Curated Video
Using vocabulary effectively in fiction writing
Pupil outcome: I can carefully select verbs and adverbs to describe a malevolent character. Key learning points: - Careful selection of verbs and adverbs are key in description as they strongly impact meaning. - Changing a verb or adverb...
Curated Video
Word class revision
Pupil outcome: I can practise word class test questions. Key learning points: - There are four types of noun: common, proper, collective and abstract. - Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs build clauses. - Determiners introduce nouns. -...
Curated Video
Writing the end of a letter: 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'
Pupil outcome: I can write questions to a character using a question mark. Key learning points: - A letter may include questions which you have to reply to - A further question might be asked at the end of the letter so someone can reply...
Curated Video
Freunde: 'gern' and 'lieber', dictation, comparative adverbs
Pupil outcome: I can use 'gern' and 'lieber' to write about activities that I like and prefer to do. Key learning points: - When [er] is the stressed syllable, it usually sounds like two short syllables: 'e-uh'. - When the syllable is...
Curated Video
What you and others do and when: time phrases as nouns and adverbs
Pupil outcome: I can talk about what I and others do when and how often using time phrases and adverbs. Key learning points: - Accurate pronunciation of words prevents misunderstandings. - Days of the week and times of day are nouns,...
Curated Video
What I do and when: inversion in statements with adverbs of time
Pupil outcome: I can distinguish between word order 1 and word order 2 and use both to say what I do and when. Key learning points: - [th] is pronounced as in 'Theater'. All German words containing [th] come from other languages. The 'h'...
Curated Video
Activities at home: build sentences from infinitive verbs, word order
Pupil outcome: From an infinitive, I can build statements and questions using the correct word order and the correct singular person of the verb. Key learning points: - A simple German sentence contains a subject (for example I, you) and...
Curated Video
When, where and how? Singular verbs like 'sortir', 'venir', adverb placement
Pupil outcome: I can use singular -ir verbs like sortir and venir in the present tense with adverbs to describe everyday activities. Key learning points: - [a] sounds like 'animal'. - [ail/ail] sounds like 'taille'. - Verbs like 'sortir'...
Curated Video
Writing the middle of a letter: 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'
Pupil outcome: I can answer questions based on my own experiences in a letter. Key learning points: - A letter may include questions which you have to reply to. - Expanded noun phrases can help someone to imagine something or somewhere....
Curated Video
What there is in different places: inversion with adverbs
Pupil outcome: I can choose the correct verb 'to go' for specific contexts, and identify how adverbs can describe location or movement. Key learning points: - [ig] varies in pronunciation between German-speaking regions and sounds either...
Curated Video
Una nueva vida: time, manner, place adverbs
Pupil outcome: I can use and understand adverbs of time, manner and place in the context of Mexican emigration. Key learning points: - The ‘look, cover, write, check’ method is a useful way to learn vocabulary. - Adverbs of time indicate...
Curated Video
A day in my life: present tense, plurals and adverbs
Pupil outcome: I can use appropriate pronouns, verb endings and adverbs to talk about what I and others do on a typical day. Key learning points: - Final [d] (a [d] at the end of a word) sounds the same as [t]. - Plurals indicate more...
Curated Video
Write about a friend: 'il' and 'elle' meaning 'it'
Pupil outcome: I can write about a friend using 'être' and 'avoir' and a range of adjectives, conjunctions and adverbs. Key learning points: - é/-er/-ez sounds like écrire - 'il' and 'elle' mean 'it' when replacing a noun - Use...
Curated Video
Spelling words with the suffix "-ly"
Pupil outcome: I can change adjectives into adverbs by adding the suffix -ly. Key learning points: - -ly is a suffix that can be used to create adverbs. For most words just add -ly. - For words ending in 'ic' add -ally. - For two...
Curated Video
Writing the second half of the duel scene
Pupil outcome: I can write the second half of the duel scene, using a range of cohesive devices and all the elements of a narrative. Key learning points: - We have planned the structure, content and vocabulary for our narrative. - When...
Curated Video
Writing the middle, building suspense: 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
Pupil outcome: I can write the middle of a traditional tale. Key learning points: - Nouns can be written in a list using commas and 'and' used before the final noun, such as 'the coins, a hen and a harp.' - Some adverbs describing how...
Curated Video
Using descriptive language to describe yourself
Pupil outcome: I can write descriptive sentences to describe my appearance and personality. Key learning points: - a character description of yourself can be made about your personality and your appearance - describing your personality...
Curated Video
Synonyms, antonyms, prepositions and adverbs
Pupil outcome: I can identify how specific words act on the meaning of a sentence. Key learning points: - Words can be related to each other by common features, patterns or meaning. - Synonyms and antonyms can be used by writers to vary...
Curated Video
Exploring aspirations and the future: 'Ada Twist, Scientist'
Pupil outcome: I can use a character's experience to consider what aspiration means and write about my future. Key learning points: - An aspiration is a hope or ambition of achieving something, such as what someone wants to be when they...
Curated Video
Retelling 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and using a story mountain
Pupil outcome: I can plan a story using a story mountain. Key learning points: - Retelling a story helps us to remember the main events and use storytelling language, such as 'Once upon a time' - Using storytelling language helps us to...
Curated Video
On cherche un boulot : adjectives into adverbs
Pupil outcome: I can apply rules to convert adjectives into adverbs to add detail when discussing jobs and finding work. Key learning points: - [en/an] sound like 'enfant', [è] sounds like 'tête' and [i] sounds like 'midi'. - Some...
Curated Video
Rich vocabulary associated with hard-work
Pupil outcome: I can use the words 'gruelling', 'tedious' and other rich vocabulary associated with hard-work. Key learning points: - 'Gruelling' is an adjective, which means difficult or draining. - 'Tedious' is an adjective, which...
Curated Video
Practise and apply spelling adverbs using the suffix "-ly"
Pupil outcome: I can spell adverbs using the suffix -ly. Key learning points: - -ly is a suffix that can be used to create adverbs. - 'Colour blocks' is a useful practice strategy. - How to spell the curriculum words: eight and weight. -...
Curated Video
Writing a character description of Paddington
Pupil outcome: I can use adjectives to describe Paddington's personality and appearance. Key learning points: - An adjective describes a noun - A character can feel different emotions at different points of a story - Including a range of...