KS3 & KS4 German curriculum

Revisiting and consolidating knowledge of weak and strong verbs in the present tense, this unit develops pupils' ability to express their identity, study choices and future plans in the context of learning a new language. Knowledge of compound nouns is expanded, together with the nominalisation of infinitive verbs, so that pupils can extend their comprehension, translation, speaking and writing skills. Pupils' language learning experiences are contextualised with articles about interpreters, Polish learners of German, and famous people whose knowledge of languages has enriched their careers.

1. Deutsch lernen: compound nouns, 'Lieblings-' and 'Haupt-', translation
2. Englisch lernen: haben, present tense weak verbs, negation with nicht and kein
3. Eine neue Sprache lernen: plural rules 4 - 6
4. Wissen ist Macht! Wissen, kennen, können
5. Sprachen: word order, strong verbs, adjectives identical to adverbs
6. Christine Thürmer: nominalisation of infinitive verbs, plural rules 7-9

• Pupils know the present tense of weak and strong verbs.
• Pupils know and can use compound nouns, for example starting with 'Haupt' and 'Lieblings'
• Pupils know and can use definite and indefinite articles in the nominative and accusative cases.
• Pupils know word order 1 with conjunctions like 'und' and 'denn' and word order 3 with conjunctions like 'weil' and 'wenn'.