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A LEVEL
German
Bridging Unit 2021
Ashfield School
Contact : geoff.deane@ashfield.notts.sch.uk - Mr Deane, Head of German
catherine.riordan@ashfield.notts.sch.uk - Mrs Riordan
for more information
Getting ready for AS German
We are very pleased to welcome you to the AS German course. There is a natural progression from
GCSE to AS Level and many of the AS topics build upon your GCSE knowledge.
Language skills need to be practised – if you don’t use it, you lose it! It is very important that you
don’t forget everything you’ve learnt over the summer!!
In order to be fully prepared for September, please work through the tasks in the booklet. Some of
the tasks are designed to revise GCSE topics which will form the basis of AS topics. There are also
grammar tasks and some activities to help you to develop your cultural awareness.
• Try to do something most days and certainly, at least 1 hour per week on average
• Do not leave it until the last minute
Please keep all of your GCSE exercise books and notes.
Getting organised for AS
Please get equipped with the following before September
• A ring binder
• Subject dividers: one for each topic area, a grammar section, written tasks and
essays/articles/authentic sources/independent work. Plastic wallets will also be useful to
help to get you organised.
• A good German dictionary (eg an Oxford-Duden Dictionary)
• Stationary: pens, pencils and highlighter pensTask 1 – Check you can use a range of verbs in different tenses. Fill in the gaps in the verb tables! “haben”, “sein” and “werden” are particularly important, as they are the building blocks for other tenses. Make sure you remember the meaning of each of the subjects as well. If you really don’t know where to start when filling these in, refresh yourself here: https://coerll.utexas.edu/gg/ https://www.nthuleen.com/teach/grammar.html haben Subject Present Perfect Imperfect Future ich habe werde….haben du hast….gehabt er/sie/es/man wir hatten ihr habt Sie/sie sein Subject Present Perfect Imperfect Future ich war du bist er/sie/es/man ist….gewesen wir sind ihr Sie/sie sind….gewesen werden….sein werden Subject Present Perfect Imperfect Future ich wurde du wirst….werden er/sie/es/man wir sind….geworden ihr Sie/sie werden
spielen Subject Present Perfect Imperfect Future ich spiele spielte du spieltest er/sie/es/man wir spielen ihr habt……gespielt Sie/sie werden….spielen machen Subject Present Perfect Imperfect Future ich du er/sie/es/man wir ihr Sie/sie fahren Subject Present Perfect Imperfect Future ich bin….gefahren du er/sie/es/man fuhr wir ihr Sie/sie gehen Subject Present Perfect Imperfect Future ich du er/sie/es/man wir ihr Sie/sie
Task 2 – Write 100-150 words in German about your family. Try to use lots of the sophisticated and clever structures you learnt for GCSE. Can you give examples, vary your opinions with reasons why?
Task 3 – Vocabulary Brainstorms: Write lots of words and phrases for each of these topics (they
are all AS topics and you will know plenty of vocabulary from GCSE!)
Fernsehen
Musik
das InternetTask 4 – Revise opinion phrases – how many of these do you know?
Meiner Meinung nach ….. In my opinion….
Ich bin der Meinung, dass I am of the opinion that
…..gefällt mir (nicht). I (don’t) like…
Ich interessiere mich (nicht) für…. I am (not) interested in
dafür (sein) (to be) in favour of something
dagegen (sein) (to be) against/opposed to something
das ist mir egal it doesn't matter, it's all the same to me
es kommt darauf an, ob ... it depends on whether ...
meiner Erfahrung nach in my experience
Ich muss zugeben, dass I must admit that
Ich kann mir vorstellen, dass I can imagine that
deshalb denke ich, dass therefore I think, that
ich bin (nicht) davon überzeugt, dass I am (not) convinced that
Try to learn these for September. They will be very useful.Task 5 – Read an article from a German newspaper or website Choose a topic that interests you (e.g. a film or sport you like) Here are some useful websites for some German: https://www.dw.com/de/deutsch-lernen/deutsch-aktuell/s-2146 https://www.goethe.de/de/index.html https://www.deutsch-perfekt.com/ (There are lots of articles available without needing to sign up. There are also interesting podcasts and language and grammar exercises/ information) https://www.quarks.de/ Don’t expect to understand every word. You might only recognise a few words or sentences. It doesn’t matter as you are still developing your language skills. Interesting words/phrases Worum handelt es sich? What is it about ?
Task 6 – Watch the German news (via the internet)
Try to get the gist of what is being said.
You won’t understand everyone – don’t worry. It’s very fast!
Here are some great websites for news bulletins:
https://www.dw.com/de/deutsch-lernen/nachrichten/s-8030
https://www.quarks.de/
https://www.tagesschau.de/
Interesting words/phrases
Worum handelt es sich? What is it about ?Task 7 – Practise your German grammar online. Check you are happy with everything you learnt
for GCSE.
Here are some useful websites:
https://coerll.utexas.edu/gg/
https://www.nthuleen.com/teach/grammar.html
Task 8 – Watch a German film
1. Watch Goodbye Lenin
This is the film which you will study on the course and will form part of your writing exam. Watch the
film and make a summary of the plot, characters and themes of the film (auf Deutsch wenn
möglich!).
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2. Find some other interesting Films and Series
You can download these and watch them online (YouTube/ Amazon/ Netflix etc). 4OD (Channel 4
streaming service) has the “Walter Presents” service for foreign films and TV series. BBC4 and Film 4
also sometimes show German films and television series – so keep an eye on the TV schedules. You
could also rent films from your local library.
There are far too many good films to choose from, it really depends what genre of film you enjoy.
You could also watch British or American DVDs or streamed films with German dubbing track or
subtitles on. Just change the audio or subtitles in your settings when you are using a streaming
service or on the DVD menu.
Make sure the film or series you choose is suitable for your age before you watch! Check the age
ratings and consult with your parent/guardian.Task 9 – Complete the following ‘diary’ in German for each week of the summer holidays.
What did you do? Why? What was your opinion? It doesn’t matter how uninteresting the week
was, find something impressive to write in the past in German.
Was hast du gemacht? – What did you do?
Woche 1
Woche 2
Woche 3
Woche 4
Woche 5
Woche 6You can also read
