iGCSE German CAIE
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60 topics in 9 modules
☑️ Everyday Life 8 topics
- Daily Routine
- Communication and Technology
- House and Home
- Eating and Drinking
- Shopping
- Sport and Exercise
- Travel and Transportation
- Weather
☑️ Personal and Social Life 6 topics
- Self, Family and Personal Relationships
- Holidays, Tourist Information and Directions
- Services (eg. Post office, Bank)
- Celebrations and Festivities
- Leisure, Entertainment, Invitations
- Eating Out
☑️ The World Around Us 4 topics
- Environment
- Current Affairs
- Town and Countryside
- Language and Culture in German Speaking Countries
☑️ Education and Work 4 topics
- School Life and Routine
- University and Future Plans
- Professions and Jobs
- Work Experience
☑️ Grammar 19 topics
- Nouns and Articles
- Adjectives and Adverbs
- Comparatives and Superlatives
- Numbers, Dates and Time
- Pronouns
- Prepositions
- Conjunctions
- Sentence structure
- Verb Conjugation - Present Tense
- Verb Conjugation - Past Tense
- Verb Conjugation - Future Tense
- Modal Verbs
- Reflexive Verbs
- Imperative
- Subjunctive
- Direct and Indirect Questions
- Direct and Indirect Speech
- Negation
- Word Order
☑️ Vocabulary Expansion and Application 5 topics
- Thematic Vocabulary Application
- Contextual Vocabulary Expansion
- Vocabulary for Narrative and Descriptive Writing
- Vocabulary for Argumentative and Persuasive Writing
- Topic-related Vocabulary Enhancement
☑️ Listening Skills 5 topics
- Listening for Main Ideas
- Listening for Specific Information
- Understanding Spoken Dialogues and Narratives
- Interpreting Different Accents and Styles of Speech
- Reinforcing Grammar and Vocabulary through Listening
☑️ Speaking Skills 5 topics
- Pronunciation and Intonation
- Formulating Questions
- Initiating and Maintaining Conversation
- Expressing Opinions and Ideas
- Presenting Information and Describing Experiences
☑️ Reading Skills 4 topics
- Skimming and Scanning Texts for Information
- Understanding and Interpreting a Variety of Written Texts
- Reinforcing Vocabulary and Grammar through Reading
- Identifying Tone, Mood and Contextual Cues in the Written Texts
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Everyday Life
Daily Routine
Vocabulary: Daily Routine
- aufstehen means 'to get up'
- sich anziehen means 'to get dressed'
- Frühstück essen indicates 'to eat breakfast'
- zur Schule gehen means 'to go to school'
- Unterricht haben translates to 'to have lessons'
- Mittagessen is 'lunch'
- Hausaufgaben machen means 'to do homework'
- zu Abend essen translates to 'to eat dinner'
- ins Bett gehen is 'to go to bed'
Time of Day
- Morgens refers to 'in the morning'
- am Vormittag is 'in the late morning'
- Mittags is 'at noon'
- am Nachmittag means 'in the afternoon'
- Abends refers to 'in the evening'
- Nachts is 'at night'
Talking about Routine
- In Perfekt tense, use haben or sein as the auxiliary verb depending on the main verb used.
- Ich habe gefrühstückt. - 'I had breakfast.'
- Sie ist ins Bett gegangen. - 'She went to bed.'
- Wir haben Hausaufgaben gemacht. - 'We did homework.'
Common phrases in Routine
- Um wie viel Uhr...? - 'At what time...?'
- Ich muss um 7 Uhr aufstehen. - 'I have to get up at 7 o'clock.'
- Nach der Schule spiele ich Fußball. - 'After school, I play football.'
- Vor dem Abendessen lese ich ein Buch. - 'Before dinner, I read a book.'
- Use nach, vor, um, um...herum and gegen for time expressions.
Remember to always practice speaking and writing sentences to get comfortable using these words and phrases. Mix and match different verbs, times and activities to create a variety of sentences for your daily routine. This will not only help you in your revision but also improve your overall German fluency.
Question: Translate the following sentence into German: "In the afternoon, after school, I have to do my homework before eating dinner."
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