German B - Copenhagen International School

German B Level 1 Student Expected Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the German Level 1 course, students should be able to do the following:
Speaking & Listening (Criteria A & B: Foundation Level)
­ introduce each other, family members and friends in German
­ express non­understanding / ask for clarification
­ understand teacher instructions
­ make polite requests (in a classroom context)
­ give and request information about school, hobbies, sports, after school and leisure activities,
daily routine, places to go, and health
­ talk about likes, dislikes and preferences and needs relating to these topics
­ give simple reasons
­ describe main physical features/character traits of a person
­ express feelings / complaints related to physical well­being
­ speak with good pronunciation
Writing (Criteria C & D: Foundation Level)
­ write with adequate accuracy about the topics studied
­ compose a written piece of at least 100 words on the topics, following a given format (eg.
letter, article, essay) and using varied sentence structures
Reading Comprehension (Criterion E: Foundation Level)
­ read and understand longer passages and texts (up to 400 words) relating to the topics studied
and the areas of interaction
­ understand short authentic texts (e.g. magazine articles, graphs, statistics, internet)
­ read and understand a level 1 reader
Grammar (Criteria B & D: Foundation Level)
understand and apply the following grammatical structures:
verbs (present tense (including separable‐prefix and stem‐changing verbs), imperative), introduction to
modal verbs
definite, indefinite, negative & possessive articles: nominative & accusative, singular & plural
personal pronouns
adjectives: comparison
question words: welche/er/es
prepositional phrases: time (wann) & place (wohin)
adverbs of time
ordinal numbers and giving dates (day, month, year)
syntax: simple sentence structure, yes/no questions, W‐Fragen (question words), negation (nicht),
inversion, position of verbs, time‐manner‐place
Culture:
­ name the different types of schools in Germany and be familiar with German grades
­ name and locate major cities, rivers, mountains and other geographical features in Germany
­ begin to understand some holiday traditions
­ begin to recognize the contributions of German­speaking countries to world culture (music, art,
science, industry, etc.)
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