GCSE Top 25 German The following Top 25 slides contain must know information essential for GCSE success in the summer. Whatever else you revise make sure you know the contents of these slides, starting off at number 25.

25 IMPORTANT SPEAKING EXAM Mrs. King - 26 April Mrs. Majcher - 28 April Task: 1 roleplay 2 conversation topics

24 CONVERSATION TOPICS A1 – Self, family and friends A2 – Education A3 – Career and future plans B1 – Environment B2 – Health B3 – Youth culture Prepare all 6. You will be asked to talk on one from each group

23 ROLEPLAYS -Revise all roleplay phrases from sheet - revise all example roleplays from past years – see your sheets

22 MODULE 4 EXAM Listening – separate exam NOT in sports hall, exam in ROSLA Reading and Writing – in sports hall

21 TOPICS FOR MODULE 4 The Young Person in Society Character and personal relationships The environment Education Careers and future plans Social issues, choices and responsibilities Remember: the final exam can cover all 4 modules

20 TOPICS FOR MODULE 3 Work and Lifestyle Home Life Healthy Living Part-time jobs and work experience Leisure Shopping

19 TOPICS FOR MODULE 2 Holiday time and Travel Travel, transport and finding the way Tourism Accommodation Holiday activities Services

18 TOPICS FOR MODULE 1 My World Self, family and friends Interests and hobbies Home and local environment Daily routine School and future plans

17 VOCABULARY Find your vocabulary lists for all 4 modules Set yourself tasks to help you learn these words Work with a friend

16 REVISION GUIDE Use your revision guide – Letts GCSE success It contains all you need ( answers/guidance/advice)

15 WEBSITES Visit Go into Google and type in GCSE German revision Select suitable revision sites to help you practise your vocabulary/reading skills in particular. Remember to work from German into English

14 PAST PAPERS See your teacher Download past papers (and the answers) from

13 GRAMMAR In particular learn: Question words (guide p8) Verbs + time frames (guide p44/ ) Numbers (guide p4) Time phrases (guide p ) Word Order (guide p76)

12 WRITING All nouns have CAPITAL letters Practise writing down what you have learned for your speaking exam. Write short paragraphs on each of the topics Always cover the 3 time frames and give opinions

11 OPINIONS Start with simple sentences and build up to more complex ones: eg Das ist gut. Das finde ich gut. Ich denke, das ist gut. Meiner Meinung nach ist das gut. Avoid repetition – use a variety of adjectives Learn a few which can be used in lots of topics

10 WORD ORDER The verb is always second in the sentence eg Ich spiele Fussball. but Freitags spiele ich Fussball. This is because you have put another word/phrase in front of the verb Connectives like weil send the verb to the end of the sentence. Do not forget the COMMA (weil means because and allows you to express opinions/reasons)

9 LIKES AND DISLIKES Ich mag + noun Ich mag Fussball. Ich + verb + gern Ich spiele gern Fussball. Remember: the word gern must come after the verb. Also, add nicht to make it negative. 2 sentences for the price of 1.

8 MODAL VERBS Ich möchte = I would like Ich kann = I can Ich will = I want Ich muss = I have to/must Ich darf = I am allowed to These verbs must have a second verb eg Ich möchte ins Kino gehen. = I would like to go to the cinema They all work in the same way. Learn the pattern for one and transfer it to the others.

7 TIME FRAMES PRESENT: - ich gehe =I go/am going ich fahre =I go (transport) ich habe =I have ich bin = I am er spielt =he plays sie hat =she has Remember the verb endings: ich (I) verb ends in - e er (he) verb ends in - t wir (we) verb ends in - en

6 FUTURE: - Morgen gehe ich. Am Samstag fahre ich. use a simple time word / phrase Ich werde Tennis spielen. use the verb werden TIME FRAMES

5 PERFECT: - Ich bin gegangen. (movement) Ich bin gefahren. Ich habe gesehen. (no movement) Learn the most common past participles. The past participle must be at the end of the sentence. TIME FRAMES

4 PAST PARTICIPLES Ich habe…. gespielt gesehen gehört Ich bin…. gegangen gefahren geblieben

3 LITTLE WORDS und (and) aber (but) oder (or) eg Ich habe gespielt und ich habe gelesen. NO change to word order

2 MORE LITTLE WORDS to: nach + town or country nach Berlin zum/zur + building zum Dom / zur Schule vor + time zehn vor sechs

1 EVEN MORE LITTLE WORDS at: um + time um vier Uhr zu + festival time zu Ostern/ zu Weihnachten am/an der + building am Bahnhof

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