German

=German Programme Planning= This planning is guided by [|German in the New Zealand Curriculum], the[| German Curriculum Guide]and supported by the [|Ja resource.]

=Levels 1 and 2=

At these levels, students can understand and use familiar expressions and everyday vocabulary. They can interact in a simple way in supported situations.
Communication at these levels means that, in selected linguistic and sociocultural contexts, students will: Language knowledge and cultural knowledge at these levels means that, in selected linguistic and sociocultural contexts, students will:
 * receive and produce information;
 * produce and respond to questions and requests;
 * show social awareness when interacting with others.
 * recognise that German is organised in particular ways;
 * make connections with their own language(s);
 * recognise that German culture is organised in particular ways;
 * make connections with known culture(s).

Level 1
Students should be able to:
 * Greet, farewell, and thank people and respond to greetings and thanks
 * Introduce themselves and others and respond to introductions
 * Communicate using days of the week, months, and dates
 * Communicate about personal information, such as name, age, nationality, and home
 * Communicate about location
 * Understand and use a range of politeness conventions (for example, ways of thanking people, apologising, excusing themselves, complimenting people)
 * Use and respond to simple classroom language (including asking for the word to express something in German).

The following is a recommended programme for an Introductory German Programme. It is estimated to cover a term and a half (15 weeks). Opportunities for revision of previous learning should be incorporated into each week's lesson. Supporting teaching & learning resources are hosted in the [|VLN Primary Moodle site].

**Adapted from Ja! An Introduction to German** **([|Download from Google Docs] )** ** The German Speaking World ** || Name & locate German speaking countries. Say alphabet. Identify cognates. || prima, super, toll, fantastisch, genial, furchtbar, blöd, echt übel, eklig, schrecklich, Alphabet. || Cognates, nouns have capitals always. ||  || ** Hallo! ** // Hello // || Greet friends, family, adults at  different times of the day. || Hallo, Hallöchen, Guten Morgen/Tag/Abend, Grüß Gott, Herr, Frau, Deutschland, Österreich, die Schweiz, Mama, Papa. || Titles. || Berlin now and then. || ** Auf Wiedersehen! ** // Goodbye // || Say goodbye. Umlauts. Days of the week. || Auf Wiedersehen, Bis bald, Tschüs, Freund/in, Lehrer/in, Sonntag, Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag. || Formal and informal language. || A day in the life of Bettina-von-Arnim Oberschule. || ** Wie hei **** ßt du? ** // What's your name? // || Give/ask for names. Numbers 1 – 10. || Wie heißt du/heißen Sie? Ich heiße, er/sie heißt, eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn, Zählen wir! || Formal/informal, du/Sie, greetings Verb endings match pronouns || New entrants. || ** Wie geht's? ** // How are you? // || Numbers 11 – 20. Ask how people are, say how you are. || Wie geht's? dir, warum? gut, geht so, schlecht, wunderbar, danke, nicht, elf, zwölf, dreizehn, vierzehn, fünfzehn, sechzehn, siebzehn, achtzehn, neunzehn, zwanzig. || Construction of numbers 1-20 || Basketball game. || ** Wie alt bist du? ** // How old are you? // || Ask and give ages. || Wie alt + bin/bist/ist/sind, Jahre, einundzwanzig, dreißig, einunddreißig, bin/bist/ist/sind, mein, dein || Ages || Numbers and Ages. || ** Die Familie ** // The Family // || Introduce family members. Ask others about family. || Hast du/Haben Sie Geschwister? einen Bruder, Brüder, eine Schwester, Schwestern, keine, keinen, Familie, Vater, Mutter, Onkel, Tante, Cousin, Cousine, Stammbaum, Aha! Ach so! Wer ist das? Also, einen, eine, ein, keinen, keine || Endings: eine, keinen || Junior School. || ** Woher kommst du? ** // Where do you come from? // || Say nationality. Locate countries. || Woher kommst du/kommt er/sie/kommen Sie? aus der Schweiz, aus der USA, Australien, Japan, Samoa,Tonga || Verb endings, match subject. || VW and Audi. || ** Wo wohnst du? ** // Where do you live? // || Say where you live. Numbers 32-100. || Wo wohnst du/wohnt er/sie/ wohnen Sie? auf dem Land, in der Stadt, im Norden/Süden/ Osten /Westen, mein Haus hat eine Küche, ein Wohnzimmer, noch drei Zimmer, ein Badezimmer, null, vierzig, fünfzig, sechzig, siebzig, achtzig, neunzig, hundert || Number formation, house vocab, compass, formation of numbers up to 100. || City Environment. || ** Wann hast du **** Geburtstag? ** // When's your birthday? // || Say when your and others' birthdays are. || Geburtstag, Geburtstagskuchen,wann, herzlichen Glückwunsch, heute, Januar, Februar, Marz, April, Mai, Juni, Juli, August, September, Oktober, November, Dezember || Ordinal numbers. || Sunday Breakfast. ||
 * Introductory Programme Overview**
 * ** Unit Number ** || ** Objectives ** || ** New Words ** || ** Focus ** || ** Culture **
 * (Ja Video Clips) ** ||
 * ** INTRO **
 * ** UNIT 1 **
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 * ** UNIT 5 **
 * ** UNIT 6 **
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 * ** UNIT 9 **