite articles. As pupils describe their new house and neighbours, they revisit word order, manipulating sentence starts with time, manner or place in order to emphasise ideas.

New home: adjective endings in nominative, accusative and dative

What you did when on Sylt: perfect tense, telling the time: half past the hour

Where you went and where you were: 'in', 'an', 'auf', time with 'vor' and 'nach'

A music festival: perfect and imperfect, adjective endings

A music festival: perfect and imperfect tenses, question forming

This unit revisits the perfect and imperfect tenses, as well as word order 1 and 3. Pupils also revisit numbers and dates, including ordinal numbers and practise telling the time more precisely as they describe and narrate past events.

Past events: perfect and imperfect tenses, adjective agreement and comparatives

Poetry and prose: understanding and creativity

In this unit, pupils read and respond to a famous German poem, understanding how known and some new high frequency vocabulary can make extended literary texts accessible and rewarding.

Erlkönig (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe): read and respond to a poem

Future plans: 'zu' + infinitive, 'werden' + infinitive

Dreams and future goals: 'aus', 'wenn' + word order

What is important to you? Revisit subject and object pronouns

Tips for a happy life: read and respond to a text

This unit revisits a range of learning from previous units, principally the future tense and tw0 verb structures, and infinitive clauses with 'zu'. Pronouns are revisited as well as word order 3 with 'wenn'.

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