German Level 1

Feelings

Vocabulary2. Feelings Initially teacher can ask the question and start with 3 (e.g.) possible responses. This can progress to the learners using und dir? and then adding in more responses and Wie gehts? as they grow more confident.

Wie gehts? How are you? Mir gehts sehr gut I am very wellMir gehts gut I am wellGut danke Good thanksSo so So-soNicht schlecht Not badMir gehts nicht so gut I am not good Mir gehts schlecht I am badUnd dir? And you?

Wie gehts?

Mir gehts gut!

Mir gehts sehr gut!

So so!

Nicht schlecht

Mir gehts nicht so gut!

Mir gehts schlecht!

Und dir?

Embedding the languageStart each day with asking Wie gehts? Around the class. Create Wie gehts? Cards for pupils with printed off miniature copies of the pictures, ask Wie gehts? at the start of the day, after break, after lunch and ask pupils to choose their answer and say it to a partner or around the class.

I am aware of and able to express my feelings and am developing the ability to talk about them.HWB 0-01a / HWB 1-01a / HWB 2-01a / HWB 3-01a / HWB 4-01a

Sample activities You will find a bank of sample activities which you can use to practice the vocabulary in the classroom.

This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

You will find a set of more supported activities in Early Feelings and more challenging activities in Level 2 Feelings.

Please note that some of the activities carry over from Early Level.

Übung– Wie gehts?

Class will draw 5 circles in their jotter or have five circles cut out in front of them. They will ask the teacher the question – Wie gehts?and the teacher will respond with a feeling. The pupils should then choose a face which matches what the teacher has said to draw as a smiley onto their circle.

Zeichnen fünf Kreise.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5.

Die Frage: Wie gehts?Hören und zeichnen

Zum Beispiel

Mir gehts gut

Wie gehts?

Wie gehts? around the world

1. Look at the faces in the following photos, decide on how the person is feeling and then say what this is in German.

2. You can also make the face of the person in the picture!

I am aware of and able to express my feelings and am developing the ability to talk about them.HWB 0-01a / HWB 1-01a / HWB 2-01a / HWB 3-01a / HWB 4-01a

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Wie gehts lotto!

• Copy the table into your jotters. Draw six smileys

• Ask the teacher Wie gehts?• If what they say matches your smiley, you can

tick it off. • Whoever gets all six ticked off first, is the

winner! • If you win, you should shout out lotto!

Wie gehts lotto! Zum Beispiel

Songs!

You will find a bank of sample songs which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom.

This is not a prescriptive list of songs and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

Wie gehts? Rap

You will find a bank of sample ICT activities which you can use to practise the vocabulary in the classroom.

This is not a prescriptive list of activities and you can use or adapt them to suit the needs of your class.

You will find a set of more challenging activities in Level 2 Feelings.

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ICT Resources online

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