German
Students will be working with Frau Chesterman
Term 1
In Term 1, our focus is on Birthdays, numbers and time.
Geburtstage - Birthdays
Learning Intentions
Students will:
- learn about invitations as a text type.
- identify the key textual features of an invitation.
- identify and recall new vocabulary.
- learn how to use numbers and ordinal numbers to talk about birthdays.
- understand how the alphabetical forms of numbers are written in German.
- apply conventions around written and spoken expression of dates.
- learning to talk about birthdays in the first and third person.
- write times using the 24hr clock.
- understand and create their own compound nouns.
- plan and create an original party invitation.
Term 2
In Term 2, our focus is on the weather.
das Wetter - Weather
Learning Intentions
Students will:
- learn about weather reports as a text type.
- identify the key textual features of a weather report.
- identify and recall new vocabulary
- express different weather types using varied nouns and verbs.
- learn about old methods used to predict the weather in Germany.
- learn how to express temperatures in relation to the weather.
- compare and contrast climate and seasons in Germany and Australia.
- reflect on how climate and weather impact lifestyle in Germany and Australia.
- explore regions and cities of Germany.
- plan, write and record a weather report.
