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A fresh approach to Junior Cycle German
Gefällt Mir! gives you the complete teaching solution for JC German. It is fully aligned to the most recent exam paper and, offers crucial support for students to excel in their CBAs and the Assessment Task. It is also carefully scaffolded to help students successfully build key language skills.
Unrivalled Assessment Focus
- Dedicated Assessment Task chapter
- Questions styles reflect the new exam
- New CBAT sections in each chapter prepare students for CBA2 and the AT
- CBA1 student videos and supporting chapter in book 1
- Editable class tests for every chapter
Loaded with features to practice and progress
- Sentence builders and spoken interaction activities develop student confidence and fluency
- Vorbereitung pre-reading and listening strategies improve reading comprehension skills
- Short Blitzschnell activities for oral communication skills
- Graded questions in the Prüfungsvorbereitung section support revision
- W5 success criteria and reflection throughout
Grammar and Vocabulary Focus
- Grammar PowerPoints for each chapter reinforce language skills
- Merkblatt summaries revise key vocabulary and grammar points
- A variety of exercises modelled on the SEC exam that test grammar knowledge
"There is a huge variety of activities for students in the book, which keeps their interest. The last page in each chapter is a comprehensive summary. The Listening activities are relevant to the content and easy to access. The material covered in previous chapters is revised in following chapters so students have a sense of continuity. There are interesting cultural facts included regularly throughout. The Portfolio activities are also very useful."
Derval Carolan, German Teacher, Cavan
Teaching Package
Gefällt Mir! is a 2 book series that includes:
- Student Textbooks with themed units, engaging design and carefully planned progression
- Student Portfolios for scaffolded language tasks, ePortfolio in preparation for CBAs
- Teacher's Guides with comprehensive plans and resources
- Digital resources to enhance teaching and learning experience
- Student eBook
Is your department planning for both French and German?
The planning resources for Gefällt Mir! 1 and Tous Ensemble ! 1 are designed to support you to teach Junior Cycle German and French your way. The Learning Outcomes in focus in the Gefällt Mir! 1 and Tous Ensemble ! 1 Schemes of Work appear in the PDF below. Overlapping outcomes are listed in bold.
Author Expertise
Medb Farrell teaches German and Irish at Coláiste Pobail Setanta, Dublin, where she is also Head of the German department. She is a native German speaker and has also worked as Junior Cycle coordinator in her school and is a facilitator for the National Induction Programme for Teachers (NIPT).
Sentence Builders
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