KS3 & KS4 German curriculum

In the context of positive lifestyle choices this unit revisits a broad range of previously taught grammar on word patterns, plurals, adjectives, present and conditional tenses. Pupils expand their vocabulary in reading and responding to texts and discussing lifestyle options, for example veganism. They learn to use adjectival neuter nouns in describing a healthy lifestyle. Later, they explore numbers and interrogative adjectives in the context of shopping, with cultural input on a famous Berlin department store and the initiatives of a famous German 'zero waste shopping' pioneer.

1. Gesundheit: position of indirect and direct objects with two nouns
2. Psychische Gesundheit: position of indirect and direct objects
3. Neue Schüler: adding '-keit' and '-heit', adjectives as adverbs
4. Gesund bleiben: abstract adjectival neuter nouns, adding '-los'
5. Würdest du Veganer werden? Conditional with 'würde', 'hätte', 'wäre', 'sollte'
6. Isst du gesund? Nouns without plurals, plural rules
7. Gesund und ungesund: expanding vocabulary, reading skills, role play
8. Was möchtest du? Present and conditional 'mögen'
9. KaDeWe: cardinal and ordinal numbers
10. Einkaufen: 'welch-' and 'dies-' in nominative, accusative, dative

• Pupils know direct and indirect object pronouns.
• Pupils know the rules for and can form noun plurals.
• Pupils know the gender of nouns and the rule for capital letters on all nouns.
• Pupils know and can use viel, viele, wening, wenige, einige, alle.
• Pupils know the present and conditional use of 'möcht-
• Pupils know the conditional tense forms of würde, hätte, wäre, sollte (Higher)
• Pupils know cardinal numbers and prices.
• Pupils know the demonstrative adjectives 'dies-', 'jed-' and the interrogative adjective 'welch-'.