Resources for Stage 5 and Stage 6 (Beginners, Continuers and Extension courses)
Wir recyceln!
This online resource is available to DET teachers through the Teaching and Learning Exchange (TaLe), and consists of four resources related to recycling and the environment in a German cultural context. It includes a quiz, interactive activities and web links.The resources focus on the Moving Between Cultures and Using Language objectives and the ICT outcomes of the syllabus. You will need your DET username and password to access the site.
Vielen Dank!
This online resource is available to DET teachers through the Teaching and Learning Exchange (TaLe), and consisits of four interactive resources containing text, audio and video, addressing the topics of special occasions and shopping. Students visit German web sites, examine authentic advertisements and use ICT skills. You will need your DET username and password to access the site.
Internationaler Frauentag
Activities to raise awareness of International Women's Day, focusing on when women were given the right to vote in various countries, and which women play a key role in students' lives.
Jugendsprache
Bist du ein Jugendspracheprofi? Try this quick quiz with your students to find out how hip you really are!
Denglisch - leicht zu knacken?
An activity to illustrate the enormous influence of English on the German language.
German idioms
Es regnet Bindfäden - It's raining pieces of string.
Idioms cannot be translated directly from one language to another - although it can be fun to try!
Die Olympischen Spiele
An activity based around the Winter Olympics in Turin.
Playing with stereotypes: an awareness-raising activity
A German as an organiser - is this really heaven?
A German as a humorist - is this really hell?
Read this well-known poem with your students and discuss cultural identity and stereotypes.
Spielen Sie den Interviewer
Can your students work out the correct questions? It's not as easy as it looks!
Nach 16 Monaten auf Teneriffa
Claudia Meyer ist eine 13-jährige Schülerin aus Mainz. Sie kommt nach Teneriffa um dort zu wohnen, weil ihr Vater eine Stelle auf der Insel gefunden hat. Wie alle neuen Schüler hat sie viele typische Erlebnisse, mal schwierig, mal lustig, mal traurig.
A reading task for Continuers, focusing on the topic personal identity. Includes a writing task, and grammar exercises on dass clauses and the conditional.
Mit oder ohne Kopftuch?
Sollen religöse Symbole in der Schule verboten werden?
A reading comprehension for Continuers and Extension students.
Fragebogen - mobile Kommunikation oder Lifestyle?
A questionnaire for students on the topic of mobile phones. To be used to promote discussion and written work.
Michaels Tagebuch
A pair work activity for senior students, practising the conversational past tense. Students compare and discuss the events and names in Michael's diary, then draw conclusions about his personality.
Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse
The famous fairy-tale, reworked and simplified as an exercise on the imperfect tense.
Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse - answer sheet
Answer sheet for the above exercise.
Was bringen die Personen wem mit?
A pairwork exercise practising the accusative and dative cases.
Mapping of resources to Continuers themes
The most commonly-used resources (as suggested by teachers) have been mapped against each of the three themes for the Stage 6 Continuers course. The list should be used as a guide only.
The Individual
The German-speaking communities
The changing world
Resources: Publishers and publication dates
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