Familie im Wandel

• The evolving family structure
• Partnerships and marriage
• Relationships within families
• Intensive verb training

Die digitale Welt

• Young people’s use of the internet
• The digitalisation of society

Jugendkultur

• Fashion and self image
• The meaning of music
• The roll of TV
• Intensive verb training

Feste und Taditionen

• Origins of German customs
• The social and economic impact of traditions in Germany
• The relevance of cultural customs in today’s society

Weekly vocabulary tests

End of unit reading, listening, grammar essay and translation

Term 2

Kunst und Architecktur

• Relevant German architecture
• Evolution of German art and architecture over the 21^st century
• Different German artists (music, art etc)
• Grammar training

Das Berliner Kulturleben

• The history of Berlin
• The arts in Berlin
• The complexity of the Berlin population
• Berlin as an international city of culture

Weekly vocabulary tests

End of unit reading, listening, grammar essay and translation

Technique

• Essay writing skills
• Summarising skills
• Intensive speaking 
• Grammar training

Goodbye! Lenin

Internal exam

Die Wiedervereinigung und ihre Folgen

• Events and developments which led to German reunification
• Desired and actual outcomes of the reunification
• Culture within the old and new federal states.

Die Verwandlung

• An analysis of the literary text

Einwanderung

• Exploring reasons behind migration
• Advantages and disadvantages of immigration for immigrants and the country of destination
• Migration policies and issues affecting them

Intergration

• How the German government promotes the integration of migrants and refugees
• What prevents integration
• Positive and negative experiences of migrants and refugees within Germany

Past paper questions

Essay questions

Vocabulary tests

End of unit tests in writing, listening and reading

Term 2

Individual Research Project

• Students to prepare and work through their project

Die Politik und die Jugend

• The ways and extent to which young people engage in politics in Germany
• Priorities for youth politics in Germany
• Priorities of young people and the role of pressure groups in German-speaking countries

Rassismus

• The impact of racism on victims and available support
• The origins of racism
• How people resist racism and fight against it

Deutschland und die EU

• How the EU has evolved and Germany’s role in it
• Advantages and disadvantages of the EU for Germany
• The impact of EU expansion on Germany

Mock speaking exam

Vocabulary tests

End of unit tests in writing, listening and reading

Exam preparation

Exam preparation

External exams