Communication and the world around us: Geschichte

Communication and the world around us: Geschichte

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Why this why now

In this unit pupils revisit simple past and the perfect tense as they are introduced to important aspects of German and Austrian history. They also practise negation, word order 2, adjective agreements and adjectival nouns. They practise these and expand their vocabulary in reading extended texts and in writing on subjects including the Habsburgs, Otto von Bismarck and the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Pupils know and can negate sentences using 'nie, nicht, nichts, kein'.
  • Pupils know adjective agreement with definite and indefinite articles in the nominative, accusative and dative cases.
  • Pupils know the perfect tense.
  • Pupils know word order 2.
  • Pupils know adjectival nouns and can use them as abstract neuter nouns , for example 'das Gute' (higher).

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Why this why now

In this unit pupils revisit simple past and the perfect tense as they are introduced to important aspects of German and Austrian history. They also practise negation, word order 2, adjective agreements and adjectival nouns. They practise these and expand their vocabulary in reading extended texts and in writing on subjects including the Habsburgs, Otto von Bismarck and the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Pupils know and can negate sentences using 'nie, nicht, nichts, kein'.
  • Pupils know adjective agreement with definite and indefinite articles in the nominative, accusative and dative cases.
  • Pupils know the perfect tense.
  • Pupils know word order 2.
  • Pupils know adjectival nouns and can use them as abstract neuter nouns , for example 'das Gute' (higher).