General Aims
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To develop the four skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening.
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To develop learner autonomy
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To encourage cultural awareness
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To promote German as a living language
September – Mid-term
Students will be able to:
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Describe their daily routine.
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Discuss times
Daily routine, School
Introduction of the past tense (das Perfekt), some adjectives; word order, time manner place,
Methodologies
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listening and repeating skills
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reading exercises
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Questions and answers
Textbook
Viel Spass 1, student CD
Horthemen

things happen at during the day.
(numeracy)
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Sing the daily routine song
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List various items in their schoolbag and classroom.
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Use elements of the past tense to describe what they have done.
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Complete Listening comprehension based on these topics.
Mid-term
– Christmas
Students will be able to:
Where you live, the house, food, German specialities, ordering in a reflexive verbs.
Dative and accusative prepositions.
Abbreviations
Conditional tense,
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Group and pair work
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Discussion
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Note taking
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Computer skills
Assessment
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Regular written and oral exercises in class
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Listening comprehensions on these topics
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Higher and lower order questioning
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Self and peer assessment through the correction of work
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Show me boards
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Regular class tests and end of chapter testing.
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Complete tasks/games on linguascope.com
Language Websites:
Linguascope.com
Languagesonline.com
Dict.cc
Other
Worksheets
Various Music CDs
Show-me Boards
Data-projector
Language magazines songs
Textbook
Viel Spass 1, and 2 student CD
Horthemen

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Describe where they live and their house.
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List the rooms in the house and describe what they look like.
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Compare German and Irish food.
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Recognise German specialities.
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Use terminology for ordering in a restaurant.
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Complete Listening comprehension based on these topics.
Christmas
– Mid-term
Students will be able to:
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List various foods
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Identify shopping restaurant
Shopping, In the supermarket, Groceries,
Can you cook, ingredients, electronic equipment, kitchen utensils
Directions
Arranging to meet up
Invitations compound nouns.
Verbs: essen, trinken, nehmen, kosten, einkaufen,
Use of gern and h ä tte
Um…zu + infinitive
The accusative case
The definite and indefinite article
Word order
Methodologies
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Pair work
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Reading exercises
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Translation of sentences
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Question and answers
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Role plays
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Written work
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Group work
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Presentation work
Assessment
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Regular written and oral exercises in class
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Listening comprehensions on these topics
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Higher and lower order questioning
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Self and peer assessment through the correction of work
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Show me boards
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Regular class tests and end of chapter testing.
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Complete tests and puzzles on
Language Websites:
Linguascope.com
Languagesonline.com
Dict.cc
Other
Worksheets
Various Music CDs
Show-me Boards
Data-projector
Language magazines
Food menus in German
Pictures of German food
Textbook
Viel Spass 2, student CD
Horthemem
Language Websites:
Linguascope.com
Languagesonline.com

lists
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Recognise various kitchen equipment
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Make a German menu
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Recite foods in
German
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Place an order in a restaurant.
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Ask about various foods
Mid-term – Easter
Students will be able to:
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Ask and give directions in the target language.
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Arrange a time and place to meet
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write and invitation for various events such as Birthday party
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create short notes with various
Short notes
What you did at the weekend.
Complete revision of 6 chapters in German book
Viel Spass 2.
Dative Prepositions
The genitive case
Possessive adjectives
Genitive prepositions
Verb: treffen
Modal verbs
Negative statements
Linguascope
Methodologies
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Discussion
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Reading exercises
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Translation of sentences
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Question and answers
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Role plays
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Written work
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Group work
Assessment
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Regular written and oral exercises in class
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Listening comprehensions on these topics
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Higher and lower order questioning
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Self and peer assessment through the correction of work
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Show me boards
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Regular class tests
Dict.cc
Other
Worksheets
Various Music CDs
Show-me Boards
Data-projector
Language magazines
German Menus
Textbook
Viel Spass 2, student CD
Horthemen
Language Websites:
Linguascope.com
Languagesonline.com
Dict.cc
Other
Worksheets
Various Music CDs
Show-me Boards
Data-projector

information.
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Easter - Summer
Students will be able to:
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Discuss what they did at the weekend, last summer, yesterday.
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list ,recite and answer questions about topics previously done.
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Revise previous chapters for summer examination.
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Complete Listening comprehension based on these topics.
The perfect tense.
Revision of all other aspects of grammar and end of chapter testing.
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Role plays
Methodologies
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Discussion
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Reading exercises
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Translation of sentences
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Question and answers
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Role plays
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Written work
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Group work
Assessment
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Regular written and oral exercises in class
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Listening comprehensions on these topics
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Higher and lower order questioning
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Self and peer assessment through the correction of work
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Show me boards
Language magazines maps
Textbook
Viel Spass 2, student CD
Horthemen
Language Websites:
Linguascope.com
Languagesonline.com
Dict.cc
Other
Worksheets
Various Music CDs
Show-me Boards
Data-projector
Language magazines

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Regular class tests and end of chapter testing.
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Carry out role plays in class
Methodologies
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Discussion
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Reading exercises
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Translation of sentences
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Question and answers
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Role plays
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Written work
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Group work
Assessment
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Regular written and oral exercises in class
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Listening comprehensions on these topics
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Higher and lower order questioning
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Self and peer assessment

through the correction of work
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Show me boards
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Regular class tests and end of chapter testing.
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write diary entries about their week.