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BEGINNER GERMAN SPEAKING ACTIVITIES KS3 GERMAN SPEAKING SKILLS KS4 GERMAN SPEAKING SKILLS GCSE GERMAN SPEAKING PRACTICE BEGINNER GERMAN CONVERSATION STARTERS

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This set of German conversation starters features 100 starters in question format, suitable for advanced beginner German and advanced KS3 German students, as well as preparation for intermediate German and GCSE Geman / KS4 German. Speaking is a language skill that learners tend to find very challenging, and increased engagement with language that requires them to both reproduce language they are already familiar with, and to be creative with that language in order to produce new language is integral to successful language learning.

The questions focus largely on the present tense, with some examples of the past tenses. It’s useful to include tenses students may not have formally covered, as the activity is not solely about practising language, but also about actively learning it. Encourage students to look for cues and clues in the questions themselves, as this enables them to engage with new or unknown language successfully, and to progress in their learning.

Each card has an image: some of these are specific visual prompts to help students infer meaning; some are more generic images.

Remind students that it is not necessary to tell the truth - the purpose is to create and produce accurate and realistic language. Students can prepare their responses in as much detail as possible on the accompanying planning sheet, remembering that these are conversation starters, so that once they have responded, they should then say something to keep the conversation going.

As a whole-group activity, distribute the cards amongst your students, one or several. Ideally, they should walk around the classroom, asking questions, and swapping cards. For pair or small-group work, students can work in a designated area. This really helps them focus closely on the language, and helps learners who are slightly less confident working with a larger group.

The starters broadly address the following themes:
personal information; family & routines at home; hobbies & free time; likes & dislikes; local environment; food & drink; school & studies; sport & healthy living; countries & languages; weather & seasons

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