Subjects / Junior Cycle / German
Mapped to: Junior Cycle Modern Foreign Languages – German (revised specification 2025, first years from September 2026; 2017 specification for cohorts that started before 2026) · official specification (NCCA). Topic names are StudyRoom's own summaries.
Communicative competence
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Ich und meine Familie (Me and my family)Introduce yourself and describe your family, friends and pets.CL 15 q In review
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Die Schule (School)Talk about subjects, timetables, teachers and your school day.CL 15 q In review
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Zuhause und Wohnort (Home and local area)Describe your house, your room and the town or village where you live.CL 15 q In review
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Hobbys und Sport (Hobbies and sport)Say what you like doing in your free time, how often and with whom.CL 15 q In review
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Essen und Trinken (Food and drink)Name foods and drinks, give likes and dislikes and order in a café.CL 15 q In review
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Ferien und Reisen (Holidays and travel)Talk about holidays, transport and the weather, and write postcards.CL 15 q In review
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Gesundheit und Körper (Health and the body)Name parts of the body and say how you feel or what hurts.CL 15 q In review
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Einkaufen und Kleidung (Shopping and clothes)Ask about prices, sizes and colours and describe clothes.CL 16 q In review
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Leseverstehen (Reading comprehension)Understand short German texts such as emails, blogs and postcards.CL 15 q In review
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Schreiben (Writing: emails, blogs, diaries)Write short emails, blog posts and diary entries in German.CL 15 q In review
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Sprechen (Speaking and oral communication)Ask and answer everyday questions and prepare a short talk about yourself.CL 15 q In review
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Hörverstehen (Listening)Understand short spoken German texts such as announcements, messages and conversations (practised here with transcripts).CL 15 q In review
Language awareness
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Artikel und Geschlecht (Articles and gender)Learn der, die, das and ein, eine and how plurals are formed.CL 15 q In review
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Die Fälle: Nominativ, Akkusativ, Dativ (Cases)See how articles change for the subject, direct object and indirect object.CL 15 q In review
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Das Präsens (Present tense)Conjugate regular, irregular and stem-changing verbs in the present tense.CL 15 q In review
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Das Perfekt (Past tense with haben and sein)Talk about the past using haben or sein plus a past participle.CL 15 q In review
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Modalverben (Modal verbs)Use können, müssen, dürfen, wollen, sollen and mögen with an infinitive.CL 16 q In review
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Wortstellung und Fragen (Word order and questions)Put the verb in second place, send it to the end after weil and form questions.CL 15 q In review
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Zahlen, Datum und Uhrzeit (Numbers, dates and time)Count, give dates and birthdays and tell the time in German.CL 15 q In review
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Präpositionen (Prepositions)Use prepositions with the accusative, the dative or both.CL 15 q In review
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Pronomen und Possessivartikel (Pronouns and possessives)Use personal pronouns and words like mein, dein, sein, ihr correctly.CL 15 q In review
Socio-cultural knowledge and intercultural awareness
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Die deutschsprachigen Länder und Kultur (German-speaking countries and culture)Get to know Germany, Austria and Switzerland, their festivals and customs.CL 15 q In review