novice german overview

CARY ACADEMY | M IDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM
D I S C O V E R Y
I N N O V A T I O N
C O L L A B O R A T I O N
E X C E L L E N C E
NOVICE GERMAN OVERVIEW
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Emphasis in this course is on the acquisition of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students develop a
base vocabulary and learn simple grammatical constructions needed for essential communication. They are also introduced to
important aspects of the history and culture of the German-speaking countries.
TEXTBOOK:
Geni@l A1 Textbook and Workbook
COMMUNICATION GOALS:
Kapitel 1 –
Was weisst
du ueber
D-A-CH ?
Communicative Functions:
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Ask and answer questions about
people and things
Say hello and goodbye
Spell words
Count from 0-12
Understand general teacher
directions
Vocabulary/Grammar/Pronunciation:
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The German alphabet and its
special characters
International words
Numbers 1-12
Forming questions
Learning Skills/Other Topics:
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Kapitel 2 –
Die
Medien_AG
Communicative Functions:
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Kaptitel 3 –
Mein
Schulalltag
Communicative Functions:
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Kapitel 4 –
Schule….
Schule…
Schule
Introduce myself
Ask and answer questions (name,
home town, country, age,
interests)
Numbers 21 - ….
Ask and answer questions about
school objects and information
Games: battle ship, ABC word
games, dialogs :no time !
Communicative Functions:
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Talk about my school day
(schedule, times, subjects)
Introduce and talk about my
Vocabulary/Grammar/Pronunciation:
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Countries, cities
Hobbies
Comparing languages
Regular verbs (singular)
mögen and sein in the singular
questions: Wie? Wo? Woher?
sentence rhythm
Der www-Rap
Vocabulary/Grammar/Pronunciation :
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School items, the classroom
Articles (definite and indefinite)
in the nominative
Negation : kein…
Compound nouns
Yes/No questions
Word order
Vocabulary/Grammar/Pronunciation :
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Conjugate regular verbs ,plural
forms of verbs
Personal pronouns
How are German and
English related?
How do Germans great each
other?
Where is German spoken?
Recognizing international
words
Creating visual aids
Marking stressed syllables
DIE SCHULTÜTE
Learning Skills/Other Topics :
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Gathering and arranging
information
Reading strategies: selective
learning
PROJEKT : MAP OF GERMANY
EINE REISE DURCH
DEUTSCHLAND
Learning Skills/Other Topics:
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Using a dictionary
Discovering grammar rules
on your own
OKTOBERFEST
Learning Skills/Other Topics:
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Working with vocabulary
cards /learning tip: plural
forms
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school
Name days of the week
Numbers to 100
Tell time
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Nouns
Questions :Wann? Wie viele? Wie
spät? Hast du?
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International comparison of
numbers
GERMAN SCHOOL SYSTEM
PROJEKT: DECEMBER
CELEBRATIONS
Kapitel 5 –
PLATEAU
Kapitel 6 –
Meine
Lieblingstiere
REVIEW Kapitel 1-4
Working with the video/practicing with the “Karussell”
Communicative Functions:
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Say whom I like or don’t like
Describe pets/ dogs in Germany
“Meine Katze ist weg !” : a skit
Vocabulary/Grammar/Pronunciation :
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Kapitel 7 –
Lust auf
Freizeit ?
Communicative Functions:
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Kapitel 8 –
Was ich alles
mache
Make appointments, suggestions
(time and place)/agree to/cancel
appointments
Describe my day
Say what I don’t like/have/can’t
Describe free time activities
Animals, hobbies (review)
Communicative Functions:
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Talk about my daily
activities/interviews in class/a fact
sheet
Compare /say what I (don’t find)
good/better, and what I prefer to
do
Talk about clothes (gefällt mir,
finde ich…)
Purchase and pay for clothes
Possessive adjectives
Nominative and accusative in the
singular (Das ist mein Hund, ich
suche meinen Hund)
Verbs with the accusative
Companion words
Vocabulary/Grammar/Pronunciation :
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Separable prefix verbs
Preposition in + accusative
Negations with nicht, kein
“Der Nein Typ “ song : no time
Vocabulary/Grammar/Pronunciation:
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Hobbies/times of the day (am
Morgen …)
Colors ( review)
Irregular verbs
Sentence word order after time
elements
Noun –verb combinations :
Gitarre spielen
Comparison of adjectives: gernlieber.gut-besser
Learning Skills/Other Topics:
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Discovering grammatical
rules (SOS)
FASCHING
Learning Skills/Other Topics:
OSTERTRADITIONEN (Ostereier)
Learning Skills/Other Topics:
REFLEKTIONEN
SOMMERFERIENPROJEKT