Home Learning German Week beginning 1st June - Northfield ...

Home Learning German
                      Week beginning 1st June
Here are the home learning activities for this week in German. All materials are at the end of this document,
which are clearly labelled. Thank you for your continued support. We hope you are all safe and well.
If you have any issues or need to speak to your German teacher please use the following e-mail addresses:
Mr Race – jrace@northfieldssc.org
Mrs Graham – sgraham@northfieldssc.org
Miss Dineen – edineen@northfieldssc.org
Year NUMBERS AND TELLING THE TIME
7    Retention: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z823cwx/revision/1 Numbers are pretty tricky! Even
     students at GCSE struggle with this. How high can you count in German? Click on the link and remind
     yourself of the rules.
       Skills: Telling the time in German can be very tricky and although we covered this when talking about school it’s
       important to make sure we remember it. Click on the following link and read the notes, watch the videos and work
       through the exercises to help you revise this important skill. You could make your own revision sheet using colour
       and images as a point of reference. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zk7rgwx/articles/zrgs2sg
        (30 mins)
       Challenge: Using the internet, research the main differences between school in Germany and school in the UK. It
       could be the type of schools, what they learn, the length of the lessons, what they eat or even the uniform they
       wear. (30 mins)

Year FILMS
8    Retention: Make a list in German of at least 20 adjectives which can be used to describe films (positive or negative)
       (15 mins)
       Skills: Watch these 5 German film trailers. Although they are in German you should still be able to understand
       them. (30 mins)
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2-R2GJg9lc
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1faTu7KOoHw
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRCNJv5R8ps
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQgWBM9VcbQ
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh9yY7uk1Hg
       Challenge: Use Youtube to see if you can find the German trailer to some of your favourite films.
Year Retention: the verbs ‘haben = to have’ and ‘sein = to be’ are so important in German. Do you know them off by
9    heart? https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zm3m47h/articles/zfsx8xs
     https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zm3m47h/articles/zvvhjhv Here are two videos to watch to remind
       yourself. (30 mins)
       Skills and Challenge: Complete the quiz on unit 2 of the course, which is attached at the bottom of this page. If you
       are unsure of any questions, please look up the answers or e-mail your teacher. We have covered all of this in class!
       (1hr)
       PYT – Newsround in German. https://www.zdf.de/kinder/logo/logo-am-montagabend-104.html Watch the
       news in German. Although you won’t understand it all you should certainly be able to identify what it’s
       talking about.

Year Retention: List 20 adjectives from memory, 10 verbs (past, present & future), 5 connectives and 5 intensifiers.
10   Skills and Challenge: Complete 2 photo cards, which are attached at the bottom of this page. Work out what each
       question means and make sure you get the tense right. Time yourself 12 minutes if you like! (1hr)
       PYT: Newsround in German. https://www.zdf.de/kinder/logo/logo-am-montagabend-104.html Watch the
       news in German. Although you won’t understand it all you should certainly be able to identify what it’s
       talking about.
       In addition: Please continue with SENECA.

Year 9 Resources.
These questions are designed to test the key areas of the topic. How much of this can you
remember?
TECHNOLOGY
   1. What is the German for…?
   a. To text         b. to call      c. to download        d. to upload         e. to print
   2. Dieter tells you: “Ich muss mein Handy immer dabei haben, damit ich mit meinen Freunden in
       Kontakt bleiben kann.” Translate this into English.
   3. You got a new smartphone for your birthday. In German, say two think you use it for using the
       ‘um…zu…’ construction.
   4. Your German friend Anna is talking about technology: “es ist sehr wichtig, einen Laptop zu
       haben.” In German, say whether you agree with her or not using a nice opinion phrase.
   5. In German, give one reasons why tablets are more practical than laptops.
   6. Your German exchange partner is trying to use his laptop in a café. He says: “Wie nervig! Das
       WLAN funktioniert hier nicht und ich muss eine wichtige E-mail schicken”. Say what the
       problem is in English
   7. Könntest du ohne das Internet leben? Answer the question in German. Remember opinion
       phrases.
   8. In German, say that you think the internet is useful, but some young people find it boring.
SOCIAL MEDIA
   9. What do the following words mean in English?
           a. Teilen          b. die Nachricht       c. das Konto        e. das Postfach
   10. Justin sends you a message: “Ich habe gerade die Fotos von meinem Urlaub hochgeladen. Sie
       sehen wirklich toll aus.” What has he just done? Answer in English.
   11. In German, write down three advantages of social networks.
   12. Niko uses social media to keep in touch and chat to friends. How would you say this in
       German?
   13. What does ‘Cybermobbing’ mean in English?
   14. In German write down 3 disadvantages of social media.

Year 10