DeutschYear 7 Language Guide

Name: …………………………………………

Klasse: …………………………………………

3 Phonics 22 Map of Germany

4 Pronunciation Tips 23 Countries

5 Group Talk Card 24 “A” and “the”

6 Learning Styles 25 Describing a place

7 Memory Strategies 26 Prepositions

8 Word/Picture links 27 Subject Pronouns

9 Vocabulary Learning 28 Present Tense

10 Listening & Reading 29 Haben, sein, werden

11 Core Language 30 High Frequency Verbs

12 Levels Progress 31 Animals

13 Skills Progress 32 Family

14 Levels Record Grid 33 Character

15 Writing Checklist 34 School Subjects

16 Greetings 35 Opinions

17 Questions 36 Telling the time

18 Useful phrases 37 Time (2)

19 Numbers 38 Clothes

20 Months/Days 39 What are you wearing?

21 School bag/Colours 40 A&E Descriptions

Contents:

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Bär

Buch Deutsch die Biene

Löwe

küssen Vogel Wildwasser-sport

Zunge

MäuseHi Hai!

ein Ei

Theater

Haus

SpinneJo-jo

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The good news about German pronunciation is that it obeys clear phonetic rules, although people do speak with different accents, depending on their region and background.

Tips for pronouncing German

German Letter(s) Sound Example Word

ä e(lephant) Bär

ai eye Hai

au ow Haus

äu oy Mäuse

ch - Buch

…….e u wohne

ei eye drei

eu oy Deutsch

ie ee Biene

j y Jo-Jo

ö ur Löwe

sch sh Schule

sp/st shp/sht Spinne

ß ss Fußball

th t Theater

ü oo fünf

v f vier

w v Wildwasser

z ts Zunge

• Bäcker Braun bäckt braune Brezeln• Fischers Fritze fischt frische Fische• Brautkleid bleibt Brautkleid und Blaukraut

bleibt Blaukraut

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Ich mag (Deutsch)

(Deutsch) ist cool

Was denkst du?

Ja, das stimmt! Nein, das stimmt nicht

Du spinnst!

Ich denke …

Group Talk Support Card

Ich auch (nicht)!

Wie findest du?

Doch!

Magst du?Du bist doof!

Du hast Recht.

Extras!:

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Learning Styles

What is a learning style?A learning style is simply a preference for the method by which you learn and remember what you learned.

Where do learning styles come from?Your learning style will be influenced by your genetic make-up, your previous learning experiences, your culture and the society you live in.

Why is it important to know about them?Your learning style will indicate how you (prefer to) learn, the types of learning activities that work best for you. If you know about your own learning style you can be more independent and more successful in your learning.

Is my learning style fixed?You will always have the natural strength in your preferred learning style(s) but you can increase your learning power and use more of your brain by adding other learning style strategies to your preferred style.

NB: Exams are mostly given in the visual, written learning style. Visual input and retrieval strategies work best for those types of exams.

You may have some scores in each of the 3 learning styles but you will usually have a preference for 1 style. If you want to do a very short learning styles inventory to see which your preferred learning style is, go to www.howtolearn.com - you will have to register with your e-mail address. I have done this and you receive further emails from the site, which are easy to ignore/delete. It has not led to any increase in SPAM!

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Visual Learning Style• learns best by seeing• neat, orderly• speaks quickly, holds head up, shoulders erect• good long range planners• good spellers• memorises by strong visual associations• functions best with overall view before proceeding• has trouble remembering verbal instructions –unless written down

Auditory Learning Style• learns best through hearing• likes to listen to talks, music or lectures• good story tellers• talks to self• likes talking more than writing• easily distracted by noise –generally can’t listen to someone talk on

phone and listen to another person talking to them at the same time

• may have problems with projects involving visualisation• likes jokes better than comics

Kinaesthetic Learning Style• learns best by doing and through movement• often good athletes• speaks more slowly• memorises by moving around, walking etc..• gestures a lot• doesn’t mind clutter/mess in workspace• using action words when speaking• wants to act things out

Memory Strategies

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Brain researchers have shown many times that the power of memory is multiplied many times if we connect an association to the picture asking: “What does this sound like/remind me of?”

Word-Picture association1.Choose a word, look at it and say it out loud.2. What does the sound of the word remind you of? (at this stage don’t think of the real meaning of the word, only what the sound of the word makes you think of)3. Now think of the actual meaning of your new word. Create a picture (looking up and to the side) in your mind of your association and the real meaning of the word –make the mental image as humorous and detailed as you can and hold the picture in your mind.4. Now draw the picture –use as much colour as you can as this also enhances memory!5. Now write the word under the picture you have drawn.6. In another colour write the English meaning of the word in the top corner (right or left depending on where your visual memory is) of the card.7. Hold your card up above eye level in your own visual memory position and say the word and the English meaning several times.8. As you are recalling each word, use your visual memory –look upward and to the right/left.

You’ll find some more ideas for improving your memory on the next page.

An association is simply something that is connected to and reminds us of something else.

Author David Sousa says, “Whenever two events, actions or feelings are learned together they are said to be associated or bonded, so that the recall of one prompts the spontaneous recall of the other. The word Romeo elicits Juliet, Batman gets Robin.”

Word-Picture Association

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Vocabulary Learning Strategies

Make a crossword puzzle using all of your

words. Provide a separate answer key.

25 points

Pyramid your words, then translate E.g.

BBuBuc

BuchBook

25 points

Make flashcards with

German on one side

and English or picture

on the reverse.

25 points

Rainbow your words –

each letter in a

different colour, then

translate.25 points

Make a PPT using pictures you’ve found online: each slide has a picture and German label.50 pts

Write

your

words in

code. Add

answers

after each

coded word.

25 points

Use word artand alphabetise your words/trans. 25 pts

Write each word 3 times & translate

once. 25 pts

Try some of these strategies out when you have vocabulary to learn at home.

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Listening and Reading StrategiesBelow are some ideas of strategies to help you work out the meaning of new words in reading and listening texts. Before you reach for a dictionary, can you use any of these strategies to help?

• Does a word look or sound like an English word? E.g. Haus, braun, Museum

• Do we know what part of the word means? E.g. Schokoladeneis, Handschuh

• Which words in a sentence/text do I already know?

• What do the rest of the words in the sentence mean?

• What is the context of the text? Can pictures/titles help?

• Can I spot any synonyms? (words that mean the same/similar)

• Can grammar help? Which tenses are in the text?

• Common sense … what could it mean?

• Can I make an educated guess?

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KS3 German Core Language

Pronouns wohnen(to live)

haben(to have)

sein(to be)

tragen(to wear)

sehen(to see)

ich I wohne habe bin trage sehe

du you (sing.) wohnst hast bist trägst siehst

er/sie/es he/she/it wohnt hat ist trägt sieht

man (every)one wohnt hat ist trägt sieht

wir we wohnen haben sind tragen sehen

ihr you (plural) wohnt habt seid tragt seht

Sie you (formal) wohnen haben sind tragen sehen

sie they wohnen haben sind tragen sehen

Asking questions:Wer? Who?Wo? Where?Was? What? Wann? When?Warum? Why?Wie? How?Wie viel? How much?Wie viele? How many?

Time:jetzt: now manchmal: sometimesheute: today immer: alwaysmorgen: tomorrow dann: then gestern: yesterday oft: oftenletzte Woche: last weeknächste Woche: next weekdiese Woche: this weeknie: never

OpinionsIch mag …(nicht): I (don’t) like …Ich liebe …: I love …Ich hasse …: I hate …Ich finde … : I find …Meiner Meinung nach …: In my opinionIch denke/glaube … :I think/believe …

Thingsdas: that ein bisschen: a bit etwas: something zu: toonichts: nothingviel: much viele: many sehr: very

ich kann/man kann

+ infinitive verb at the end of the sentence

I can/you can

ich will I want to

ich muss I have to/must

ich werde I will

ich mag I like to

ich möchte I would like to

Sentence building Conjunctions und: andaber: butoder: ordenn: becauseauch: alsoweil: becauseobwohl: although

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5 5 5 5

5 5 5 5

5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4

4 4 4 4

4 4 4 4

3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2

2 2 2 2

2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1

L S R W

I can understand the main points

and opinions from a longer spoken passage, which

includes reference to present and past or future.

I can give a short, prepared talk, expressing

my opinions and referring to

present and past or future events.

I can understand the main points

and detail in written texts in

various contexts, including present

and past or future.

I can write a short text on a range of

familiar topics, using simple

sentences, and referring to

present and past or future events.

I can understand the main points and some of the

detail from a short spoken

passage.

I can take part in a simple

conversation and give my

opinions. My pronunciation and intonation are generally

good.

I can understand the main points and some detail

from short written texts. I use context to

help me deduce meaning.

I can write a short text on a familiar topic, adapting

language I know. I use memorised language well.

I can understand the main points

from a short spoken passage.

I can ask and answer simple questions and talk about my

interests.

I can understand the main points

from a short written text. I

am able to use a dictionary with

more confidence.

I can write a few sentences with support, using

language I have learnt. My spelling is

understandable.

I can understand a range of

familiar words and phrases.

I can answer simple questions

and give back basic

information.

I can understand and read out

familiar written phrases. I can

use a dictionary to look up new

words.

I can copy a model to write 1 or 2

short phrases and complete the

words on a simple form.

I can understand a few familiar spoken words and phrases.

I can say and repeat words

and short, simple phrases.

I can recognise and read out a

few familiar words and phrases.

I can write or copy simple words

correctly.

Year 7 Progress: Levels

Listening

Speaking

ReadingWriti

ng

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I have learnt the phonics

& remember the sounds{

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Pro

nunc

iation

Mem

ory

Sent

ence

-bu

ildin

g

Crea

tivity

Perfo

rman

ce

Auton

omy

I can repeat new words

accurately & make links to phonics

I can remember

how to pronounce

words correctly over time

I can read text

accurately that has

new language in

it

In class I actively use music, song,

gesture & colour to help me

memorise

In class & at home I can

sort out which

words I know and

don’t know

I can use strategies to

memorise single words & sentences

I can use strategies to memorise & give a short

talk

I can adapt model

sentences by changing 1 or

2 words to make new meanings

I know how to use different

parts of haben’, & ‘sein’ to build

my own sentences

I can use the linking words

on the CL sheet to

write a short paragraph

I can use all the

sentence-building

support on the CL sheet

to write a short text

I can memorise &

perform a song in

German.

I talk confidently

in paired dialogues in

class.

I take part 3 times per lesson in

whole class interaction

(co-teacher)

I take part confidently in role plays in front of the class

I can use individual words to create a poem

following a model

I can use the

language I know to

describe a photo

I can adapt the

language I know to create a rap/song

I can use the

language I’ve learnt to make an activity for

my class

I get started straight

away on a new task

I can look up new words

confidently in a

dictionary

I ask questions

about language & act on my

wishes

I set myself targets &

try to meet them

Year 7 Progress: Skills

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Date

Skills Level Over all level

Assessment 1

Assessment 2Date:

Skills Level Over all level

Date:Skills Level Over all level

Assessment 3

End of Y ___ target level:

End of Y ___ target level:

We will focus on these 4 during the Autumn Term.

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? Present (reg)

Present (haben, sein)

adjectives

links

questions

opinions

reasons

negatives

Present (irreg)

Future

spelling errors

Year 7 Tick grid

}

We will add these during the Spring Term and combine with the first 4.

We will add these during the Summer Term and try to produce speaking and writing that includes all these elements.

It’s always important to keep the number of spelling mistakes to a minimum!

What is the tick grid?The tick grid is a tool to help you plan a piece of speaking or writing. You use it to decide what language to use in your work. It is also used by the teacher to mark your work and give you helpful information, for example, how many of each language element you tried to use and how many attempts were successful. It helps you to see clearly how you could improve on each piece for the next time.What is the ? column for?When you plan your work, your teacher will decide with you how many examples of each element you want to include. You write the number in the space provided.What are the smiley/sad faces for?Your teacher will put a line for each correct attempt in the smiley column and one for each unsuccessful attempt in the sad face column. It’s always better to have a mark in the sad face column than a complete blank.

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Grüße GreetingsGuten Morgen Good morning

Guten Tag!/Grüß Gott Hello

Guten Abend Good evening

Hallo Hello

Auf Wiedersehen Goodbye

Tschüß bye

Bitte please

Danke thank you

Wie geht’s How are you?

Wie geht es Ihnen? How are you? (formal)

Mir geht’s … I am… (literally “to me it’s …”)

sehr gut great

gut good/fine

OK ok

schlecht bad

furchtbar awful

Wie heißt du? What’s your name?

Ich heiße … My name is…

Ich wohne in … I live in…..

Ich bin … Jahre alt. I am ……years old.

Mein Geburtstag ist am … My birthday is on the …..of…

Ich komme aus England I’m from England

Ich habe einen Bruder (eine Schwester)

I have a brother (sister)

Mein Bruder/Meine Schwester heißt My brother (sister) is called..Ich bin Einzelkind I’m an only child

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Fragen QuestionsWo? Where?

Wer? Who?

Wann? When?

Was? What?

Wie? How?

Warum? Why?

Wie viel? How much?

Wie viele? How many?

Welche (r/s)? Which?

Wie heißt du? What is your name?

Wie alt bist du? How old are you?

Wo wohnst du? Where do you live?

Wann hast du Geburtstag? When is your birthday?

Hast du Geschwister? Do you have brothers and sisters?

Wie heißt dein Bruder? What is your brother called?

Wie heißt deine Schwester? What is your sister called?

Wie alt ist sie/er? How old is s/he?

Magst du? Do you like……?

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Nützliche Redewendungen Useful phrasesIch mag I like

Ich mag (nicht) I don’t like

Ich liebe I love

Ich hasse I hate

Ich habe lieber I prefer

denn because

Es ist/es ist nicht It is/ it isn’t

Es gibt/es gibt nicht There is/are There isn’t/aren’t

sehr very

ganz/ziemlich quite

Darf ich auf Englisch sprechen? Can I speak in English?

Wie sagt man … auf Deutsch? How do you say … in Spanish?

Nochmal bitte! Can you repeat?

Wie sagt man … auf Englisch? What is…..in English?

Ich habe ein Problem/eine Idee I have a problem/idea

Das habe ich vergessen I’ve forgotten

Es ist fantastisch It’s great

richtig/falsch right, wrong

Danke Thank you

Nichts zu danken. Don’t mention it

Ich möchte I would like

Ich habe/Ich habe kein(e/en) I have / I don’t have

Ich verstehe nicht I don’t understand

Ich brauche I need18

1eins

2zwei

3drei

4vier

5fünf

6sechs

7sieben

8acht

9neun

10zehn

11elf

12zwölf

13dreizehn

14vierzehn

15fünfzehn

16sechzehn

17siebzehn

18achtzehn

19neunzehn

20zwanzig

21einundzwanzig

22zweiundzwanzig

23dreiundzwanzig

24vierundzwanzig

25fünfundzwanzig

26sechsundzwanzig

27siebenundzwanzig

28achtundzwanzig

29neunundzwanzig

30dreissig

31einunddreissig

32zweiunddreissig

33dreiunddreissig

34vierunddreissig

35fünfunddreissig

36sechsunddreissig

37siebenunddreissig

38achtunddreissig

39neununddreissig

40vierzig

41einundvierzig

42zweiundvierzig

43dreiundvierzig

44vierundvierzig

45fünfundvierzig

46sechsundvierzig

47siebenundvierzig

48achtundvierzig

49neunundvierzig

50fünfzig

51einundfünfzig

52zweiundfünfzig

53dreiundfünfzig

54vierundfünfzig

55fünfundfünfzig

56sechsundfünfzig

57siebenundfünfzig

58achtundfünfzig

59neunundfünfzig

60sechzig

61einundsechzig

62zweiundsechzig

63dreiundsechzig

64vierundsechzig

65fünfundsechzig

66sechsundsechzig

67siebenundsechzig

68achtundsechzig

69neunundsechzig

70siebzig

71einundsiebzig

72zweiundsiebzig

73dreiundsiebzig

74vierundsiebzig

75fünfundsiebzig

76sechsundsiebzig

77siebenundsiebzig

78achtundsiebzig

79neunundsiebzig

80achtzig

81einundachtzig

82zweiundachtzig

83dreiundachtzig

84vierundachtzig

85fünfundachtzig

86sechsundachtzig

87siebenundachtzig

88achtundachtzig

89neunundachtzig

90neunzig

91einundneunzig

92zweiundneunzig

93dreiundneunzig

94vierundneunzig

95fünfundneunzig

96sechsundneunzig

97siebenundneunzig

98achtundneunzig

99neunundneunzig

100hundert

German Numbers

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Die Monate The months of the yearJanuar January

Februar February

März March

April April

Mai May

Juni June

Juli July

August August

September September

Oktober October

November November

Dezember December

Die Tage The days of the weekMontag Monday

Dienstag Tuesday

Mittwoch Wednesday

Donnerstag Thursday

Freitag Friday

Samstag Saturday

Sonntag Sunday

Dates/Ordinal Numbers:1st: ersten Otherwise:3rd: dritten 1st-19th: number + “ten” e.g 5th = fünften7th: siebten20th + : number + “sten” e.g. 30th = dreissigsten

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In meiner Tasche In my school bagein Tagebuch a diary

ein Gummi a rubber

ein Kuli a pen

ein Lineal a ruler

eine Schere a pair of scissors

ein Füller a pen

ein Heft an exercise book

ein Wörterbuch a dictionary

ein Etui a pencil case

ein Bleistift a pencil

ein Buch a book

ein Spitzer a pencil sharpener

Die Farben The coloursblau blue

grün green

braun brown

grau grey

schwarz black

weiß white

rot red

gelb yellow

rosa pink

orange orange

lila purple21

DeutschlandNord

Süd

OstWest

Nordost

SüdostSüdwest

Nordwest

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Die LänderIch wohne in … I live in

Woher kommst du? Where are you from?

Ich komme aus … I am from…

Australien Australia

Schottland Scotland

Spanien Spain

Frankreich France

Deutschland Germany

Italien Italy

Die Vereinigten Staaten The United States

Wales Wales

England England

Irland Irland

die Schweiz Switzerland

Österreich Austria

Pakistan Pakistan

Polen Poland

Namibia NamibiaNeuseeland New ZealandBelgien Belgium

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How to say ‘a’ and ‘the’: definite and indefinite articles

Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural

In normal sentences (subject)

the der die das diea ein eine ein meine

After “ich habe//es gibt”(object)

the den die das diea einen eine ein meine

Rules about adjectives:An adjective is always describing something, and that word is a noun. In German if the adjective comes before the noun (e.g. a red car, the big hotel) you have to look at the noun’s gender and number and then decide which ending the adjective needs.

Adjective ending table:Es gibt/Das Bild hat/Man sieht … (there is/are; the picture has; you see)

M (der) F (die) N (das) Pl (die)

einen eine ein zwei

rotengroßenkleinen

schönegroßekleine

historischesgroßesaltes

großegrüne

schöne

Berg Stadt Schloss Bäume

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Adjektiven, um ein Ort zu beschreiben(adjectives to describe a place)steil steep eben flathoch tall/high niedrig small/lowhell light dunkel darktief deep flach shallowlaut noisy friedlich peacefulverschmutzt polluted sauber unpolluteddreckig dirty sauber cleanlustig fun langweilig boringhübsch pretty häßlich uglyschön beautiful ekelhaft disgustingruhig calm stürmisch stormybelebt busy leer emptywarm/heiß hot kalt coldgerade straight gewunden meanderingreich rich arm poorglänzend shining dull trubgroß big klein smallriesig enormous winzig tinyzackig jagged glatt smoothneblig misty sonnig sunny

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Prepositions

an* on (the side of)

auf* on (top of)

hinter* behind

in* in

neben* next to

über* above

unter* below

vor* in front of

zwischen* between

für for

um around

durch through

bis until

aus* out of

mit* with

von* from

nach* after/to (country/town)

gegenüber* opposite

These are the most commonly used positioning words:

Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural

after ALL the above with *

the dem der dem dena einem einer einem meinen

WARNING! Articles change after lots of prepositions. See below for changes to prepositions with a *

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Subject pronouns:

ich I

du you (singular familiar)

er he

sie she

Sie you (singular formal)

wir we

ihr you (plural familiar)

sie they

Sie you (plural formal)

ich

er

du

sie

wirihr Sie

sie

Sie

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ich spiele I play

du spielst You play (fam. Sing.)

er/sie spielt He/She plays

wir spielen We play

ihr spielt You play (Fam./plural)

sie spielen They play

Sie spielen You play (Polite/plural & sing)

Regu

lar

Verb

s (e

.g. s

piel

en =

to p

lay)

The Present TenseTo be able to use a regular verb in a sentence, take the infinitive verb, remove the –en and add one of the following endings depending on who is doing the verb.

Irregular verbs Irregular verbs in German, work exactly like regular verbs in the present tense, EXCEPT that in the du & er/sie forms, the first vowel might change.

ich spreche I play

du sprichst You play (fam. Sing.)

er/sie spricht He/She plays

wir sprechen We play

ihr sprecht You play (Fam./plural)

sie sprechen They play

Sie sprechen You play (Polite/plural & sing) Irreg

ular

Ver

bs

(e.g

. spr

eche

n =

to s

peak

)

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ich bin I amdu bist You are (Fam./sing.)er/sie/es ist He/she/it iswir sind We areihr seid You are (Fam./plural)sie sind They areSie sind You are (Polite/plural & sing)

HABEN, SEIN, WERDEN – irregular and very important

ich habe I have

du hast You have (Fam./sing.)

er/sie/es hat He/She/it has

wir haben We have

ihr habt You have (Fam./plural)

sie haben They have

Sie haben You have (Polite/plural & sing)

sein – to be

haben – to have

werden – to becomeich werde I become

du wirst You become (fam./sing.)

er/sie/es wird He/She/it becomes

wir werden We become

ihr werdet You become (Fam./plural)

sie werden They become

Sie werden You become (Polite/plural & sing)

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Infinitiv – DE Infinitive – ENG Ich (I) du (you) er/sie/es (he/she/it)

wir/sie/Sie (we/they/you)

arbeiten to work arbeite arbeitest arbeitet arbeitenessen to eat esse isst isst essenfahren to travel/go fahre fährst fährt fahrenhaben to have habe hast hat habenhören to listen höre hörst hört hörenlernen to learn lerne lernst lernt lernenlesen to read lese liest liest lesenmachen to make/do mache machst macht machenschreiben to write schreibe schreibst schreibt schreibensehen to see sehe siehst sieht sehensein to be bin bist ist sindspielen to play spiele spielst spielt spielensprechen to speak spreche sprichst spricht sprechentrinken to drink trinke trinkst trinkt trinken

1. Pronoun 2. VERBMUST be 2nd 3. Time phrase 4. Anything else! Extra

details: e.g ...

ich

arbeiteessefahrehabehörelernelese

macheschreibe

sehebin

spielesprechetrinke

oft (often)manchmal (sometimes)

(fast) jeden Tag ((almost) every day)einmal in der Woche (once a week)

immer (always)selten (rarely)

zu Hause (at home)Schokolade (chocolate)mit dem Bus (by bus)einen Hund (a dog)meine CD (my CD)Spanisch (Spanish)ein Buch (a book)

Hausaufgaben (homework)

gern ()nicht gern ()

einen Brief (a letter)meine Freunde (my friends)

intelligent (intelligent)Fußball (football)

Deutsch (German)Cola (coke)

High Frequency Verbs

Making Sentences

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Ich habe … I have got…

einen Vogel (pl. Vögel) a bird

einen Hund (pl. Hunde) a dog

einen Fisch (pl. Fische) a fish

eine Maus (pl. Mäuse) a mouse

eine Schildkröte (pl. Schildkröten) a tortoise

eine Katze (pl. Katzen) a cat

ein Pferd (pl. Pferde) a horse

ein Meerschweinchen (pl. - ) a guinea pig

ein Kaninchen/eine Hase (pl. -) a rabbit

Die Tiere

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der Bruder (pl. die Brüder) brother

die Schwester (pl. die Schwestern) sister

der Vater father

die Mutter mother

die Eltern parents

die Großmutter/Oma grandmother

der Großvater/Opa grandfather

der Cousin male cousin

die Kusine female cousin

die Tante aunt

der Onkel uncle

die Zwillinge twins

der Zwillingsbruder twin brother

die Zwillingsschwester twin sister

die Tochter daughter

der Sohn son

der Halbbruder half-brother

die Halbschwester half-sister

der Stiefbruder step-brother

die Stiefschwester step-sister

der Stiefvater step-father

die Stiefmutter step-mother

der Enkel grandson

die Enkelin a granddaughter

Die Familie

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Characternett, freundlich/gemein nice, friendly/horrible

ernst/lustig serious/funny, fun

fleissig/faul hard-working, studious/lazy

selbstbewusst/schüchtern confident, outgoing/shy

laut/leise talkative/quiet

gewöhnt, egoistisch/großzügig spoilt, selfish/generous

geduldig/ungeduldig patient/impatient

gestresst/ruhig stressed/calm

optimistisch/pessimistisch optimistic/pessimistic

glücklich/traurig happy/sad

gut, brav/frech, unartig good/bad, naughty

ärgerlich/lieb annoying/pleasant

eigensinning/gelassen stubborn/easy-going

liebevoll/(gefühls)kalt affectionate/cold

doof, dumm, verrückt/intelligent silly, mad, strange/intelligent

fantasievoll,kreativ imaginative, creative

interessant/langweilig interesting/boring

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Naturwissenschaften sciences

Sport PE

Spanisch Spanish

Französisch French

Deutsch German

Geografie/Erdkunde Geography

Geschichte History

Informatik ICT

Englisch English

Mathe Maths

Musik Music

Religion RE

Techologie Technology

Kunst Art

Biologie Biology

Chemie Chemistry

Physik Physics

Theater Drama

die Pause break

die Mittagspause lunch

der Stundenplan timetable

die Stunde lesson

der Fach (pl. Fächer) subject

Die Schulfächer = school subjects

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Ich denke I think that

Ich glaube I believe that

Meiner Meinung nach In my opinion..

Es/das ist/sie sind It is/they are

gut good

langweilig boring

lustig fun

schwer hard/difficult

leicht/einfach easy

nützlich useful

nutzlos useless

interessant interesting

entspannend relaxing

furchtbar terrible

Ich mag der Lehrer/die Lehrerin I like the teacher

Der Lehrer ist furchtbar the teacher is terrible

nett/hilfsbereit nice/helpful

aber but

und and

auch also

Ich mag … I like…

Meinungen = opinions

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Wie spät ist es? = What time is it?

Uhr

ViertelViertel

halb**

nachvor

fünf

zehn

zwanzig

fünfundzwanzig

In German, just as in English, there are two ways of expressing the time:

2.15 (two fifteen) Es ist zwei Uhr fünfzehn

2.15 (quarter past two) Es ist Viertel nach zwei

2.55 (two fifty-five) Es ist zwei Uhr fünfundfünfzig

2.55 (five to three) Es ist fünf vor drei

2.30 (two thirty) Es ist zwei Uhr dreissig

2.30 (half past two) Es ist halb drei

BEWARE!! Half past is tricky!! Here; literally half (before) three.

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Mittag middayMitternacht midnightam Vormittag (in) the morningam Nachmittag (in) the afternoonam Abend (in) the eveningin der Nacht (in) the nightUm acht Uhr abends at 8 p.m.Wann beginnt …? What time does…start?Wann endet …? What time does ..finish?der Unterricht lessonsdie Pause breakdie Mittagspause lunchbreakder Tag dayder Schultag school dayum at (at time)die erste/zweite/dritte Stunde first/second/third lessonam Montag in der ersten Stunde habe ich .. on Monday, first lesson I have …

die erste Stunde beginnt um … first lesson starts at …zweimal in der Woche twice a weekam Wochenende at the weekendin der Woche in the week

Die Uhrzeit = Time

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Kleidung = Clothingder Gürtel belt

der Pullover jumper

der Rock skirt

die Hose trousers

die Jacke jacket/blazer

die Jeans jeans

die Strümpfhose tights

das Hemd shirt

das Kapuzensweatshirt hoodie

das Kleid dress

das Sweatshirt sweatshirt

das T-Shirt t-shirt

die Schuhe shoes

die Shorts shorts

die Socken socks

die Stiefel boots

die Turnschuhe trainers

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Ich trage (wear)Du trägstEr/sie trägtWir tragenSie/sie tragen

Masculine

einen rotengrünenblauenpraktischen

RockPulloverHutGürtel

skirtjumperhatbelt

Feminine

einerotegrüneblauemodische

HoseKrawatteBluseJacke

trouserstieblousejacket

ich hasse (hate)ich mag (like)ich finde (find)ich habe (have)ich möchte (would like)

Neuter

einrotesgrünesblauesbequemes

HemdT-ShirtKapuzensweatshirtKleid

shirtt-shirthoodiedress

Plural

-rotegrüneblauegestreifte

SockenSchuheStiefelHandschuhe

socksshoesbootsgloves

Was trägst du? = What are you wearing?

Was trägst du zur Schule? What do you wear to school?die Uniform uniformpraktisch practicalbequem comfortableunbequem uncomfortableeintönig dull/monotonousmodisch fashionablecool cooleng tightschick trendybunt colourfulhässlich uglygestreift stripedIch würde lieber … tragen I would prefer to wear …Ich muss … tragen I have to wear

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Websites

http://www.hanleymfl.typepad.com Hanley MFL Blog

http://gut.languageskills.co.uk/beginner/year7.html

This site is free at all times

http://www.hellomylo.com/MYLO has lots to offer – it works best if you set up your own account.

http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/hotpotatoes/http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/hotpotatoes/

This site is called Languages Online – it has lots of language learning activities for Spanish, French, German & Italian.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/The BBC website has a lot – it has a course called German Steps for beginners

http://www.digitaldialects.com/German.htm

Click on topics (there are lots of other languages too) and follow the links to different activities.

UmlauteTo type characters with accents, either select INSERT + Symbol OR using the number keypad, hold down ALT and one of these numbers:

Ä = 142 Ü = 154ä = 132 ü = 129Ö = 153 ß = 225ö = 148

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