In German classes for Terms 3 and 4, Class 7 looked at designing their own Breakfast Café menu. Together we learned the relevant vocabulary, and then students then worked in groups to create their own concept of a German café and produce an appropriate menu. After this we learned about birthdays (yes, we sang!), and what our weekly schedule looks like.  

Class 8 immersed themselves in the topics of “Hobbies” and their “Family”. They learned how to ask each other about their hobbies and described their family members. Listening activities were balanced with practicing grammar and speaking as much as possible. They completed a ‘Who Am I’ poster, currently displayed in their classroom, where they mixed photos of family members with short descriptions – leaving the reader to try and match them up! Last week, we began the topic of “Clothing”.  

Class 7 and 8 have also had the opportunity to engage with the cultural topic of Oktoberfest. Hopefully they can share a few fun facts with you, if you ask them to! 

Class 9 started Term 3 by looking at verb practice, and we were introduced to the simple past tense of ‘to be’. They used this to describe the weather, their holidays and anything else they could think of. We then looked at short postcards in German, and designing true/false comprehension questions for each group to swap and complete. Finally, they had to write their own postcard in German and present it as a poster with a picture of the place they remember and five questions (in English) for the class to answer. Class 9 are practising their pronunciation as they will be taking turns reading the post cards out loud to the class as a listening exercise.  

Mary-Jo Masmanian

Class 7 & German Teacher