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GRAMMATIK |
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| 1 Quia | Case system (1) - fill in the missing words (all cases). |
| 2 Quia | Case system (2) - quiz on dative and accusative with prepositions. |
| 3 Quia | Case system (3) - adjective endings (nominative and accusative). |
| 4 Quia | Relative pronouns (1) - words for who, which, whose etc. |
| 5 Quia | Relative pronouns (2). |
| 6 Quia | Modal verbs (1) - present tense of können. |
| 7 Quia | Modal verbs (2) - present tense of müssen. |
| 8 Quia | Modal verbs (3) - present tense of all six modal verbs. |
| 9 Quia | Separable verbs |
| 10 Quia | Perfect tense (1) - weak verbs. |
| 11 Quia | Perfect tense (2) - strong (irregular) verbs. |
| 12 Quia | Perfect tense (3) - do you need 'sein' or 'haben'? |
| 13 Quia | Perfect tense (4) - irregular verbs and the perfect tense - do you know how the vowels change when forming the past participle? |
| 14 Quia | Perfect tense (5) - how many of the irregular past participles do you know? |
| 15 Quia | Imperfect tense (1) - this game uses the old spelling of 'isst'. |
| 16 Quia | Imperfect tense (2) - more games. |
| Challenge game to blitz German tenses - wait for this to download. | |
| 18 Quia | Win a million euros if you can use the passive voice in different tenses and with modal verbs! |
| 19 Quia | Quiz on German grammar. (What is your score out of 25?) |
| New spelling rules - deutsche Rechtschreibung - enter the old or the new spelling to check words. | |
| Check you are applying the new German spelling rules. The 10 rules are also summarised under 10 Regeln. | |
| Internet handbook of German grammar. | |
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| EINLEITUNG | |
| 1 Quia | General knowledge quiz about Germany - how long will it take you to win a million dollars? Quite infuriating! |
| 2 Quia | Do you know the German states and their capitals? |
| FAMILIE UND VERHÄLTNISSE | |
| 1 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 16 - Vokabeln. |
| 2 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 18 - Ist das Vanessa, Lukas oder Donata? |
| 3 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 20 - Mit 32 schon Oma. |
| 4 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 23 - Ehe in der Krise, Vokabeln. |
| RECHTE UND VERANTWORTUNG | |
| 1 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 25 - Rechte und Verantwortung in Deutschland. |
| 2 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 26 - Volljährig und dann? |
| 3 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 27 - Was bedeutet der 18. Geburtstag für dich? |
| 4 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 27 - Übung 5a. |
| 5 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 28 - Challenge board game for one or two players. |
| 6 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 30 - Soziales Verhalten. |
| 7 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 32 - Rags to riches game for Wehrdienst/Zivildienst. |
| National service in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. | |
| Wehrdienst | Wehrdienst oder Zivildienst? |
| Wehrdienst | Soll die Wehrpflicht abgeschafft werden? |
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| FREIZEIT UND TOURISMUS | |
| 1 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seiten 38-39 - Vokabeln. |
| 2 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 40 - Traditionelle und moderne Freizeitbeschäftigungen. |
| 3 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 40 - Sport gestern und heute, Vokabeln. |
| 4 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 40 - Compound nouns for sport topic. |
| 5 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 40 - Rags to Riches game. |
| Articles in German about current sporting news and events. | |
| 7 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 42 - Urlaubswörter. |
| 8 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 42 - Urlaubstrends. |
| 9 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 42 - Spelling challenge, Urlaubstrends. |
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| GESUNDHEIT | |
| AUSBILDUNG UND BERUF | |
| DIE MEDIEN | |
| 1 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 86 - Vokabeln. |
| 2 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 87 - Übungen 3c, 4b und 4c. |
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Werbung (1) and (2). |
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Werbung (3). |
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Brennpunkt: Die heile Welt der Werbung (1) and (2). |
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Die Wirkung der Werbung (1) and (2). |
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Die Wirkung der Werbung (3) and (4). |
| 8 Bild | Notizen über eine deutsche Boulevardzeitung. |
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| AUSLÄNDER IN DEUTSCHLAND | |
| 1 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 108 - Wer sind die Ausländer? Vokabeln. |
| 2 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 109 - Übung 2b. Was passt zusammen? |
| 3 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 110 - Übung 3a. Richtig oder falsch? |
| 4 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 112 - Zwischen zwei Welten. Vokabeln. |
| 5 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 113 - Übung 2b Lückentext. |
| 6 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seiten 114-115 - Vokabeln. |
| 7 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 114 - Rags to Riches game for Ausländerfeindlichkeit. |
| 8 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seiten 116-117 - Challenge game for one or two players. |
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| UMWELT | |
| 1 Quia | Practise environment vocabulary. |
| 2 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 94 - Wir und unsere Umwelt. |
| 3 Quia | Brennpunkt Seite 108 - Rettet die Wälder! |
| 4 Quia | Brennpunkt Seite 109 - Waldsterben |
| 5 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seiten 96-97 Wasserverschmutzung (Übungen 2b und 3). |
| 6 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 98 - Klimakatastrophe? |
| 7 Quia | Zeitgeist 1 Seite 100 - Atomenergie. |
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| TRANSPORT | |
| 1 Quia | Zeitgeist 2 Seite 38 - Wie bedrohen Autos die Umwelt? (1). |
| 2 Quia | Zeitgeist 2 Seite 38 - Wie bedrohen Autos die Umwelt? (2). |
| 3 Quia | Zeitgeist 2 Seite 40 - Staus und Unfälle. |
| 4 Quia | Einschlafen am Steuer |
| 5 Quia | Auswirkungen der Low-Cost-Carrier auf Reisen. |
| DEUTSCHLAND UND EUROPA | |
| 1 Quia | Die EU-Erweiterung - Vorteile für Deutschland. |
| 2 Quia | Der deutsche Arbeitsmarkt. |
| 3 Quia | Brennpunkt Seiten 88-89 - Wirtschaftsstandort Deutschland (Rags to Riches game). |
| Useful information about the EU. | |
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| Inserting foreign language characters |
| Developing translation skills (German to English) |
| Coursework titles for racism topic (A2) |
| Coursework titles for environment (A2) |
Links to other useful websites:
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Contents page for an on-line magazine - read about nuclear power, abortion, drugs, unemployment etc. - helps you to write your presentation and build your vocabulary. Select 'Archiv'. |
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On-line exercises created by the Aiglon College in Switzerland. |
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Recent news items relating to the A2 coursework topic of Rechtsextremismus. Click on Bündnis-News. |
| The Grundgesetz - useful for A2 coursework. Click on an article (1-19) in the Grundrechte to read it in full. | |
| PAPERBALL | Latest news from lots of German newspapers. |
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Online news, weather and politics in German. |
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Up-to-the-minute online news in German. |
| ZDF Logo | ZDF Logo - lots of useful articles to fit A level topics, all organised alphabetically. |
| Visit this website or iTunes Music Store to download this podcast: Langsam Gesprochene Nachrichten: Just as it says - today's news spoken slowly. This is the daily 10 o'clock news, it includes a full transcript for you to print and read as you listen. Visit this site every day if you can! | |
| Visit this website or iTunes Music Store to download this podcast. DW-World: Deutsch, Warum nicht? Select bits that interest you from Series 4. For example, the chapter about Rügen fits well with employment, tourism or the environment, it also practises grammar (the subjunctive). Why not use this to help you to prepare a discussion topic or exposé on Rügen for the oral exam? |