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German / Year 7 and 8 / Understanding / Systems of language
Version 8
Curriculum content descriptions
Recognise and use key features of the German sound system, including pronunciation, rhythm, stress and intonation, and identify main similarities and differences between the phonological and orthographic systems of English and German
[Key concepts: pronunciation, spelling, intonation; Key processes: listening, imitating, recognising]
(ACLGEU012)
Elaborations
- noticing and imitating German sounds, and developing awareness of letter–sound relationships, including distinctive sounds such as those represented by the letters ch, r, th, u and z; consonant blends and clusters such as sch; short and long vowel sounds and diphthongs such as au, ei, eu and ie; the impact of the Umlaut on a, o and u; and ß
- applying German capitalisation rules to nouns and noticing that the capitalisation of the formal ‘you’ form Sie distinguishes it from sie (she/they)
- understanding that β can only be used in lower case, otherwise SS, and that ä, ö and ü can be written as ae, oe and ue respectively, for example, in upper case signs or word puzzles such as crosswords
- understanding the meaning and use of full stops and commas in German ordinal or decimal numbers, for example, die 8. Klasse; 9,50 Euro; 15.30 Uhr
- learning to pronounce the German alphabet by singing das Alphabetlied, and using the German alphabet for spelling out names and other words
- practising pronunciation of particular sounds and rhythms by saying tongue twisters, rhymes and short poems
- recognising differences in intonation and rhythm between statements, questions and commands
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Spelling, Pronunciation, Intonation, Stress (Speech), German language