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Deutsch für die Zukunft

(German for the Future)

Helpful tips for at home

To support your child’s learning at home we encourage you to ask you child to share a new word or phrase they have left in their weekly German lesson. To prompt your child, you might like to watch these learning clips together.

Foundation topic: farm animals

Old MacDonald hat 'ne Farm - Kinderlieder zum Mitsingen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwMxNqIAqd4

Level 1 and 2 topics: How are you?

Felix und Franzi sing a song:

https://www.goethe.de/resources/files/mp31/halo_felix_wie_gehts_mastered.mp3

Level 3 and 4 topics: in the classroom

Learn German: School Items (What's missing game)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL50k1tSIgQ

Level 5 and 6 topics: the alphabet (pronunciation)

ABC (Official Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CEk2xIEavQ

02 May – 21 May

The HSBC German Film Festival presented by Palace, in association with German Films, will return in 2025 to showcase the best contemporary German cinema direct from major festivals in Europe plus a selection from its German-speaking neighbours, Austria and Switzerland. https://germanfilmfestival.com.au/events?city=Melbourne

German Language Week is an annual event aimed at celebrating and promoting the German language and culture. The German Language Week will take place between May 1 and May 31.

Zungenbrecher Challenge – Tongue Twister Challenge

We encourage our students and families to learn a Zungenbrecher in the month of May to celebrate German language. Perhaps you might like to pick one to learn each week or you might like to focus on perfecting simply one!

1. Acht alte Ameisen aßen am Abend Ananas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPlu92nVWss

2. Kleine Kinder können keine Kirschkerne knacken.

3. In Ulm und um Ulm und um Ulm herum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K8xjuoRoaM

For further tongue twisters to practise pronunciation you can visit: https://www.zungenbrecher.org/

DID YOU KNOW?

By our German Captain, Suhani

1. German is the fifth most taught language worldwide.

2. Germany’s national dog is the German shepherd, which is the most owned species of dog in Germany.

3. There are over 250 dialects in German.

Should you have any queries about how to best support your child’s German language development, we would love to hear from you.

Frau Angelina Rosas-Ortiz Frau Ulrike Lindner