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German phonics collection

[z]

�Artwork: Steve Clarke

Date updated: 10 / 08 / 21

Rachel Hawkes

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Phonetik

Introduction

Y7 Term 1.1 Week 4 Slides 3-8

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z�

Zug

Timing: 1 minute

Aim: To introduce/consolidate SSC [z]

Procedure:�1. Present the letter(s) and say the [z] sound first, on its own. Students repeat it with you.�2. Bring up the word “Zug” on its own, say it, students repeat it, so that they have the opportunity to focus all of their attention on the connection between the written word and its sound.

3. A possible gesture for this would be to mime wheels, holding your hands at your sides, elbows bent, forearms facing forwards in a right angle, and draw small circles with them, in the air (to denote the wheels of a train going round).

4. Roll back the animations and work through 1-3 again, but this time, dropping your voice completely to listen carefully to the students saying the [z] sound, pronouncing ”Zug” and, if using, doing the gesture.��Word frequency (1 is the most frequent word in German): �Zug [613]�Source: Jones, R.L. & Tschirner, E. (2006). A frequency dictionary of German: core vocabulary for learners. Routledge

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Zug

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Zug

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z

Zug

Zimmer

Arzt

sitzen

Platz

zehn

Timing: 2 minutes

Aim: To introduce/consolidate SSC [z]

Procedure:

Introduce and elicit the pronunciation of the individual SSC [z] and then the source word again ‘Zug’ (with gesture, if using).
Then present and elicit the pronunciation of the five cluster words.

The cluster words have been chosen for their high-frequency, from a range of word classes, with the SSC (where possible) positioned within a variety of syllables within the words (e.g. initial, 2^nd, final etc.). Additionally, we have tried to use words that build cumulatively on previously taught SSCs (see the Phonics Teaching Sequence document) and do not include new SSCs. Where new SSCs are used, they are often consonants which have a similar symbol-sound correspondence in English.�

Word frequency (1 is the most frequent word in German): �Zug [613]; Zimmer [609] zehn [314]; Arzt [614]; Platz [344]; sitzen [261].�Source: Jones, R.L. & Tschirner, E. (2006). A frequency dictionary of German: core vocabulary for learners. Routledge

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Zug

Zimmer

Arzt

sitzen

Platz

zehn

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Zug

Zimmer

Arzt

Platz

zehn

sitzen

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Phonetik

Consolidation [1]

Y7 T1.1 Week 6 Slides 38-41; 45-46

[z]

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Phonetik

hören / sprechen

sagen

kalt

geben

denken

frei

Zug

Welt

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Phonetik

hören / sprechen

sagen

kalt

geben

denken

frei

Zug

Welt

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Phonetik

antworten

Wasser

klein

allein

[alone]

frei

Zug

Welt

Arzt

zehn

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

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lesen / sprechen

60

Sekunden

0

LOS!

zehn

Wasser

antworten

klein

allein

frei

Zug

Welt

Arzt

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hören / schreiben

Der Mann sit_t all__n. ☹

Der Arzt d_nkt ’W_s?!’

Der Gast hat __n Z_mmer.

Der Freund ge_ innt __n B_tt.

Die Frau h_t __nen G_st.

Der Lehrer s_gt ‘Hurr_’. ☺

z

ei

e

a

ei

i

w

ei

e

a

ei

a

1

2

3

4

5

6

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hören / sprechen

Der Mann sitzt allein. ☹

Der Arzt denkt ’Was?!’

Der Gast hat ein Zimmer.

Der Freund gewinnt ein Bett.

Die Frau hat einen Gast.

Der Lehrer sagt ‘Hurra’. ☺

der Artzt

das Zimmer

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2

3

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5

6

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Phonetik

Consolidation [2]

Y7 T3.1 Week 2 Slide 18

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Heidis Shoppingliste

Was braucht Heide? Ordne die Dinge zu!

s

z

s/z

Zahnbürste

Osterhase

Seife

Sonnenschutz

Pilze

Säge

Zelt

_

Zitrone

_

Salz

_

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Consolidation [3]

Y7 T3.2 Week 6 Slides 2-3; 20

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Phonetik - der Bodensee [1/2]

Kreuzlingen

Friedrichshafen

Hagnau

Altenrhein

Wallhausen

Steckborn

Romanshorn

Radolfzell

Allensbach

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

2

hören / schreiben

Phonetik [1]

Time: 5 minutes��Aim:�To practise recognising and transcribing 10 previously taught SSC, in unknown words.

Procedure:�1. Click number to hear the full word. Students listen and transcribe only the missing letters.�2. Animations support item-by-item checking, as instant feedback on each SSC may be particularly helpful for students’ learning.�3. Teachers can additionally ask, Wo liegt [Hagnau]? Es liegt in [Deutschland]… Students have met the use of ‘in’ with die Schweiz. It will be helpful to focus their attention on the use of ‘in’ + der + Schweiz here, reminding them of the ‘in’ + movement (R2-accusative) or location (R3-dative) change.��SSC revisited here: [eu] [st-] [z] [ch-hard] [w] [au] [ie] [ch-soft] [ei] [r]��Transcript:�1 Kreuzlingen�2 Steckborn�3 Radolfzell�4 Allensbach�5 Wallhausen�6 Hagnau�7 Friedrichshafen�8 Altenrhein�9 Romanshorn

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Phonetik - der Bodensee [1/2]

Altnau

Friedrichshafen

Rorschach

Bregenz

Ludwigshafen

Reichenau

Konstanz

Stein am Rhein

1

7

3

8

9

6

2

4

5

lesen / sprechen

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Wie heißt die Band?

Alastair telefoniert mit Mia. Sie reden über deutsche Bands. Wie heißen sie?

	die P r i n z e n
	J u l i
	F e t t e s B r o t
	die F a n t a s t i s c h e n V i e r
	S ö h n e M a n n h e i m s
	S p o r t f r e u n d e S t i l l e r
	R o s e n s t o l z
	die Ä r t z e

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Phonetik

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Phonetik

Consolidation [4]

Y8 T1.2 Week 1 Slides 2-4; 7

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z�

Zug

Timing: 1 minute

Aim: To introduce/consolidate SSC [z]

Procedure:�1. Present the letter(s) and say the [z] sound first, on its own. Students repeat it with you.�2. Bring up the word “Zug” on its own, say it, students repeat it, so that they have the opportunity to focus all of their attention on the connection between the written word and its sound.

3. A possible gesture for this would be to mime wheels, holding your hands at your sides, elbows bent, forearms facing forwards in a right angle, and draw small circles with them, in the air (to denote the wheels of a train going round).

4. Roll back the animations and work through 1-3 again, but this time, dropping your voice completely to listen carefully to the students saying the [z] sound, pronouncing ”Zug” and, if using, doing the gesture.��Word frequency (1 is the most frequent word in German): �Zug [613]�Source: Jones, R.L. & Tschirner, E. (2006). A frequency dictionary of German: core vocabulary for learners. Routledge

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Zug

Zimmer

Arzt

sitzen

Platz

zehn

Timing: 2 minutes

Aim: To introduce/consolidate SSC [z]

Procedure:

Introduce and elicit the pronunciation of the individual SSC [z] and then the source word again ‘Zug’ (with gesture, if using).
Then present and elicit the pronunciation of the five cluster words.

The cluster words have been chosen for their high-frequency, from a range of word classes, with the SSC (where possible) positioned within a variety of syllables within the words (e.g. initial, 2^nd, final etc.). Additionally, we have tried to use words that build cumulatively on previously taught SSCs (see the Phonics Teaching Sequence document) and do not include new SSCs. Where new SSCs are used, they are often consonants which have a similar symbol-sound correspondence in English.�

Word frequency (1 is the most frequent word in German): �Zug [613]; Zimmer [609] zehn [314]; Arzt [614]; Platz [344]; sitzen [261].�Source: Jones, R.L. & Tschirner, E. (2006). A frequency dictionary of German: core vocabulary for learners. Routledge

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Zug

Zimmer

Arzt

Platz

zehn

sitzen

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Phonetik

hören / schreiben

Wie oft hörst du [z]?

1

2

3

4

5

Die Pflanzen brauchen viel Wasser.

Achtundzwanzig Prozent der Deutschen arbeiten in der Freizeit im Garten.

Nur elf Prozent gehen jede Woche ins Sportzentrum.

Die Jahreszeit zwischen Dezember und März ist ziemlich kalt in Deutschland . �

Zahnärzte sind für das Ziehen von Zähnen zuständig.

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Wann ist der beste Zeitpunkt, einen Sommerurlaub zu buchen?�

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Timing: 4 minutes��Aim: Listening for and noticing the SSC [z] in a sentence context.��Procedure:�1. Click on a number to hear the sentence. Click on the number again to repeat if necessary.

2. Write down how many Rs you hear in each sentence.

3. Click to see the sentence and check the answer.

4. Check understanding of sentences.

Transcript:�1. Die Pflanzen brauchen viel Wasser. [1]�2. Achtundzwanzig Prozent der Deutschen arbeitet in der Freizeit im Garten. [4]�3. Nur elf Prozent geht jede Woche ins Sportzentrum. [2]�4. Die Jahreszeit zwischen Dezember und März ist ziemlich kalt in Deutschland [5]�5. Zahnärzte sind für das Ziehen von Zähnen zuständig. [5]�6. Wann ist der beste Zeitpunkt, einen Sommerurlaub zu buchen? [1]�

Word frequency (1 is the most frequent word in German):

Prozent [172] Pflanze [1667] Dezember [1527] Jahreszeit [4818] März [987] der Punkt [427] nur [39] ziehen [266] jeder, jede, jedes [88]

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Phonetik

Consolidation [5]

Y8 T2.1 Week 6 Slide 17

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hören / schreiben

Hör zu. Schreib zw- oder schw-

1

2

3

4

5

6

zwingen

schwingen

____

[to wield]

[to force]

[force/coercion]

[type of grass]

[swung]

[pivoting]

[schwa]

[indeed]

[dwarf]

[to doubt]

[to ramble]

[sword]

schwang

Schwenken

Schwa

Schwert

schweifen

Zwang

Zwenken

zwar

Zwerg

zweifeln

ə

____

_____

[indeed]

Attributions: To force: Abu badali, based on public domain Aiga’s icons / CC BY-SA

�Timing: 5 minutes��Aim: to practise differentiating the SSC [zw-] and [schw-], first by transcribing correctly, then by indicating which SSC is said and heard, under increasing time pressure.

��Procedure:�1. Students listen and write each SSC correctly (or the full word each time, if preferred)

2. Check answers, using animations.

3. Teacher says one of each pair again, and students lift right or left arm up, to show recognition.

4. Speed of input and responses can be increased to speed up processing.

Transcript:�1. zwingen, schwingen�2. Zwang, schwang

3. Zwenken, schwenken

4. schwa, zwar

5. Zwerg, Schwert

6. schweifen, zweifeln��Word frequency (1 is the most frequent word in German): �zwingen [1212] schwingen [3130] Zwang [3902] schwang [3130] zwenken [>5009] schwenken [>5009] schwa [>5009] zwar [206] Zwerg [4318] Schwert [>5009] schweifen [>5009] zweifeln [4149]�Source: Jones, R.L. & Tschirner, E. (2019). A frequency dictionary of German: core vocabulary for learners. Routledge

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Consolidation [5]

Y8 T2.2 Week 2 Slides 35-36

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Pil z

Salat

Zirkus

Hei z ung

Zahn

hören / schreiben

Deutsches [z] ist wie das Englische‘ts’.�Deutsches [s-] ist wie das Englische ‘z’.

Hör zu. Schreib 1-9 und [z] oder [s].

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

_

Suppe

_

Sahne

_

Amei s e

_

E s el

_

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Sekunden

0

LOS!

1. sinken

2. Tradition

12. Demonstration

10. absolut

9. Qualifikation

4. Zucker

3. Kompetenz

Remember - ‘tion’ words sound like ‘tsyon’in German!

11. tausend

5. sogar

6. Gesetz

7. Option

8. angesichts

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Consolidation [6]

Y8 T2.2 Week 4 Slide 3

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hören / schreiben

Hör zu. Schreib die Wörter. �Wie viele enthalten die SSC?

er

wieder

frei

ja

Zug

Kopf

		?
	[er-]
	[-er]
	[ei]

gern – erklären - unser

alle – erzählen - anderer

Kleid – weit - alleine

		?
	[j]
	[z]
	[o]

jung – jedoch - Jugendclub

kurz – unser - zwar

genau – Schloss - erlauben

2

1

3

2

1

[er-]

[-er]

[ei]

[j]

[z]

[o]

Timing: 7 minutes��Aim: Transcription activity to revisit six further SSC, and to practise writing vocabulary from this week’s sets, as well as a few unknown words. As such, this is a hybrid phonics – vocabulary activity.��Procedure:�1. Click on each individual SSC to hear it.

2. Elicit the source word from students, if remembered. Note that all of these words have also been taught as key vocabulary on the SOW.

3. Bring up the source words to check, and for reference for the read aloud activity.

4. Students listen to the sets of three words and transcribe them.�5. They decide how many words contain the target SSC.

6. Reveal the answers.�7. Optional – elicit the English meanings of the vocabulary.

Transcript:�gern – erklären - unser

alle – erzählen - anderer

Kleid – weit – alleine

jung – jedoch – Jugendclub

kurz – unser - zwar

genau – Schloss - erlauben

�Word frequency of unknown words (1 is the most frequent word in German): �weit [230] zwar [227]�Source: Jones, R.L. & Tschirner, E. (2019). A frequency dictionary of German: core vocabulary for learners. Routledge

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