What does the course cover? The programme of study and National Curriculum links

The Wolsey Hall Year 8 German course follows the National Curriculum for England at Key Stage 3.

We have ensured that all of the National Curriculum outcomes are covered in the course and the table below provides an overview of how the Wolsey Hall course can be mapped to the course textbooks and to the National Curriculum for England.

You may want to print out this overview Download overview of the course and refer to it as you progress through the course. Do also bear in mind that:

Before Module One, there is an introductory video call with your tutor.
At the end of Module Two, there is a mid-course review.
At the end of Module Four, there is an end-of-course review.

Course introduction

Read the Course Guide and Skype with your tutor

Module 1: Mahlzeit!	Coursebook Pages
Topic 1:1 – Frühstück – die wichtigste Mahlzeit! Talking about what you eat and drink Using the verbs essen and trinken	Pages 96-99
Topic 1:2 – Wie schmeckt’s? Buying food Using mir und dir	Pages 100-101
Topic 1:3 – Foodtruck-Fieber! Ordering something to eat Using ich möchte und ich hätte gern	Pages 102-103
Topic 1:4 – Guten Appetit! Objectives for this topic Reading restaurant reviews Starting to use the perfect tense with haben Using the verb haben (to have) Using cardinal and ordinal numbers	Pages 104-105
Topic 1:5 – Besser essen Talking about healthy eating Using man soll	Pages 106-107
Topic 1:6 – Kultur und Grammatik Learning more about German culture Revising and consolidating grammar	Pages 108-113
ASSIGNMENT ONE ASSIGNMENT ONE S

Module 1: Mahlzeit!

Coursebook Pages

Topic 1:1 – Frühstück – die wichtigste Mahlzeit!

Talking about what you eat and drink
Using the verbs essen and trinken

Pages 96-99

Topic 1:2 – Wie schmeckt’s?

Buying food
Using mir und dir

Pages 100-101

Topic 1:3 – Foodtruck-Fieber!

Ordering something to eat
Using ich möchte und ich hätte gern

Pages 102-103

Topic 1:4 – Guten Appetit!

Objectives for this topic

Reading restaurant reviews
Starting to use the perfect tense with haben
Using the verb haben (to have)
Using cardinal and ordinal numbers

Pages 104-105

Topic 1:5 – Besser essen

Talking about healthy eating
Using man soll

Pages 106-107

Topic 1:6 – Kultur und Grammatik

Learning more about German culture
Revising and consolidating grammar

Pages 108-113

ASSIGNMENT ONE

ASSIGNMENT ONE S

Module 2: Die Welt des Lesens	Coursebook Pages
Topic 2:1 – Berühmte Autoren Getting to know German speaking writers Revising the perfect tense with haben	Pages 118-121
Topic 2:2 – Es war einmal… Learning about the German fairy tale tradition Starting to use the imperfect tense	Pages 122-123
ASSIGNMENT TWO A
Topic 2:3 – Kultur Find out more about German culture, customs and traditions Practising reading, listening, writing and speaking skills	Pages 124-125
Topic 2:4 – Sprachlabor Objectives for this topic Revising and consolidating grammar	Pages 126-
Topic 2:5 – Was kann ich schon? Consolidating what you have learned in Echt 1	Pages 127
Topic 2:6 – Sprungbrett 1-5 Revisiting the most important topics covered in this textbook by completing exam-style reading, listening and translating tasks.	Pages 128-136
ASSIGNMENT TWO B and TWO S

Module 2: Die Welt des Lesens

Coursebook Pages

Topic 2:1 – Berühmte Autoren

Getting to know German speaking writers
Revising the perfect tense with haben

Pages 118-121

Topic 2:2 – Es war einmal…

Learning about the German fairy tale tradition
Starting to use the imperfect tense

Pages 122-123

ASSIGNMENT TWO A

Topic 2:3 – Kultur

Find out more about German culture, customs and traditions
Practising reading, listening, writing and speaking skills

Pages 124-125

Topic 2:4 – Sprachlabor

Objectives for this topic

Revising and consolidating grammar

Pages 126-

Topic 2:5 – Was kann ich schon?

Consolidating what you have learned in Echt 1

Pages 127

Topic 2:6 – Sprungbrett 1-5

Revisiting the most important topics covered in this textbook by completing exam-style reading, listening and translating tasks.

Pages 128-136

ASSIGNMENT TWO B and TWO S

Module 3: In Urlaub	Coursebook Pages
Topic 3:1 – Ferienaktivitäten Talking about holiday activities Using the infinitive Using conjunctions	Echt 2 Pages 8-11
Topic 3:2 – Wo hast du deine Ferien verbracht? Talking about a past holiday Using the perfect tense with haben Answering questions in German	Pages 12-13
Topic 3:3 – #Wanderlust Objectives for this topic Talking about how you travelled on holiday Using the perfect tense with sein	Pages 14-15
Topic 3:4 – Wie war das Wetter? Talking about the weather Using the imperfect tense	Pages 16-17
Topic 3:5 – Ich reise gern Describing a past holiday and giving your opinion Using different personal pronouns and verb forms Using intensifiers	Pages 18-19
Topic 3:6 – Kultur und Grammatik Learning more about German culture Revising and consolidating grammar	Pages 20-25
ASSIGNMENT THREE and THREE S

Module 3: In Urlaub

Coursebook Pages

Topic 3:1 – Ferienaktivitäten

Talking about holiday activities
Using the infinitive
Using conjunctions

Echt 2

Pages 8-11

Topic 3:2 – Wo hast du deine Ferien verbracht?

Talking about a past holiday
Using the perfect tense with haben
Answering questions in German

Pages 12-13

Topic 3:3 – #Wanderlust

Objectives for this topic

Talking about how you travelled on holiday
Using the perfect tense with sein

Pages 14-15

Topic 3:4 – Wie war das Wetter?

Talking about the weather
Using the imperfect tense

Pages 16-17

Topic 3:5 – Ich reise gern

Describing a past holiday and giving your opinion
Using different personal pronouns and verb forms
Using intensifiers

Pages 18-19

Topic 3:6 – Kultur und Grammatik

Learning more about German culture
Revising and consolidating grammar

Pages 20-25

ASSIGNMENT THREE and THREE S

Module 4: Mein Zuhause	Coursebook Pages
Topic 4:1 – Wie ist deine Alltagsroutine? Talking about daily routines and household chores Using separable verbs in the present tense	Pages 30-33
Topic 4:2 - Wie komme ich zu…? Saying what there is in town and giving directions Using es gibt with the accusative case	Pages 34-35
Topic 4:3 - Bei uns Talking about where you live and where you lived before Using the present, perfect and imperfect tenses together	Pages 36-37
Topic 4:4 – Mein Schlafzimmer Talking about your bedroom Using prepositions with the dative case	Pages 38-39
ASSIGNMENT FOUR A
Topic 4:5 – Mein zukünftiges Zuhause Talking about your future home Using the future tense with werden	Pages 40-41
Topic 4:6 – Kultur und Grammatik Learning more about German culture Revising and consolidating grammar	Pages 42-47
ASSIGNMENT FOUR B and FOUR S

Module 4: Mein Zuhause

Coursebook Pages

Topic 4:1 – Wie ist deine Alltagsroutine?

Talking about daily routines and household chores
Using separable verbs in the present tense

Pages 30-33

Topic 4:2 - Wie komme ich zu…?

Saying what there is in town and giving directions
Using es gibt with the accusative case

Pages 34-35

Topic 4:3 - Bei uns

Talking about where you live and where you lived before
Using the present, perfect and imperfect tenses together

Pages 36-37

Topic 4:4 – Mein Schlafzimmer

Talking about your bedroom
Using prepositions with the dative case

Pages 38-39

ASSIGNMENT FOUR A

Topic 4:5 – Mein zukünftiges Zuhause

Talking about your future home
Using the future tense with werden

Pages 40-41

Topic 4:6 – Kultur und Grammatik

Learning more about German culture
Revising and consolidating grammar

Pages 42-47

ASSIGNMENT FOUR B and FOUR S