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Welchen Tag haben wir heute? Wie spät ist es?

9.7.09

Ein gutes Jahr!

I would like to say a big well done to all my classes this year. I have been really pleased with the effort you have put into your lessons and I hope that you have enjoyed learning German this year.

Year 9
Even if you are not carrying on with a language next year, you have learnt lots of useful language and some great life skills. Don't forget that these skills will come in handy if you decide to take up another language later on- maybe at Sixth Form. I wish you all the best for your future studies. Of course, I will still be teaching some of you next year if you have opted for German. Don't forget to check out the KS4 blog- Spitze!

Have a good summer and come back relaxed and ready to learn!
In September there will be more blog competitions, games, info and even a new blog name!

Bis bald!

3.7.09

Im Eiscafé


Der Sommer ist hier!

Year 7 are learning how to read a menu in an ice-cream café and how to order food and drink.
Click on the link below to see an example of a real menu.

Eiskarte

2.7.09

Competition for July


This month in German is Juli. The competition this month is about the German band of the same name. You can find out more about the band by clicking the link below.


Question: what is the name of the band's lead singer?

Juli- website

Answers on a piece of paper please. Include your name and set and post in the blue postbox in room 8.

22.5.09

Competition for June- Ben 9J/Je1 hat gewonnen!



Das ist mein Lieblingskinderbuch!

Frage- Wer hat ihm auf den Kopf gemacht?
Who was it? Watch and find out! Answers in German please. Post your answers in the blue post box. Don't forget your name and set!

Antwort: Es war der Hund!

8.5.09

Köln- Tourismus


Click here for a link to a useful site about the German city of Cologne. Year 8 are currently working on Chapter 5 of Logo 2 "Los geht's nach Köln".

5.5.09

Die Welt

1.5.09

Competition for May. Wer ist das?- Amy 7Je2 hat gewonnen


Wer ist die Frau im Bild? Wie heisst sie?
The woman in the photo is Angela Merkel. She is the German chancellor.

Write down who you think the woman is and what her job is. Put your name and form on your entry and post in the blue post box in room 8.

Winners will be picked at the end of May.

Viel Glück!

23.3.09

Goanimate

Below are a couple of examples of my year 9 class' first attempts at using Goanimate. They used the website to produce cartoon strips on the topic of invitations to the cinema. I was really pleased with what they managed to produce in just one lesson.

GoAnimate.com: Dracula and Frankenstein :D


Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!

GoAnimate.com: WOOO!


Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun!



Link to the Goanimate website

20.3.09

Wordle task

My Year 7 class have been preparing for their assessments. I asked them to use Wordle to make word clouds from their presentations.

WORDLE

I have published some of the results below. I am sure they would like you to comment on their work. I think the results were great. However, I would like to remind you all that spelling is important!

Lewis =]

George

Brad

Megan

Well done, Year 7! Gut gemacht!

19.3.09

Disney.de

By clicking on the link below you can visit the Disney site in German. There are some nice activities on there, as well as lots of games and stuff to print out.

Disney.de

Viel Spaß!

Deutsches Essen- lecker!


My Year 8 class have been working on the topic of food recently. They all produced a mini lesson to teach a partner 5 new food and drink words of their own choice. I was really pleased with the different vocabulary that they chose and also the variety of resources that they produced: flash cards, wordsearches, puzzles, gap-fill texts. Well done Year 8! Gut gemacht!



Click here for a link to a good website that I found, which is all about German food.

Der Osterhase kommt!

7.3.09

Competition for March- Jamie 9J/Je1 hat gewonnen!



Can you name the famous German composer whose works include "The Wedding March"? It is the 200th anniversary of his birth this year.

Write his name on a piece of paper and post in the postbox in room 8. Don't forget to include your name and form too. The winner will be drawn at the end of March.

Viel Glück!

Karnevalmasken


Die 7. Klasse hat Masken gebastelt...

11.2.09

Karneval!!



In Germany it is Karneval time. This is a time of parties, dressing up and processions. Click here to find out more about the tradition of Karneval.


After half term we will be making Karneval masks during lessons and learning more!

9.2.09

Wer ist das? James 8J/Je1 hat gewonnen

Der kleine Eisbär hatte im Dezember Geburtstag. Er war 2 Jahre alt. Wie heisst er?

DIE ANTWORT- ER HEISST KNUT!

Klick hier oder hier, wenn du über Knut lesen willst!



Write your answer on a piece of paper with your name and form and post in the blue post box in room 8. Answers will be drawn out at the end of February. DO NOT post your answers here as a comment!

7.2.09

Wie fit bist du?


Get a Voki now!

21.1.09

Die Monster

Hier sind einige Beispiele von der 8. Klasse.

Mein Monster Jack


Mein Monster by Sean

Mein Monster - Taya



I'm sure the creators of these monsters would love to hear your feedback. Remember that the work has not been marked. Please comment respectfully.

16.1.09

Mein Monster!!

Die achte Klasse erfindet Monster. Unten gibt's nützliche Webseiten...

Arthur
Build a monster
Monsterism

Viel Spaß!

Die lustigsten Monster mit den besten Beschreibungen werde ich hier posten.

Bill Bailey



"Man streckt den linken Arm ein, den linken Arm aus
Ein, aus, ein, aus
Man schüttelt alles rum
Man macht das Hokey-Kokey und man dreht sich herum
Das ist die ganze Sache
Ja, das Hokey-Kokey
Knie gebeugt, Arme gestreckt
Ra, ra, ra"

Sehr lustig, oder?

12.1.09

Österreich





Wenn man hier klickt, kann man Informationen über Österreich finden. Die 9. Klasse wird die Webseite besonders nützlich finden. Logo 3 Kapitel 3 geht um Österreich und die Umwelt.

7.1.09


Click here to find out why studying a foreign language at GCSE is a brilliant idea!

Try life in another language



Channel 4 takes a look at all the cool and exciting things happening outside of the UK. Click here if you would like to try life in another language...

6.1.09

Denglish??


The Germans are getting worried about their language, so much so that campaigners want it safeguarded in the country's constitution. Read this article from the Independent to find out about Denglish (Deutsch/English)...

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