GCSE Modern Hebrew AQA

Me, My Family and Friends

Personal Details and Descriptions

• Understand how to describe your name, age, birthday, and where you live in Hebrew.
• Review vocabulary for physical descriptions (hair colour, eye colour, height etc.) and personality traits (friendly, shy, outgoing etc.).
• Learn to use appropriate adjectives and verbs to describe yourself.

Daily Routine

• Learn to describe your daily routine in Hebrew – waking up, going to school, what you do after school etc.
• Understand how to incorporate time expressions (in the morning, at night, on Sunday etc.) into your descriptions.

Family

• Be able to identify and discuss members of your family in Hebrew.
• Learn how to describe their relationships, their jobs, and their personalities.
• Be capable of expressing who you get on well with and why.
• Understand the use of possessive pronouns (my, your, his etc.) in relation to family members.

Friends

• Study vocabulary associated with friendship – friend, best friend, old friend, classmate etc.
• Know how to describe your friends' characteristics and what you do together.
• Recognise the differences in colloquial expressions used amongst friends in modern Hebrew speaking societies.

Opinion and Emotions

• Learn how to express opinions about family and friends, using phrases like "I think", "I believe", "In my opinion" etc.
• Know how to articulate different emotions – happiness, sadness, anger, disappointment, excitement etc.
• Remember to use appropriate adverbs to strengthen your thoughts or feelings.

Key Sentences

• It's advisable to memorise some set sentences you can manipulate and use in different contexts.
• Learn about complex sentence structures in Hebrew. They can help you get higher marks in grade criteria.

Common Questions

• Familiarise yourself with common questions that examiners may ask about you, your family, and your friends. Practise your responses.

Remember, revising for Modern Hebrew also gives you an insight into a different culture and way of life. Not only are you expanding your linguistic skills, but you're also gaining a wider understanding of the world around you. Happy revising!