Unit 4 — A School Day

Track G+M · Klasse 5 · Niveau G/M

Template: Activate → Input → Practise → Produce → Reflect.
Niveau: G/M parallel. class test (“Klassenarbeit”) at Niveau M (30 BE).

Learning objectives Link to heading

  • I can name 8 school subjects in English.
  • I can tell the time on the clock (full hours and half hours).
  • I can describe my school day using the present simple.

Bildungsplan alignment Link to heading

  • 3.1.1 Soziokulturelles Orientierungswissen / Themen
  • 3.1.3.1 Hör-/Hörsehverstehen
  • 3.1.3.3 Sprechen – an Gesprächen teilnehmen
  • 3.1.3.8 Verfügen über sprachliche Mittel – Grammatik

(Source: https://www.bildungsplaene-bw.de/,Lde/LS/BP2016BW/ALLG/SEK1/E1)

Lead-in story Link to heading

Mia’s timetable is on the fridge. Monday: maths, German, English, sport, music. Theo’s timetable is the same, but with Latin instead of music. Frida the fox cannot read the timetable. “Foxes don’t go to school,” she says. “We just go.”

1. Activate Link to heading

Two-minute timetable. Write your Monday in 5 lines. Lesson 1, Lesson 2, Lesson 3, Lesson 4, break.

2. Input Link to heading

Vocabulary — school subjects Link to heading

English, German, French, Maths, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, History, Geography, Music, Art, PE / Sport, Religion, Ethics.

Telling the time Link to heading

  • It’s eight o’clock.
  • It’s half past eight. (= 8:30)
  • It’s quarter past eight. (= 8:15)
  • It’s quarter to nine. (= 8:45)
  • At what time …? — At half past nine.

Grammar — present simple, third person -s Link to heading

Add -s to verbs in he/she/it.

  • I start school at eight.
  • Mia starts school at eight.
  • Theo plays football.

Spelling traps: go → goes, do → does, teach → teaches, study → studies.

3. Practise Link to heading

Niveau G Link to heading

  1. I __________ (start) school at eight.
  2. Mia __________ (start) school at eight.
  3. We __________ (have) maths on Monday.
  4. Theo __________ (do) sport on Tuesday.

Niveau M Link to heading

  1. (8:30) → ___
  2. (9:15) → ___
  3. (10:45) → ___
  4. (my brother / English / Tuesday) → ___
Answer key

G. 1. start, 2. starts, 3. have, 4. does.

M. 5. It’s half past eight. 6. It’s quarter past nine. 7. It’s quarter to eleven. 8. My brother has English on Tuesday.

4. Produce Link to heading

Pair speaking — My Day. With your partner, take turns. One asks What time do you have …?; the other answers. Cover four subjects.

Sample Link to heading

— What time do you have maths on Monday? — I have maths at quarter past eight.

5. Reflect Link to heading

  • I can name 8 school subjects.
  • I can tell the time at the half hour.
  • I can use the present simple with -s.

One thing in your notebook: Write one sentence that uses something you learned in this Unit.

Exam example Link to heading

class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Niveau M (45 minutes)
Time. 45 minutes. Total. 30 points.

Task 1 — Listening (8 BE) Link to heading

The teacher reads aloud Mia’s Monday twice.

“On Monday I start at eight. First I have maths. Then I have English. At ten o’clock we have a break. After the break we have sport.”

  1. School starts at __________ . (eight / nine)
  2. The first lesson is __________ . (maths / German)
  3. The break is at __________ . (10:00 / 10:30)
  4. After the break: __________ .

Task 2 — Reading (8 BE) Link to heading

Read Theo’s Tuesday and complete the table.

“On Tuesday I start at 8:15. I have music, German, English, and history.”

DayStartSubjects
Tuesday??

Task 3 — Use of English (8 BE) Link to heading

Add -s where needed.

  1. Mia __________ (start) at eight.
  2. We __________ (have) German.
  3. Theo __________ (do) Latin.
  4. They __________ (play) football.

Task 4 — Writing (6 BE) Link to heading

Write 4 sentences about your Monday: subjects, times, one thing you like.

Answer key
T1. eight, maths, 10:00, sport. T2. Tuesday / 8:15 / music, German, English, history. T3. 1. starts, 2. have, 3. does, 4. play. T4. Open.
Notenschlüssel (von 30)
| 28–30 | 1 | 24–27 | 2 | 20–23 | 3 | | 15–19 | 4 | 9–14 | 5 | 0–8 | 6 |

Downloads Link to heading

**Slide deck timing.** 45 minutes total. Lead-in 3 min · Activate 4 min · Input 12 min · Practise 8 min · Produce 13 min · Reflect 5 min.

Differentiation. Niveau G: extra picture support and a printed reference card. Above Niveau M: ask one extension question that links to the next Unit.

Common pitfalls Link to heading

  • Forgetting the third-person -s: Mia start → ✗ / Mia starts → ✓.
  • goes / does / teaches — irregular -s spellings.
  • L1 trap: German Wir haben Mathe maps to We have maths (no preposition).

Further reading / listening Link to heading

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