Unit 1 — A New Year at School

Track G+M · Klasse 6 · 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 describe my Klasse-6 timetable in 5 sentences.
  • I can use frequency adverbs (always, often, sometimes, never).
  • I can ask and answer about a typical school week.

Bildungsplan alignment Link to heading

  • 3.1.1 Soziokulturelles Orientierungswissen / Themen
  • 3.1.3.3 Sprechen – an Gesprächen teilnehmen
  • 3.1.3.5 Schreiben
  • 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

Sam stands in the corridor of the new building. Klasse 6 has a different floor. Bigger lockers. A real chemistry room with real bunsen burners. Lina finds Sam. “Same class, different planet,” she says. Mr. Flint walks past with a tray of test tubes. “Welcome back,” he says, without slowing down.

1. Activate Link to heading

Two-truth check. Tell your partner two true things and one slightly invented thing about your summer. Partner guesses which is invented.

2. Input Link to heading

Vocabulary — secondary school Link to heading

lockers, the chemistry lab, the staff room, the headteacher’s office, period (= Stunde), break time, free period, homework diary, blazer (BrE), uniform.

Grammar — frequency adverbs + present simple Link to heading

Adverbs (always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never) sit before the main verb but after to be.

  • I always have maths on Monday.
  • She is sometimes late.
  • We never have biology on Friday.

3. Practise Link to heading

Niveau G Link to heading

  1. Place the adverb. (always) I __________ have English on Tuesday. (often) Lina __________ is late. (never) They __________ play chess.
  2. Match: always — 100%, never — 0%, sometimes — 50%.

Niveau M Link to heading

  1. Build 4 true sentences about your week using 4 different frequency adverbs.
Answer key

G. 1. always have / often is / never play. 2. correct.

M. 3. Open.

4. Produce Link to heading

Pair speaking — My Week. 90 seconds each direction. Partner asks at least one Do you …? question and one How often …? question.

Sample Link to heading

— How often do you have biology? — I usually have biology twice a week, but on the second week of every month we sometimes have a long lab.

5. Reflect Link to heading

  • I can place frequency adverbs correctly.
  • I can describe my Klasse-6 timetable in 5 sentences.
  • I can ask How often …?

One thing in your notebook: Write one sentence using 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

Listen twice.

“In Klasse 6 we have biology twice a week, music once a week, and PE on Friday afternoon. We never have homework on Wednesday. Lunch is always at 12:30.”

  1. Biology: ___ . 2. PE: ___ . 3. No homework: ___ . 4. Lunch time: ___ .

Task 2 — Reading (8 BE) Link to heading

Read.

“Sam usually walks to school. Sometimes he takes the bus when it rains. He never gets a lift from his parents. He often arrives ten minutes early to talk to Lina.”

T or F: 1. Sam usually walks. 2. He always takes the bus. 3. He never gets a lift. 4. He often arrives early.

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

Place the adverb.

  1. (always) I ___ have music on Monday.
  2. (usually) She ___ is on time.
  3. (never) They ___ play tennis.
  4. (sometimes) We ___ have a free period.

Task 4 — Writing (6 BE) Link to heading

Write 5–6 sentences about your school week using 4 different frequency adverbs.

Answer key
T1. twice a week, Friday afternoon, Wednesday, 12:30. T2. T, F, T, T. T3. 1. always have, 2. is usually, 3. never play, 4. sometimes have. 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: extension question linking to the next Unit.

Common pitfalls Link to heading

  • I have always maths → ✗ / I always have maths → ✓.
  • She always is late → ✗ / She is always late → ✓ (after to be).
  • L1 trap: German immer often follows the verb in writing; English keeps it before main verbs.

Further reading / listening Link to heading

  • BBC Learning English — Adverbs of frequency.
  • British Council Kids — School routines topic.

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