1. GCSE GERMAN Edexcel (9-1)

2. Topic Areas Topic Area A Home and Abroad
Life in the town and rural life
Weather and Climate
Travel, transport and directions
Holidays and tourism
Services (e.g telephone, bank, post office)
Customs and religion and everyday life
Topic Area B Education and Employment
Childhood
School life and daily routine
Work/Careers
Future plans
Topic Area C House, Home and Daily Routine
Types of home
Information about self, family and friends
Helping around the home
Food and drinks
Topic Area D Modern World and Environment
Current affairs and social issues
Environmental issues
Media
Social Media
Topic Area E Social Activities, Fitness and Health
Special occasions
Hobbies, interest, sports and exercise
Shopping and money matters
Accidents, injuries, common ailments and health issues.
Film, music, reading.
Topic Areas

3. Assessment Paper 1 Listening Paper 2 Speaking Paper 3 Reading
Paper 4 Writing

4. Paper 1: Listening 25% of the total GCSE marks
45 minutes including 5 minutes’ reading time
50 marks
Section A is set in German. The instructions to students are in German.
Section B is set in English. The instructions to students are in English.

5. Paper 2: Speaking 25% of the total GCSE marks 10-12 minutes
12 minutes preparation time
70 marks
The exam draws on vocabulary and structures across all topics.
Task 1 – a role play based on one topic that is allocated by Pearson. (e.g reserving a table in a restaurant).
Task 2 – questions based on a picture stimulus based on one topic that is
allocated by Pearson.
Task 3 – conversation based on two themes. The first theme is based on a topic chosen by the student in advance of the exam. The second theme is allocated
by Pearson.

8. Beschreibung des Fotos – Description of photo
Deine Meinung zu Urlaub auf dem Land – Your opinion of holidays in the country
Ein interessanter Urlaub, den du gemacht hast – An interesting holiday you’ve been on.
Wo du in Zukunft Urlaub machen wirst – Where you will go in the future. !

10. Paper 3: Reading 25% of the total GCSE marks 50 marks 1 hour exam
Section A is set in English. The instructions to students are in English.
Section B is set in German. The instructions to students are in German.
Section C includes a translation passage from German into English with instructions in English.

11. Paper 4: Writing 25% of the total GCSE marks 60 marks
1 hour 20 minutes
Two open response questions and one translation into German.

15. Supplementary Materials
Core German vocabulary list (O-Drive) Schuss – KS4 magazine Penfriend – contact Films

16. Scheme of Work
Year 9 – House, Home and Daily Routine (Topic C) Year 10 – Social Activities, Fitness and Health (Topic E) Home & Abroad (Topic A) Year 11 – The Modern World & Technology (Topic D) Education & Employment (Topic B)

17. Tracking Sheet

18. Expectations

19. Nimm 5! fahren – to travel Present tense Perfect tense Imperfect tense
Future tense
Conditional tense
Modal sentence
Extension – Try the same for übernachten. Be careful!

20. Targets
1 x behaviour target
1 x homework target
1 x classwork target