KS3 & KS4 German curriculum

This unit deepens pupils' prior knowledge of strong verbs in the present tense, and the perfect tense with haben with new vocabulary and a richer verb lexicon. Object pronouns are revisited and knowledge deepened with the addition of 'mich' and 'dich'. Pupils expand their use of the perfect tense adding the first person plural. Pupils build their knowledge of number formation (32-100) in a rich context of authentic German articles on the environment. Telling the time is introduced and pupils practise this in the core thread of asking and answering questions.

1. In Berlin and beyond: numbers 32-100, present tense of strong verbs
2. Berlin in numbers: numbers 32-100, direct object pronouns 'mich' and 'dich'
3. In Berlin: present and past, 1st person singular and plural, 'von' + dative
4. In Berlin: present and past, 1st person singular and plural, 'um...Uhr' for time

• Pupils know a range of strong verbs in the present tense (ich, du, er/sie/es, wir, sie (they and Sie (you))
• Pupils know the direct object pronouns ihn, sie and es.
• Pupils know the numbers 1 - 31.
• Pupils know the German perfect tense of weak verbs with haben in singular persons.
• Pupils know word order 2 in sentences beginning with time adverbials.