German

Year 8
End of Year Exam

Revision Tips

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Effective Revision
To be effective, revision must be:

• Active - always work with a pen and paper, note down key vocabulary and
test yourself. Don’t just sit down and read the textbook for a set period. Focus
on tasks, not time. If you just read notes you’ll only retain about 10% of the
information.

• Organised - always ask yourself at the start of a study session "What do I

want to have completed in this session?" Have a plan for what you want to
cover by the end of the week. Try and organise your German revision into the
following topic areas:

Getting started
• Where? Find a fixed place to study (a particular desk/room at home, a spot in
the library, etc.) that becomes firmly associated in your mind with productive
work. All the equipment and materials you need should be within reach, and
the room should be well lit and ventilated, but not too comfortable! Turn your
room into a positive learning environment. Keep books and notes on the desk
to a minimum and decorate your walls with colourful notes and key vocab.
Music is fine as long as it helps you to study and blocks out distracting noises.
The very best sound to study to is thought to be that of Baroque composers or
Mozart.

• When? It’s impossible to ‘cram’ for a languages exam! ‘Little and often’ is the
best policy when it comes to German revision. You will work out a system that
suits you, but many people find that three 30-40 minute sessions of German
revision per day is more effective than doing 2-3 hours at a time. For example,
you could start off by learning some vocabulary in the morning, do some
listening before lunch and a few reading exercises in the afternoon. However,
the most important thing is that you’re concentrating and working hard!

• What and how? Remember that it's all about being active and focused on
tasks, not time! Know at the start of a session what you want to have
completed by the end of the period. Make the tasks specific and realistic, not
vague and large.

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Topic Areas& Grammar Structures
Stimmt 2 (Unit 1, 2 & 3)

Unit & Learning objectives Key Language Grammar and other language
features
Kapitel 1 - IchLiebeFerien! Wie ist Innsbruck The imperfect tense – 3rd person
1 Innsbruck – früher und heute?
singular of sein (war), haben (hatte)
heute Wie war Innsbruck
früher? and esgibt (es gab)
(pp. 8–9)
Comparing places ‘then’ and Innsbruck ist/war … Agreeing and disagreeing
‘now’ historisch
Describing in the past using touristisch
war, hatte and es gab alt
modern
klein
groß
laut
ruhig
schön
industriell
Innsbruck hat/hatte …
Es gibt/gab …
einen Marktplatz
einen Strand
eine Arena
eine Skatehalle
ein Einkaufszentrum
ein Olympiastadion
kein/keine/keinen …
2 Was hast du in den Wo hast du gewohnt? The perfect tense with haben –
Feriengemacht? Ich habe … gewohnt. regular verbs, full paradigm
(pp. 10–11) auf einem
The perfect tense with haben –
Talking about what you did on Campingplatz
irregular verbs
holiday bei Freunden
Pronunciation of key sounds (j and
Using the perfect tense with in einem Ferienhaus
w)
haben in einem Hotel
in einem Wohnwagen
in einer
Jugendherberge
Was hast du gemacht?
Ich habe/Wir haben …
Musik gehört
Souvenirs gekauft
Volleyball gespielt
einen Bootausflug
gemacht
die Kirche gesehen
Fisch gegessen

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3 Wiebist du gefahren? Wie bist du gefahren? The perfect tense with sein – verbs
(pp. 12–13) Ich bin … of movement, full paradigm
Talking about how you travelled mit dem
Word order after time expressions
Using the perfect tense with Auto/Reisebus/Schiff
with perfect tense
sein gefahren.
mit meiner Familie/mit
Freunden
gefahren.
Rad/Snowboard
gefahren.
geflogen.
zu Fuß gegangen.
an den See/Strand
gegangen.
nach …

gefahren/gegangen/ge
flogen.
Ich bin nicht
weggefahren.
Ich bin zu Hause/in
einem Hotel
geblieben.
Ich bin im Meer/See
geschwommen.
4 Wieist das Wetter? Wie ist das Wetter (in Word order after expressions of
(pp. 14–15) …)?
place (verb second)
Talking about the weather Es ist…/In … ist es …
Weather expressions in the past (es
Combining the present and past Es war…
war/es hat …)
tenses heiß
Combining present and past tenses
kalt
neblig
sonnig
windig
wolkig
Es regnet.
Es schneit.
Es donnert und blitzt.
Es hat

geregnet/geschneit/ge
donnert
und geblitzt.
Ich gehe …

windsurfen/kitesurfen/s
chimmen
Ich mache
Snowtubing.
Ich fahre …

Wakeboard/Snowboar
d/Ski/
Banane

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5 Speaking Skills: Ein Wohin? Focus on question words
Interview Wie? Using the question to help formulate
(pp. 16–17) Mit wem? the response
Talking about holidays Wo? Using fillers to buy time and
Asking and answering questions Was? improve spontaneity
Wie lange? Using follow-up questions to keep
Wie war …? conversation going
Preparing interviews/
presentations in advance
Kapitel 2 – Bist du Ich sehe (nicht) gern Word order in questions in the
einMediafan? …
perfect tense
1 Kinoklub Dramen
(pp. 30-31) Fantasyfilme
Horrorfilme
Komödien
Talking about film preferences
Liebeskomödien
Asking questions in the perfect
Science-Fiction-
tense
Filme
Zeichentrickfilme
…, weil sie … sind.
blöd
gruselig
interessant
kindisch
langweilig
lustig
unterhaltsam
romantisch
schrecklich
spannend
2 Guck Mal? Was siehst du The present tense – irregular
(pp. 32-33) (nicht) gern? verbs sehen, wollen
Ich sehe (sehr/nicht) Modal verbs + infinitive – word
gern …
Talking about programmes order
Ich hasse …
you watch
Dokumentationen
Using the modal verb wollen Gameshows
Musikvideos
die Nachrichten
Realityshows
Seifenopern
Sitcoms und Serien
Sportsendungen

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3 Leseecke Was liest du (nicht) Present tense – irregular verb
(pp. 34-35) gern? lesen
Ich lese (nicht) gern gern, lieber, am liebsten
… Word order after am liebsten
Talking about your reading
Ich lese lieber … (verb second)
preferences
Ich lese am liebsten Prepositions of position in, auf
Using prepositions with the … in + dem = im
dative case Biografien
Blogs
Comics
Fantasybücher
Romane
Sachbücher
Websites
Zeitschriften
Zeitungen
auf dem Hof
auf dem Klo
auf dem Sofa
im Bett
im Bus
im Garten
im Park
im Schlafzimmer
im Zug
in der Badewanne
in der Schule
4 Bist du süchtig? Wie oft sitzt du vor Modal verbsollen – sollte etc.
(pp 36-37) dem Bildschirm? Modal verbs + infinitive – word
eine Stunde/zwei bis order
drei Stunden pro
Discussing screen time
Tag
Using modal verbs sollen, nicht mehr als …
dürfen, können Stunden pro Tag
mehr als … Stunden
pro Woche
ab und zu
oft nach den
Hausaufgaben
nur am Wochenende
immer von … bis …
Uhr
Man sollte nicht/öfter
…
Das geht mir auf die
Nerven.
Das ist
(un)gesund/passiv.
Das macht
(un)fit/Spaß.
Das stimmt (nicht).
Ich bin (nicht)
süchtig.
Du hast Recht.
Meiner Meinung
nach …
Unsinn!

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Kapitel 3 - Bleibgesund! das Frühstück Present tense – irregular verb
1 ZumFrühstück Brötchen essen
(pp. 54-55) Eier Perfect tense – irregular verbs
Frühstücksflocken essen, trinken
heiße Schokolade
Talking about typical Kaffee
breakfasts Käse
Using the verb essen Marmelade
Milch
Obst
Orangensaft
Schinken
Tee
2 Was nimmst du? die Speisekarte Dative plural of nouns after mit
(pp. 56-57) Bratwurst Irregular verb nehmen – present
Fisch and perfect tenses
Flammkuchen Accusative (den, einen) after
Discussing traditional
Gemüsesuppe nehmen
German food
Hähnchen
Using the verb nehmen Käsespätzle
Schnitzel
Steak
mit …
Brötchen
Eiern
Erbsen
Karotten
Kartoffeln
Pommes frites
Reis
Rösti
Salat
Sauerkraut
3 Kannst du kochen? Erhitze Imperative (du)
(pp. 58-59) Misch Prepositions of movement (in,
Nimm auf)
Rühre
Understanding and using
Schneide
recipes
Serviere
The du form of the Stell
imperative Streiche
ein Liter
fünfzig Milliliter
ein Kilo
hundert Gramm
das Stück
175 Grad Celsius

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4 Im Training Man muss … The present tense – irregular
(pp. 60-61) acht Stunden verb müssen
schlafen Modal verbs + infinitive – word
wenig Fett und order
Talking about healthy
Zucker essen
lifestyles
viel Obst und
Using the verb müssen Gemüse essen
mehr Wasser trinken
früh ins Bett gehen
drei Stunden
trainieren
zweimal pro Woche
joggen

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Vocabulary
• Choose from the vocabulary lists on the ODrive.

• It’s best to spend 10-20 minutes in the morning revising them, then ask a
friend or family member to test you on them at lunchtime or the end of the day.

• Make a list of all the words you find most difficult to remember and return to
these every couple of days.

• Write the words out and colour-code them (masculine nouns, feminine nouns,
neutral nouns, plural nouns, verbs, adjectives, other words). Write them on
Post-It notes (German on one side, English on the other) and stick them
around the house.

• Remember to revise how the words sound, not just how it looks. Use
www.dict.cc or www.leo.org to check the pronunciation. Just type in the word
and click on the speaker icon.

• If you’re a visual learner, try making a mind-map for each topic area or sub-
topic. Do this without your vocabulary list/dictionary first, and then allow
yourself 2 minutes to look at your vocabulary list before adding to it.

Useful Vocabulary Websites

• Languages Online http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/

Online Dictionaries

look up individual words for pronunciation guidance and meaning.

• Leowww.leo.org
• Dictwww.dict.cc

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Reading
• Look at the question first. What’s the topic? Which words can you
expect to come up? How could the examiner try and catch you
out?

• Read the passage carefully. Identify key words, then look for
those tricky little words that can change the meaning of a sentence.

• If you’re reading a series of statements by several people, and the question

asks you to write the name of one of the people, try writing a brief summary of
what each person has said in English.

• Check your work thoroughly and write down any vocabulary you didn’t
recognise.

Useful Reading Websites

• Gut!http://gut.languageskills.co.uk/index.html

http://gut.languageskills.co.uk/index.html - This site is available for free apart from

weekdays from 10am – 4pm. Listening and Reading exercises divided into topic
areas.

• Languages Online http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/

A variety of exercises. Grammar and topic units are good for a challenge!

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Writing
Writing Task

This will be a 90-100 word writing task on the topic of holidays and will include the
past, present and future tenses.

In order to revise for this part of the test, you will need to:

Revise Book Chapter

Vocabulary Stimmt 1 5
Future Tense Stimmt 1 5
Vocabulary Stimmt 2 1
Perfect Tense Stimmt 2 1
Imperfect Tense Stimmt 2 1
Present Tense Your exercise book/BWS
website

You could also practise writing about your holidays in the present, past and
future tenses.

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Revision Log
You may find this revision loga useful way of keeping track of your revision.

Date Task/Topic
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