De 10 Module 1 Lesson 1
Here you’ll find the work for this week.
It is best to work through each session of the lesson in sequence. Languages are best learnt by doing
little and often, so the work is divided into sections (this week there are 2 sections) - it would be good
to do each section at a different time during the week (ie not all in one go!)
Before we start… some German fact finding…!
Name 5 German towns/cities! (See Map: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/map/europe/germany/)
What is the capital city in Germany?
Ich liebe Deutschland!
Name 3 German rivers!
Which countries border Germany?
Name 4 other countries in the world where German is spoken!
Give 4 words/phrases which we use in English but which come from German!
1.1 Guten Tag!
I’ll be giving greetings.
Guten Tag! – Good day/Hello!
Wie geht’s? – How are you?
Tchüß! - Bye!
Guten Abend! – Good evening!
Hi! – Hi!
Hallo! - Hello!
Mir geht’s gut. – I’m ok.
Mir geht’s nicht so gut. – I’m not so well.
Auf Wiedersehen! - Goodbye!
Starter: Go to www.s-cool.co.uk , click on GCSE, then on German, then Self, then on
Introducing yourself, then on Greetings and work through the activities
Now go to www.languagesonline.org.uk, click on Deutsch, then on Beginners Units,
go to Hallo! Wie heißt du? and work through Guten Tag
(Refer to the dictionary pages at the back of your textbook if you need extra help)
Logo 4 , ch 1 Guten Tag!
p18, Hören 1a
Read the text and listen to the audio. How much do you understand? Susan has just arrived from England and is
visiting Jessica in Germany. Some of the language will be familiar to you, but remember to use the dictionary
pages at the back of your textbook/or your Collins German Dictionary for words you are not sure about or any
you don’t know.
Can you find the phrases 1-8 in the text?
REMEMBER:
In German sometimes we have to use different words, depending on who it is we are speaking with.
So…:
Wie geht’s dir? - How are you? (if you’re speaking with a friend or a child)
Wie geht’s Ihnen? - How are you? (if you’re speaking with an adult you don’t know very well)
Wie heißt du? - What are you called? (if you’re speaking with a friend or a child)
Wie heißen Sie? - What are you called? (if you’re speaking with an adult you don’t know very well)
p18, Lesen 1b
Now how much have you understood? Can you find the correct answer each time in 1-10? Read the text again to
be sure!
p19, Sprechen 2a/2b
Imagine you have just arrived at an exchange partner’s house in Germany. Can you make up your own dialogue
with your exchange partner, using the phrases in the coloured boxes? Add in more of your own, if you can!
Now look at your dialogue. How would you change it if you were talking to your exchange partner’s parents?
Which words would need altering?
p19, Hören 3
Listen to the dialogue on the audio and read the text. It is time for Susan to go home now. Find the German for
the phrases in 1-6.
FOR YOUR TUTOR! PART 1
p19, Schreiben 4
Look at the pictures carefully and work out what is being said each time. Use the vocabulary and language from
this lesson. Send your work to your tutor for checking! Remember to head your work up properly with your name,
the lesson number (Module 1 Lesson 1 Part 1) and the date.
1.2 Hallo! Ich bin’s!
I’ll be introducing myself and giving personal details. I’ll be revising letters and numbers.
To revise the language you know already, go to www.languagesonline.org.uk, click
on Deutsch, then on Beginners Units, work through any of the activities in Hallo!
Wie heißt du? and in die Zahlen, then the first 2 activities in Meine Familie.
To revise spellings, go to ht tp://gut.l an gua ges kills.c o.uk, then to Year 7, then
Talking about Myself then Vocab and Pronunciation and listen to the letter sounds
in das Alphabet.
p6, Hören 1
Listen to the dialogue on the audio. This is an extract from a TV quiz show. Different family members are being
introduced and details are being given about them. Listen several times and see what details you can pick out.
Now listen again!
What can you UNDERSTAND…?
How many words for family members can you spot in French?
What are the words for ‘my’ which go with them?
What details are given about the family members?
Now see if you can complete Q1-6.
REMEMBER…
Saying my and your! mein, meine, mein… dein, deine, dein
The word for my changes, depending on whether the noun (person or thing) we are talking about is
masculine (nm) or feminine (nf), neuter (nnt) or plural (npl – more than one)…
So, we say mein Vater (nm) but we say meine Schwester (nf) and mein Haus (nnt). And we say meine
Eltern (npl).
And to say your, there are also 3 different words:
We say dein Bruder (nm) but we say deine Schwester (nf) and dein Haus (nnt). And we say deine Eltern
(npl).
p6, Hören 2
Now listen to the alphabet again and repeat the letter sounds yourself. Make sure you are comfortable saying
each one and be especially sure of the letter sounds you need for your own name, surname, town and street!
Listen out for the extra German ‘letter’: ß
The ß is a special accent called Ess-Tsett.
In some words it is used instead of a double ss. It sounds just the same: sssss!
p6, Hören 3
Now listen to the dialogues and pick out the spellings that are given for the different towns and streetnames. Can
you also pick out the postcodes - you will need to check your numbers carefully for these.
p6, Sprechen 4
Find a partner at home and have a go at these dialogues, giving details of where people live. You may need to
check the letter sounds and numbers carefully again first!
p6, Hören 5a/5b
Listen to the 15 statements. What number is used in each one? Jot it down, as a figure, then as a written
number. Now listen again and check. What information is being given in each statement?
p7, Sprechen 6
NB: Wie schreibt man das? - How’s that spelt?
Look at each person pictured in 1-6. With your partner create dialogues, finding out names, spellings and ages.
REMEMBER…… to be polite!
In German sometimes we have to use different words, depending on who it is we are speaking with.
So, to say you, we say: du if you’re speaking with a friend or a child
But we say: Sie if you’re speaking with an adult you don’t know very well
Wie heißt du? - What are you called? (if you’re speaking with a friend or a child)
Wie heißen Sie? - What are you called? (if you’re speaking with an adult you don’t know very well)
Note that the verb ending also changes!
p7, Sprechen 7
Now create the same sort of dialogues, but this time you are speaking with adults so you are being particularly
polite!
Verbs in German!...... Fact-file
A verb is a doing word or an action (eg like, live, play, go)
An infinitive is the name we give to a verb in its full/complete form (eg to like, to live, to play, to go)
In German, a verb can be regular (follows a pattern) or irregular (doesn’t follow a pattern)
There is one present tense in German, so ich wohne means I live/I am living/I do live!
The irregular verb sein - to be is one of the most important verbs in German.
Here it is with the personal pronouns in the present tense:
sein – to be
ich bin – I am
du bist – you are
er ist – he/it is
sie ist – she/it is
es est – it is
man ist - one is/people are
wir sind - we are
ihr seid - you are
Sie sind - you (polite/formal) are
sie sind - we are
You need to learn this verb by heart! Practise chanting it in the present tense.
Now have a go at putting these sentences into German:
1. I am 14.
2. We are in school.
3. My brother is 12.
4. My sister is 19.
5. They are friendly.
6. Are you 10?
p7, Sprechen 7
How many of the German months can you remember? Jot down as many as you can! Now look at them all listed
in the orange box. Did you remember to write them all with a capital letter? Where do you need to check your
spellings?
Wann hast du Geburtstag?
Remember that people sometimes say things differently in German from how we would in English! We would
say: When IS your birthday? But in German we say: When do you HAVE your birthday?
Ich habe am vierten Mai Geburtstag.
We would say: My birthday IS on May 4th. But in German we say: I HAVE my birthday on 4 th May!
p7, Hören 8
Listen to 6 people giving the details of their birthdays. Jot down the dates you hear, as in the example given.
p7, Sprechen 9
Now create dialogues, following the example and remembering how to give the question and answer the German
way! Finally give your own birthday date!
FOR YOUR TUTOR! PART 2
Using the language from this lesson, can you create an extended dialogue, giving your personal details: name
with spelling, where you live (with spellings), your age and birthday. Include the questions as well as your
answers. Add any other questions/answers which you might like to include! Record the dialogue as an audiofile.
Send the Word document and the audiofile to your tutor for checking! Remember to head your work up properly
with your name, the lesson number (Module 1 Lesson 1 Part 2) and the date.
In the IGCSE German course you will have a list of German words/phrases to learn each week, and
most weeks there will be grammar points to learn too. You will need to take several days to learn them
and you should test yourself every couple of days. At the end of the week, ask someone else to test
you too. Sometimes you could try writing them, sometimes try saying them. Remember that for
success in this course, consistent and committed learning is absolutely essential.
Vocabulary for GCSE German:
This week you should learn and test the words for the Months, p94 and Numbers 0-19, p94 and
st
Numbers 1 -30th p95.
Grammar:
You should learn you’re the irregular verb: sein from this lesson.