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🇩🇪 GCSE German

Foundation Higher All Boards

Complete lesson plans for GCSE German covering all 40 topics across 10 thematic strands. Designed for homeschooling parents, with detailed teaching notes, vocabulary lists, grammar explanations, and practice activities for all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

📊 Course Overview

GCSE German covers Foundation (grades 1-5) and Higher (grades 4-9) tiers. Assessment includes Listening (25%), Speaking (25%), Reading (25%), and Writing (25%). These lesson plans cover AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, and CCEA specifications.

StrandTopics
Celebrity Culture4
Customs & Festivals4
Education & Work4
Environment & Living4
Free-time Activities4
Grammar4
Healthy Living4
Identity & Relationships4
Media & Technology4
Travel & Tourism4

🌟 Celebrity Culture (4 Topics)

GM1 German Celebrities & Influencers GM2 Media Representation of Fame GM3 Social Media Impact GM4 Role Models & Values

🎉 Customs & Festivals (4 Topics)

GM5 Major German Festivals GM6 Regional Customs & Traditions GM7 Family Celebrations GM8 DACH Region Festivals

🎓 Education & Work (4 Topics)

GM9 German School System GM10 School Life & Routines GM11 Future Plans & Careers GM12 Work Experience & Jobs

🌍 Environment & Living (4 Topics)

GM13 Environmental Issues GM14 Protecting the Environment GM15 Where You Live GM16 Ideal Home & Region

⚽ Free-time Activities (4 Topics)

GM17 Sports & Hobbies GM18 Music & Cinema GM19 Reading & Technology GM20 Weekend & Holiday Plans

📝 Grammar (4 Topics)

GM21 Present Tense (Regular & Irregular) GM22 Perfect & Imperfect Tense GM23 Future & Conditional GM24 Konjunktiv II & Complex Structures Higher

🥗 Healthy Living (4 Topics)

GM25 Food & Drink GM26 Healthy Lifestyle Choices GM27 Illness & Injury GM28 Mental Wellbeing

👥 Identity & Relationships (4 Topics)

GM29 Self, Family & Friends GM30 Relationships & Marriage GM31 Personal Identity GM32 Social Issues & Equality

📱 Media & Technology (4 Topics)

GM33 Internet & Social Media GM34 TV & Streaming GM35 Gaming & Technology GM36 Digital Life & Safety

✈️ Travel & Tourism (4 Topics)

GM37 Holiday Preferences GM38 Travel & Transport GM39 Accommodation & Booking GM40 Tourist Situations & Problems

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More topics (6)

GM31 Adjective Endings And Pronouns GM29 Cases: Nominative, Accusative, Dative And Genitive GM32 Separable And Modal Verbs GM28 Tenses: Future And Conditional GM27 Tenses: Present, Perfect And Imperfect GM30 Word Order And Conjunctions