Understanding
Systems of language
Explore the features of spoken and written language and apply variations in relation to features, such as stress, pronunciation and contractions, for example, Ich hab keine Lust.; Mach’s gut!
Recognise the role of pronunciation, rhythm and pace in enhancing meaning and creating effects (mood, suggesting relationships), and reproduce rhythms in complex sentences, using pausing and intonation to signal clause sequence and emphasis
Generate language for a range of purposes in spoken and written texts, by continuing to extend understanding and use of context-related vocabulary and elements of the German grammatical system, including:
- indicating contradiction using doch
- using nominative, accusative and dative cases with definite and indefinite articles and personal pronouns
- using nominative, accusative and dative cases with possessive, demonstrative and interrogative adjectives, such as ihr, sein, unser, dieser, jeder and welcher
- noticing use of the genitive case, mainly in written texts, for example, Deutschlands Schulen; die Rolle der Frau; der Gebrauch des Genitivs
- using accusative and dative prepositions, for example, Ich lerne Französisch seit einem Jahr.
- using the indefinite pronoun man with third person singular of verb
- using werden + infinitive to describe future actions, for example, Nächtes Jahr werde ich in den Sommerferien viel babysitten.
- using the present, present perfect, simple past and future tenses with a range of modal, regular and irregular separable and inseparable verbs
- giving commands to peers and adults, for example, Mach dein Buch zu, Angela!; Freunde, helft mir! Hilf mir!; Machen Sie das Fenster bitte zu, Frau Berger!
- becoming aware of dative verbs, for example, Ich helfe der Umwelt.; Ich glaube dir.
- expressing opinions using, for example, meiner Meinung nach ...; Ich glaube, dass ...; Wir sind dagegen/dafür, denn ...
- using a range of comparative and superlative adverbs, for example, Welches Auto ist am sichersten?
- using some two-way prepositions, for example, Mein Pass ist im Büro.; Stellen Sie Ihr Pass in die Maschine!
Continue to build metalanguage to talk about vocabulary and grammar concepts
Apply understanding of the interrelationship between text structures and language features to different types of texts, including simple narrative, informative and persuasive texts
Language variation and change
Analyse how German is used in varying ways to achieve different purposes, and changes over time and place
Understand that language has power and changes over time as a result of influences, such as contact with other languages, globalisation and new technologies and knowledge
Role of language and culture
Explore the nature of the relationship between language, culture and communication and how it impacts on attitudes and beliefs