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StarterStarter

What do you think What do you think these words mean?these words mean?

1 maanantai2 tiistai3 keskivikko4 torstai5 perjantai6 lauantai7 sunnuntai

How did you know this?

How does this make you a successful language learner?

Successful language Successful language learners are…..learners are…..

Successful language Successful language learners arelearners are resilientresilient systematicsystematic can spot cognatescan spot cognates look for links with Englishlook for links with English take riskstake risks break things down and build upbreak things down and build up transfer learningtransfer learning have a positive attitude and try!have a positive attitude and try!

GCSE German 2012 – GCSE German 2012 – 20142014Transition ModuleTransition Module

Know: Know: How the GCSE course is assessedHow the GCSE course is assessedUnderstand: Understand: How to be a more successful How to be a more successful language learnerlanguage learnerBe able to: Be able to: Notice patterns and be able to Notice patterns and be able to pronounce key sound patterns more pronounce key sound patterns more effectivelyeffectively

http://www.edexcel.com

Themes to coverThemes to cover

1. Media and culture1. Media and culture 2. Sport and leisure2. Sport and leisure 3. Travel and tourism3. Travel and tourism 4. Business, work and 4. Business, work and

employmentemployment

At a glanceAt a glance

Unit 1 Listening = 20%Unit 1 Listening = 20% Unit 2 Speaking = 30%Unit 2 Speaking = 30% Unit 3 Reading = 20%Unit 3 Reading = 20% Unit 4 Writing = 30%Unit 4 Writing = 30%

Unit 4 - WritingUnit 4 - Writing

3 exams3 exams

FrenchFrench GermanGerman

Sports and LeisureSports and Leisure HolidaysHolidays

EducationEducation My familyMy family

PLUS ONE MOREPLUS ONE MORE

Unit 2 SpeakingUnit 2 Speaking

3 exams3 exams FrenchFrench GermanGerman Local AreaLocal Area SchoolSchool HolidaysHolidays Local AreaLocal Area PLUS ONE MOREPLUS ONE MORE

3 stages to written 3 stages to written and speaking examsand speaking exams Stage 1 Stage 1

– teaching & learningteaching & learning Stage 2 Preparation timeStage 2 Preparation time

– Teacher cannot give any help at this stage Teacher cannot give any help at this stage – Student can produce a plan to use in the examStudent can produce a plan to use in the exam

Stage 3 (writing)Stage 3 (writing)– 1 hour1 hour– exam conditionsexam conditions– students allowed a students allowed a 30 word sheet 30 word sheet and a dictionaryand a dictionary

– WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU BUY AN EASY WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU BUY AN EASY LEARNING DICTIONARYLEARNING DICTIONARY

Provisional OverviewProvisional OverviewPreparation for your first writing 29th Oct-2nd NovEXAM last lesson of the 2nd week around the 9th November

www.wordreference.cowww.wordreference.comm You CAN use this site for single You CAN use this site for single

words – it won’t do full sentences words – it won’t do full sentences for obvious reasons.for obvious reasons.

Use this if you don’t have a Use this if you don’t have a French or GermanFrench or German

dictionary at home.dictionary at home.

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Wildwassersport

w

Buch

ch

Zug

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Vogel

v

ein Ei

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Hi Hai!

ai

die Biene

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Haus

au

Deutschland

eu

Mäuse

äu

Mr Löwe Löwe

ö

küssen

ü

ä Bär

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

11 12 13 14

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äu ö ü ä

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3. h__ren

4. schmut__ig

5. __ater

6. Fr__ __

7. __arm

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au

eu

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1. ja

2. spät

3. hören

4. schmutzig

5. Vater

6. Frau

7. warm

8. machen

9. Zunge

10. Geige

11. fliegen

12. Freund

13. Brüder

14. Herz

15. zwölf

spielen machenschwimmen

mein Hobby meine Lieblingssportarten

Reiten Radfahren Rollschuhlaufen

Ich möchte ich hätte gern

ich liebe ich mag

How good is your memory?

Write down what you remember.

spielen machenschwimmen

mein Hobby meine Lieblingssportarten

Reiten Radfahren Rollschuhlaufen

Ich möchte ich hätte gern

ich liebe ich mag

Do the test again!!!

Why are they different?

Did you remember more or less things? Why?

Did you remember different things? Why?

Rate your learning…

3 things I knew already, but now understand better.

3 things I knew already, but now understand better.

2 new things I learnt today

3 things I knew already, but now understand better.

2 new things I learnt today

1

thing I need to find out

more about

Make this a short term target. i.e can you have

found out what you need to by next lesson?

How are you going to find out?

Try 3 before (asking) me!

You could …1. Look in your

class/text book2. Use a dictionary3. Ask a friend

GCSE German 2012 – GCSE German 2012 – 20142014Transition ModuleTransition Module

Know: Know: How the GCSE course is assessedHow the GCSE course is assessedUnderstand: Understand: How to be a more successful How to be a more successful language learnerlanguage learnerBe able to: Be able to: Notice patterns and be able to Notice patterns and be able to pronounce key sound patterns more pronounce key sound patterns more effectivelyeffectively

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9. __unge

10. G__ __ge

11. fl__ __gen

12. Fr__ __nd

13. Br__der

14. Her__

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eu

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