Task 1: Das bin ich! That’s me!
Design a profile about yourself in German.
Information you could include:
First name, family name
Age, birthday
What you look like
Information about your family (what they look like, what kind of people
they are)
Hobbies
Your likes and dislikes, favourite things
Aufgepasst:
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Make sure to write some full sentences
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Use a variety of language (e.g. Ich mag schwimmen und ich spiele gern Fuβball.
Ich tanze gern, aber Rugby mag ich nicht.)
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Use adjectives (e.g. groβ, lang,
schlank, rot etc)
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Be careful with the endings of articles (ein à einen, groβ à groβen
after “haben
Task 2: Meine Routine!
Answer the following survey about your daily routine and about health.
1. Wann stehst du auf?
2. Wann frühstückst du?
3. Wann gehst du in die Schule?
5. Was machst du nach der Schule?
7. Wie findest du Rugby? Machst du
das?
8. Magst du fernsehen? Siehst du jeden Tag fern?
9. Wie kann man in Neuseeland fit bleiben?
Aufgepasst:
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Make sure to write some full sentences
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Use a variety of language (e.g. Ich stehe immer um 7 Uhr auf)
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Use adverbs of time:
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Be careful with CAPITALS for nouns, verb endings and spelling
Task 3: Speisekarte/Menu
Design a Speisekarte (menu) in German. You could include all or some of
the following:
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Name des Restaurants
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Vorspeisen - entrees
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Hauptspeisen - mains
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Nachtisch - desserts
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Getränke - drinks
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Deutsche Spezialitäten – German specialities
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Öffnungszeiten – opening times (offen von ….
bis…. (open from.. to..), Montag Ruhetag
(closed Mondays) )
- Phrases to do with eating, e.g. Guten
Appetit, Mahlzeit,En Guete (Swiss), Wir
wünschen Ihnen eine guten Appetit (they basically all mean: Enjoy your
meal!)
You can
use the Logo book, a dictionary, the worksheets from this unit, and the Speisekarten samples your teacher will show you. If you
finish the task at home and have internet access, try to find some Speisekarten on the internet or use an
online dictionary to help you with the German words you want to use. Remember,
however, that the Speisekarte you
design has to be your own work!
Use colour and make it exciting!
Mode kommt an die HVHS- Endlich eine coole Schuluniform
You
have been asked to design a new uniform for HVHS!
Using
magazines or drawings design an advertisment for a new, stylish school uniform
for your school.
Include
at least four items of clothing, and add
descriptions.
Start
your description like this:
Mädchen tragen (girl
wear…)…. or Jungen tragen (boys
wear…..), then add information about colour, pattern and item of clothing.
Be
careful with the endings of articles (einen/eine/ein) and adjectives (=colours -en/-e/-es).
Also
add a general commentary (for ideas see language below).
Present
your uniform in form of an advertisement.
Note: This writing task can be used as part of your writing
portfolio for Y10 German.
Vocabulary for
patterns:
geblümt
(floral print)
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gepunktet
(dotted)
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gestreift
(striped)
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kariert
(checkered)
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Phrases to use to spice up your commentary:
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Hier ist die neue Hutt
Valley High Schule Uniform!
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Echt toll, nicht wahr?! Great, isn’t it!
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Super cool, oder! Super
cool, isn’t it?
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Einfach superspitzenmässig! Simply-super-top-fantastic!
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Eine absolut fantastische Kombination! An absolutely fantastic combination!
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Unübertrefflich! Unbeatable
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Einfach unwiderstehlich! Simply irresistible
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Die neue HVHS Uniform
ist umwerfend! The new uniform is stunning
Check your exercise book for words learnt in class!
Task 5: Mein Zuhause My home
Write a letter to your German penfriend,
describing your house and your city. (minimum 50 words).
You could include:
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what
rooms your house has
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what you
do in some of the rooms (activities or chores)
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what your
bedroom looks like
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some
facts and figures about Wellington/Lower Hutt
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what
there is to see and do in Wellington/Lower Hutt
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what you
think about your house or your city
CHECK LIST:
I used topic vocab and resources in my
exercise book
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I used the correct verb
endings (Ich -----e, Es gibt…..VERBen, Man kann…..VERBen)
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I used correct prepositions
(auf, unter, neben, zwischen, vor,
etc)
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I used
adjectives groβ, schön, interessant ,toll, hügelig, herrlich,
multi-kulturell
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I used adverbs total, ziemlich, sehr, immer, oft,
manchmal, selten, nie etc
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I used connectives used und, aber
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I gave my opinion Ich finde…. Das ist…. (+ adjective)
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Task 6: Ferienpostkarte/Holiday Postcard
Write a holiday postcard to a German friend.
Tell him/her:
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Where you went
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How you went
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When you went
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Who you went with
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Where you stayed
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What you did
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How you found it
Language and structures
to use:
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Present Perfect (ich bin nach...
gefahren. Ich habe ...gesehen etc. )
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Adjectives: schön, toll, langweilig, interessant, wunderbar etc. )
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Expressions: Es hat Spaβ gemacht (It
was fun).
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TMP (Word order rule: Time (When) before Manner (How) before Place (Where)
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Quantifiers (ziemlich, relativ, sehr etc.)
Before handing
in your work, check it for:
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Capitals for nouns
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Perfect tense (sein/haben….ge______t/en)
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Word order (V2R, TMP)
