German
Herzlich Willkommen. Herzlichen Glueckwunsch. Herzlichen Dank.
So, you are interested in or have decided to take your German to the next level ... excellent move!
Here you will find some resources to keep you busy over the summer holidays. Remember the little and often approach is best for language learning and 4 months away from school is a long time.
Keep your German ticking over and September will be a welcome challenge.
Screen Time auf Deutsch
To start with, have a look at following or downloading the following apps:
Facebook - ich liebe deutsch: daily memes, pictures, grammar revision
Twitter: can you 'tweeten' auf Deutsch?
Quizlet: vocab practice
Memrise: vocab practice
thisislanguage.com: Become a Nutty Tilez Meister or carry on watching videos on all the GCSE topics
Youtube: subscribe to Easy German for daily videos
Or maybe keeping up with the news is more of your 'Ding':
FaZ: German online newspapers ... it's important to keep up to date with current affairs
Deutsche Welle: dw.com provides current news in English and German along with comprehension tasks
Tageschau.de: watch the daily news in 100 'Sekunden'
Other popular newspapers include Bild.de, ARD.de or ZDF.de
If you love reading but maybe not the news, why not try out https://stories.duolingo.com/ where you can do a placement test and then some stories which are great for reading and listening comprehension.
Go one step further and have a look at some of your favourite childhood stories in German on https://www.thefablecottage.com/german - Schnee Wittchen is Mrs Everatt's favourite!
Netflix and 'chillen' may be more your past time:
Netflix: lots of German programmes/films on here. Why not try watching your favourite film with German subtitles? Here's a helpful list of current choices (subject to change):
https://www.secondhalftravels.com/german-tv-shows-netflix/
https://www.secondhalftravels.com/german-movies-netflix/
DVDs: Check out your own collection of DVDs and see if you can watch any auf Deutsch or with German 'Untertitel'
You can even try out a new series ,,Jojo sucht das Glück'' on https://www.dw.com/de/deutsch-lernen/jojo-staffel-1/s-31564
Here are some 'klassik' German films to watch:
Lola rennt
Sophie Scholl – die Letzten Tage
Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei
Das Leben der Anderen - you will be studying this film in Year 12 so it will be a great 'Idee' to watch over the summer.
Kein System ist sicher
Good Bye Lenin
Die Welle
Grammatik
Grammar is vital in language learning and now that you have mastered complex structures and tenses, it is time to keep them fresh. Have a look over the attached booklet to remind yourself of key points and try out the exercises. The following websites will help you:
https://www.languagesonline.org.uk/Hotpotatoes/germanindex.html#Grammar
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zk92tfr
https://www.thoughtco.com/german-4133073
http://webgerman.com/german/webexercises/
Eine 'Pause' for Thought
The German spec is full of modern topics and in order for us to dig deep into these and really find out some interesting things, you need to make sure you have an opinion on the following themes:
1. The changing state of family
2. The digital world
3. Youth culture
4. Festival and Traditions
5. Art and Architecture
6. Cultural life in Berlin
** Remember** your opinions need to be based on German speaking countries. Why not 'googeln' a few of these in advance and find out some key facts/statistics?
If you would like to look in more detail at the AS/A Level specification you can find it here:
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/as-and-a-level/german-7662
A little summer 'Projekt'
Find attached our official transition booklet. Everything above here is optional and is just some helpful 'Tipps' to expand your Deutsch. This booklet needs to be completed over the summer holidays and handed in on Induction Day September 2020. This page can be used as a point of reference and will help you with some of the tasks.
A little light 'Sehen'
And finally ein 'Ohrwurm' for the summer ...