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Name: .................................. Class: ....................................

Aims of this booklet

To help you to prepare for the listening and reading exams alongside other revision

materials.

To increase the number of words you understand from German to English.

To break down some of the official GCSE vocab into manageable chunks.

To enable independent learning at home.

To allow your parents/guardians to support you with revision.

To structure weekly vocab tests so that you can track your progress.

German vocabulary

testing booklet

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How to use this booklet

Write the English meanings you think you know

in the second column.

Use a dictionary to check and write the correct

meanings in the third column.

Choose a vocab learning strategy that works for

you and learn the words.

Cover the second and third columns and test

yourself again in the fourth column.

Get someone else to test you or review the

words and test yourself again (maybe on a

different day) in the fifth column.

Do your weekly vocab test in class.

Record your score and any further action you

need to take in the tracker grid on page 2.

Reflect

What vocab learning techniques work best for you / for your classmates?

Have you tried a new approach recently? If not, pick one from the list below.

Vocab learning strategies to try

Look/cover/check.

Say the German out loud, repeat the English.

Try to find connections between words and

meanings to make them stick.

Create flashcards or a memory game with an

app or on card.

Ask a friend or family member to test you.

Write out the German words on post-it notes stuck up in your house and say the English

every time you see them.

Try short bursts of learning five words at a time over several days.

My own vocab learning ideas

1. ..............................................................................................................

2. ..............................................................................................................

3. ..............................................................................................................

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Tracker grid

Week Category Score Further action needed

1 Verbs

2 Verbs

3 Verbs

4 Adjectives

5 Adjectives

6 Adjectives

7 Colours and quantities

8 Adverbs

9 Connectives and time phrases

10 Days of the week and more time expressions

11 Question words and other high frequency words

12 Countries, continents and nationalities

13 Prepositions

14 Out and about

15 Eating out and shopping

16 Free time and money

17 Future plans, education and work

18 Weather and seasons

19 More weather

20 Accommodation

21 More accommodation

22 Directions

23 Review

24 Review or extension

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Week 1: Verbs

German First guess Checked in a

dictionary After learning Reviewed

drfen

annehmen

beraten

erlauben

antworten

streiten

ankommen

fragen

vermeiden

knnen

sollen

werden

anfangen

leihen

bringen

kaufen

nennen

gehren

zumachen

steigen

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Week 2: Verbs

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erklren

fallen

einschlafen

fhlen

finden

vergessen

sich rgern

geben

schenken

einen Spaziergang

machen

geschehen

verbessern

hassen

haben

mssen

helfen

springen

vorstellen

einladen

passieren

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Week 3: Verbs

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schlagen

kennen

lassen

lachen

legen

fhren

lernen

verlassen

liegen

mgen

gern haben

zuhren

wohnen

laden

leben

eilen

hoffen

wissen

schauen

dauern

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Week 4: Adjectives

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allein

bse

rgerlich

schrecklich

schlecht

schn

gro

langweilig

kaputt

sauber

klar

geschlossen

bequem

gefhrlich

bestimmt

schwierig

dreckig

umweltfeindlich

ekelhaft

umweltfreundlich

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Week 5: Adjectives

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genau

ausgezeichnet

spannend

teuer

falsch

weit

schnell

dick

Lieblings-

gesund

kostenlos

voll

komisch

schwer

fleiig

gut gelaunt

hei

krank

wichtig

letzte

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Week 6: Adjectives

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drinnen

faul

groartig

wunderbar

launisch

eng

ntig

geffnet

ruhig

hbsch

stolz

fertig

traurig

ernst

mde

weich

streng

dumm

berrascht

schchtern

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Week 7: Colours and quantities

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viele

eine Packung

ein Stck

eine Dose

genug

ein bisschen

wenig

eine Scheibe

schwarz

blau

braun

Farbe (f)

dunkel

grn

grau

hell

rosa

rot

lila

gelb

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Week 8: Adverbs

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oben

fast

schon

immer

rckwrts

unten

unterwegs

besonders

hier

jedoch

sofort

mehr

nie

oft

leider

lieber

wirklich

neulich

regelmig

dort

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Week 9: Connectives and time phrases

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Nachmittag (m)

immer

jetzt

Mitternacht (f)

Vormittag (m)

spter

morgens

nachher

auch

vorher

aber

zuerst

deshalb

dewegen

dafr

auerdem

brigens

oder

also

dann

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Week 10: Days of the week and more time expressions

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heutzutage

pnktlich

rechtzeitig

bald

immer noch

bermorgen

heute

morgen

morgen frh

Woche (f)

Wochenende (n)

gestern

jetzt

Nacht (f)

meistens

Dienstag

Mittwoch

Donnerstag

Sonntag

Samstag/Sonnabend

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Week 11: Question words and other high frequency words

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wie viel(e)?

wie?

wofr?

was?

wann?

wo?

wer?/wen?

wessen?

warum?

wie

weil

jeder

alle

Zahl (f)

zum Beispiel

wenn

Herr (m)

Ding (n)

Frau (f)

als

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Week 12: Countries, continents and nationalities

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dictionary After learning Reviewed

sterreich

Dnemark

Grobritannien

Griechenland

Indien

die Niederlande

Russland

die Schweiz

die Vereinigten Staaten

Sdamerika

sterreicher/in, sterreichisch

Belgier/in, belgisch

Brite/Britin, britisch

Europer/in, europisch

Grieche/Griechin, griechisch

Ire/Irin, irisch

Schotte/Schottin, schottisch

Schweizer/in, schweizerisch

Waliser/in, walisisch

Franzose/Franzsin, franzsisch

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Week 13: Prepositions

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ber

nach

entlang

wegen

hinter

zwischen

trotz

whrend

auer

statt

neben

gegenber

durch

gegen

bis

mit

bei

ohne

aus

seit

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Week 14: Out and about

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Eintrittskarte (f)

im Ausland

Strand (m)

Schloss (n)

Dom (m)

Ausgang (m)

im Herbst

Freizeitmglichkeit (f)

Autobahn (f)

Berg (m)

Bro (n)

Fugngerzone (f)

malerisch

Ort (m)

ruhig

Ermigung (f)

Fluss (m)

Rundfahrt (f)

Vorort (m)

Sehenswrdigkeit (f)

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Week 15: Eating out and shopping

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Sahne (f)

Geschirr (n)

Kunde (m) / Kundin (f)

Nachtisch (m)

Getrnk (n)

Gabel (f)

Soe (f)

Schinken (m)

Saft (m)

Hauptgericht (n)

Zucker (m)

Konditorei (f)

Kleingeld (n)

billig

Quittung (f)

Geschft (n)

Gre (f)

Hausschuh (m)

Regenschirm (m)

Beleg (m)

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Week 16: Free time and money

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Sendung (f)

Tasche (f)

Anfang (m)

Fotoapparat (m)

Klamotten (pl)

Kleidung (f)

Mode (f)

aufregend

Geld (n)

Nachrichten (pl)

Lied (n)

Seifenoper (f)

sammeln

SMS (f)

Fernseher (m)

Ttowierung (f)

ausgeben

Wettbewerb (m)

Verein (m)

Meisterschaft (f)

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Week 17: Future plans, education and work

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Umfrage (f)

Verbindung (f)

Taste (f)

Bildschirm (m)

drucken

tippen

Arbeitsstunden (pl)

Stelle (f)

Brief (m)

pro Stunde

Ausbildung (f)

Arbeit (f)

Lebenslauf (m)

Beruf (m)

Arbeitspraktikum (n)

Rechner (m)

Klassenarbeit (f)

Chor (m)

fleiig

lernen

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Week 18: Weather and seasons

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schlecht

heiter

Klima (n)

Wolke (f)

bewlkt

wolkig

kalt

Grad (n)

trocken

Nebel (m)

neblig

frostig

Hitze (f)

Hchsttemperatur (f)

Hagel (m)

Jahreszeit (f)

im Herbst

im Frhling

im Sommer

im Winter

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Week 19: More weather

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hei

es friert

es blitzt

es regnet

es schneit

es donnert

bedeckt

Regen (m)

regnerisch

Himmel (m)

Schnee (m)

Sturm (m)

Sonne (f) / sonnig

die Sonne scheint

Gewitter (n)

schneien

Wetter (n)

Wetterbericht (m)

nass

Wind (m) / windig

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Week 20: Accommodation

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Unterkunft (f)

Balkon (m)

Untergeschoss (n)

Bad (n)

Badetuch (n)

Badewanne (f)

Badezimmer (n)

Bett (n)

Pension (f)

Bettwsche (f)

Schlafzimmer (n)

Etagenbett (n)

Campingplatz (m)

Vorhang (m)

Essecke (f)

Esszimmer (n)

Haustr (f)

Doppelzimmer (n)

Trinkwasser (n)

Ausgang (m)

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Week 21: More accommodation

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Bauernhof (m)

Bauernhaus (n)

Boden (m)

Stock (m)

Etage (f)

Formular (n)

frei

Vollpension (f)

mbliert

Aufenthaltsraum (m)

Garten (m)

Erdgeschoss (n)

Gast (m)

Halbpension (f)

inbegriffen

inklusiv

Schlssel (m)

Kche (f)

Aufzug (m) / Fahrstuhl (m)

Gepck (n)

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Week 22: Directions

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Richtung (f)

Landkarte (f)

Entschuldigung (f)

weit

Norden (m)

Sden (m)

Osten (m)

Westen (m)

Kreuzung (f)

Ecke (f)

Brcke (f)

Kreisverkehr (m)

rechts

links

auf der linken /rechten Seite

Ampel (f)

Zebrastreifen (m)

sich befinden

geradeaus

Einbahnstrae (f)

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Week 23: Review

Choose 20 words you still need to learn from the previous weeks and write the German words in

the left hand column. Look at the tracker grid on page 2 to focus on your weakest topics.

German First guess Checked in a

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Week 24: Review or extension

Choose 20 words you still need to learn from the previous weeks or (as an extension) new words

from your text book or exercise book. Write the German words in the left hand column. Look at

the tracker grid on page 2 to focus on your weakest topics.

German First guess Checked in a

dictionary After learning Reviewed

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Teacher test score: ........................... /20

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