Deutsche Welle Website
Langsam Gesprochene Nachrichten (‘slowly spoken news’)
Study with us
German summer work
Overview
Welcome to German at Hills Road!
By the time you start your German lessons here in September, it will have been some time since you had formal lessons; your language skills might get a little rusty unless you keep them going.
The work
We are keen that you do not forget all the German you have learned and want to give you some tips on how to keep your language skills going and improve further. It will be enormously helpful to you and us if you do all the following suggestions over the next few months, to keep up your practice, and give you confidence when you start.
We look forward to meeting you in September.
Schöne Ferien!
Jill Phelps
- Complete the personal information sheet (downloads section below) and bring it to your first lesson
- Learn the 10 key verbs in the present tense for your first lesson (downloads section below).
- Revise your basic GCSE grammar, especially verb tenses. We have included links to a website in the Website Resources section below, which may be helpful.
- Watch a German film (with English subtitles) and write a short review of it in German.
Digital resources
Below is a selection of digital resources that will help you to get prepared and ready to study A level German.
Deutsche Welle Website
Langsam Gesprochene Nachrichten (‘slowly spoken news’)
Deutsche Welle Top Themen Audio
Deutsche Welle Top Themen Audio website
Deutsche Welle Top Themen Video
Deutsche Welle Top Themen Audio website
German Verbs
This is a website you might find useful to practice your German grammar
Recommended course book
| Book title | AQA A LEVEL YEAR 1 AND AS GERMAN STUDENT BOOK: Sauer, Schicker, Sydenham, Klingler. There is no requirement for students to purchase this - the students can access it online through the Kerboodle subscription (included in the course costs). A limited number of second-hand copies will be available to purchase from the Library in September. |
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| ISBN | 9780198366898 |
| Digital version | Yes through Kerboodle (cost included in course cost) |
| Book title | Recommended but not compulsory: Grammar Workbooks 1 & 2 Helen Kent Hodder Education (2017) |
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| ISBN | 9781510417717 9781510417724 |
| Digital version | No, but hard copies available in library |
| Book title | Recommended but not compulsory: Wort für Wort Vocabulary Book (6th Edition), German Vocabulary for AQA A-Level. PAUL STOCKER |
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| ISBN | 9781510434844 |
| Digital version | No, but hard copies available in library |
