German Y8

Y8 Summer Exam Revision and Preparation

(updated April 25)

How will I be assessed?

1. Speaking (2 minutes max)

You will have a 1:1 speaking assessment with your teacher. This will be in class before your end of year exam. After Easter, you will be given a list of questions to prepare and then you will be asked some of those questions. 

2. Listening  (30 minutes)

A range of verbal and non-verbal responses, focussing on both meaning (what you understand) and form (how you understand it).

3. Reading & Writing (1 hour 15 minutes)

Reading: a range of verbal and non-verbal responses, focussing on both meaning (what you understand) and form (how you understand it).

Writing: short writing question and some sentences to translate into German.

How do I prepare for this exam?

Revise vocabulary for the topics we have covered so far this year. This vocabulary will be used for the listening, reading, writing and speaking assessments. Use your exercise books, PowerPoints on Google Classroom and Quizlets. 

School

• School subjects + opinions

• Telling the time

• Timetable

• Describing teachers

• School rules 

• Clubs

• School uniform 

Food & Drink

• Breakfast 

• Fruit & Vegetables

• Food & drinks

• Opinions on different foods

• Ordering food & drink in a restaurant

• Describing menus

• What you ate & drank (the perfect tense)

• Healthy Eating 

Holidays

• Countries 

• Activities on holiday (man kann + perfect tense)

• Forms of transport

• Accommodation

Grammar

• Present tense regular verbs

• Present tense irregular verbs (sehen, fahren & lesen)

• Haben 

• Sein

• gern/nicht gern/ am liebsten / lieber

• Time phrases

• Weil

• Impersonal expression (es ist wichtig, einen guten Lehrer zu haben) 

• Using nehmen 

• Ich möchte

• Modal verbs 

• Perfect tense with haben + sein 

• Time Manner Place

Miscellaneous

• intensifiers

• connectives

What revision resources are available to me?

Google Classroom 

• All the slides on Google Classroom.

BBC Bitesize

• BBC Bitesize has a fantastic range of resources for German. 

Quizlet

• On Google Classroom, there are lots of links to different quizlets. 

Languages Online

• sections on grammar and some on vocabulary too.

How should I revise?

Your books are your starting point. Your teachers work extremely hard to make sure you have everything you need at your fingertips

Go through your exercise books - read feedback and look at self-reflection. Look at previous exams, assessments & prior preparation too - where could you improve next time?

Consult this document with 20 effective revision strategies particularly suited for language learners - there are loads of tips and tricks on here - do not ignore.