LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT

CRANBROOK SCHOOL

Stage 4: Unit of Work: Festivals, Easter, Christmas

Learning context: German Speaking Communities

Topic: Festivals, Easter, Christmas / Indicative time: 3 weeks

Unit description: Learning in this unit focuses on developing the knowledge, understanding and skills which will enable students to seek and give

information about festivals, Easter and Christmas. Students acquire vocabulary, expressions and language structures within the context

Student activities relate to the learn about and learn to statements and form the basis of the unit of work. Students listen, read and respond to texts and llearn to incorporate modelled linguistic structures in order to produce a series of linked sentences

The assessment for learning is bold text in the unit.
A student:
4.Ul. 1 demonstrates understanding of the main ideas and supporting
detail of spoken texts and responds appropriately
4.Ul. 2 demonstrates understanding of the main ideas and supporting
detail in written texts and responds appropriately
4.Ul. 3 establishes and maintains communication in familiar
situations
4.Ul. 4 applies a range of linguistic structures to express own ideas in
writing
4.MLC.1 demonstrates understanding of the importance of appropriate
use of language in diverse contexts
4.MLC.2 explores the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed by
comparing and describing structures and features of German
4.MBC.1 demonstrates understanding of the interdependence of
language and culture
4.MBC.2 demonstrates knowledge of key features of the culture of
German- speaking countries / Language functions and structures:
Annual festivals in GermanySylvester ist am 31.Dezember
Celebrating Easter and ChristmasDer Osterhase bringt Ostereier.
Heiligabend ist am 24. Dezember
Comparing Australia to German-speaking countries German speaking communities
Ich wohne in Norditalien, aber meine Muttersprache ist Deutsch.
CONTENT / ACTIVITIES AND ASSESSMENT / RESOURCES / EVIDENCE OF LEARNING AND FEEDBACK
Students learn about:
  • the purpose and context of communication and their influence on the choice of structure, format and vocabulary
  • verbal and nonverbal links with a conversational partner
  • the importance of understanding the intention of speaker/s and the context interpreting the meaning
  • linguistic features of texts, such as conversations, interviews and messages.
  • ways to analyse and locate relevant in formation in text
  • the purpose of communication and their influence on the choice of structures, format and vocabulary
  • accessing resources and the organization of relevant structures and vocabulary when planning and constructing text
  • appropriate choices made to achieve communication goals
  • specific patterns and rules in word construction, word order and sentence structure
  • the significance of cultural awareness in language use and the influence of cultural values on how meaning is conveyed
  • the importance of tradition to a sense of cultural identity and diversity within the culture
  • ways in which language and behaviour reflect important aspects of culture
/ Students read and respond to the information on annual festivals and significant dates, and with the help of the teacher who provides them with new vocabulary, work out which dates match which festivals. / Zickzack 1 p 51 / Oral responses and level of participation will demonstrate students’ understanding of what they have read and how well they match the festivals with the dates/ Teacher’s oral feedback
Students learn to:
  • Initiate an interaction, eg by greeting, asking questions Maintain social interactions and communicate appropriately in familiar contexts, eg. turn-talking, agreeing, acknowledging and replying
  • identify roles and relationships between participants in the text
  • identify specific information, eg by answering questions in English or German, choosing the correct word.
  • linguistic features of texts, such as descriptions, narratives and correspondence.
  • plan, draft and edit when constructing own text
  • use available resources to build a message
  • recognise linguistic choices made according to purpose, eg request
  • identify specific characteristics of the language, eg grammatical structures and features
  • recognise that there are culturally appropriate expressions for particular contexts
  • identify aspects of language that encapsulates aspects of culture
/ Teachers presents Easter vocabulary orally to students
Students listen and respond
to texts and pictures about
Easter / Projekt Deutsch 1 p 98 / Oral responses and level of participation will demonstrate students’ understanding of what they have heard and are able to say / Teacher’s oral feedback on pronunciation
Students read texts about German Easter customs and match them to pictures. / Lernpunkt Deutsch 1 Australian Workbook chapter 8 p 9 / Correct matching of texts to photos / Teacher’s oral feedback
Students read the information on Advent and with the help of vocabulary sheets and complete Advent worksheets / / Written responses will demonstrate students’ understanding of what they have read / Teacher’s written feedback on correct identification and detail of text
Familiarisation with the German celebrations of St. Nicolas and Christmas through listening and reading and responding exercises / Projekt Deutsch Neu 2 p 96-97 / Oral responses and level of participation will demonstrate students’ understanding of what they heard and read / Teacher’s oral feedback on correct identification and detail of text
Students listen to texts about German Christmas customs, read the texts and look at the pictures
Students read and respond to texts about German Christmas customs and match them to pictures / Projekt Deutsch Neu 1 p 94
Lernpunkt Deutsch 1 Australian Workbook chapter 8 p 8 / Oral responses and level of participation will demonstrate students’ understanding of what they heard and read / Teacher’s oral feedback on correct identification and detail of text
Correct matching of texts to photos / Teacher’s oral feedback
Oral presentation: Students talk about what they are doing in December / Peer assessment & teacher’s oral feedback on the content and performance of the oral presentation

Project: Students make their own advent calendar

/ Projekt Deutsch Neu 1 p 95 / Producing their own advent calendar will demonstrate students understanding of what they have heard and read / Teacher’s written feedback
Students read and respond to about five people from German-speaking communities around the world / Zickzack Neu 1 p. 24 / Oral responses and level of participation will demonstrate students’ understanding of what they have read / Teacher’s oral feedback
Students read and respond to German-speaking youth in various countries who describe one of their German festivals and then decide if the accompanying sentences are right or wrong / Lernpunkt Deutsch 1 chapter 8 p 87 / Correct answers will demonstrate students’ understanding of what they have read / Teacher’s oral feedback

This document has been produced by the Languages Staff at Cranbrook School with funds provided by the Australian Government through the School Languages Program.