KS3 & KS4 German curriculum

This unit draws on pupils' prior knowledge of 'haben' and 'sein' and subject pronouns (singular and plural wir and sie (they). Pupils build on this as they learn the formal 'Sie' (you) vs the informal 'du' within the context of an exchange visit to a German speaking family.. Pupils also learn additional colloquial expressions with haben used frequently in the context of home life. Previous learning of core question forms, and the alphabet is reactivated, as pupils apply this in a realistic context to find out the meaning of unknown words.

1. An exchange: present 'haben' and 'sein', 'Sie' (formal) vs 'du'
2. An exchange: 'haben' and 'sein', 'Sie' vs 'du', infinitive clauses with 'zu'
3. Ask the meaning of unknown words: nouns, gender, articles, nominative case
4. Ask for spelling: the alphabet, nouns, articles and the accusative case

• Pupils know the singular personal pronouns and the plural 'wir' and 'sie'
• Pupils know the present tense of 'sein' and 'haben' and of a range of weak and strong verbs.
• Pupils know a range of high-frequency nouns, their genders and the use of nominative and accusative cases.
• Pupils know the German alphabet.
• Pupils know most German sound-symbol correspondences.