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German KS4 | Years 10 & 11

Subject Content

The German GCSE curriculum is taught over two years, building on knowledge of grammar and lexis taught lower down the school. Students will follow the five core GCSE themes over the two years and be able to communicate their opinions on the following topics.

Year 10

Thematic Context: Studying and My Future

  • School life in Germany and the UK

Thematic Context: My Personal World / Media and Technology

  • Freetime / Hobbies
  • Heroes and Roles Models
  • Celebrations and Festivals

Thematic Context: Lifestyle and Wellbeing

  • Healthy Eating and Lifestyles
  • Sports, Fitness, Accidents and Injury!
Year 11

Thematic Context: My Neighbourhood

  • Home Area and Local Attractions
  • Environmental and Social Issues

Thematic Context: Travel and Tourism

  • Holidays and International Travel

Thematic Context: Studying and My Future / Media and Technology

  • Future Employment and Ambitions

Course content is supported by the Pearson Edexcel GCSE series of publications and Pearson Edexcel ActiveHub.

Assessment Details

Students are assessed at various end points throughout the course. Their speaking, listening, reading and writing competencies are evaluated. At the end of each unit, students also practice skills that will form the basis of their GCSE speaking examination.

Students will be exposed to example exam materials at various points throughout the course and will also sit a full mock speaking examination in Year 10 and in Year 11.

Students should be able to:

  • Recognise extended phrases which have been taught in lessons when read or heard
  • Give relevant responses in German to a variety questions asked in German
  • Give extended personal opinions on a range of topics in more than one time frame
  • Accurately transcribe German words and phrases
  • Understand the concept of genders of nouns and have an awareness of the case system
  • Produce passages of written work in response to a question or stimulus
  • Infer meaning from extended texts or unfamiliar vocabulary
  • Be able to comprehend and/or narrate events using three different tenses
  • Translate to and from English and German 

Additional Equipment Recommended

  • A German/English dictionary (we recommend the Collins dictionaries, or any with verb tables and a glossary of key terms included)

What can I do to support my child at home?

  • Encourage and be positive about the value of learning another language – it is a stand-out subject when applying for further education and employment!
  • Encourage a "little and often" routine of vocabulary learning at home, starting from Year 10 onwards - this will make a huge difference at GCSE!
  • Encourage practice with any German-speaking friends or family
  • Put the German audio/subtitles on a favourite family film
  • Remind them to practice vocabulary and exam questions independently on the LanguageNut website

Recommended Resources for the Course

Exam Board Websites
Revision Websites
Dictionary Websites
Audio/Visual Practice Websites

Teaching Staff

Head of MFL

Misss Goddard -rgoddard@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

Teachers of MFL 

Mr Gracey - pgracey@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

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