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German vocabulary and grammar as well as developing your listening /reading  \nskills and cultural knowledge.  \n| Tag 1\u003Cbr>Listen to the | | Tag 2 \u003Cbr>Have you\u003Cbr>heard of Oktoberfest? Research what this festival is and see if you can find out what is (or is not!) happening this year. A good starting\u003Cbr>point…[https://www.dw.co](https://www.dw.co)[m/en/oktoberfest/t-](m/en/oktoberfest/t-)[ ](m/en/oktoberfest/t-)17452936 |  | Tag 3 | | Tag 4 | |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  | Use the following Quizlet link to revise and expand your set of core German verbs:\u003Cbr>[https://quizlet.com/12934](https://quizlet.com/12934)[ ](https://quizlet.com/12934)[3448/german-common-](3448/german-common-)[verbs-flash-cards/](verbs-flash-cards/) |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  | Watch the news in German! Start by watching news shows for kids as they are shorter/simpler to follow.\u003Cbr>For today, watch the Logo! news:\u003Cbr>[https://www.zdf.de/kinder](https://www.zdf.de/kinder)[ ](https://www.zdf.de/kinder)[/logo/alle-logo-sendungen-](/logo/alle-logo-sendungen-)[ ](/logo/alle-logo-sendungen-)[100.html](100.html)\u003Cbr>Jot down some key stories you hear. |  |\n| current Clip of Month and read about the artist:\u003Cbr>[http://www.goethe.de/ins/](http://www.goethe.de/ins/)[ ](http://www.goethe.de/ins/)[us/saf/prj/stg/mus/cli/enin](us/saf/prj/stg/mus/cli/enin)[dex.htm](dex.htm Which other)[ Which other](dex.htm Which other)[ ](dex.htm Which other)German artists do you already know? See if you can find some German music on Spotify / YouTube and make a playlist. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Tag 5 | | Tag 6 | | Tag 7 | | Tag 8\u003Cbr>Click on | |\n| Explore the fantastic Grimm Grammar website – On this website German grammar is taught through the medium of the Grimm Brothers’ Fairy Stories. Lots of the grammar here will be covered as part of the course, but have an explore and see if there is something you can work on:\u003Cbr>[https://coerll.utexas.edu/g](https://coerll.utexas.edu/g)[g/index.html](g/index.html) |  | Have a go at watching a German film or TV series (Netflix is great for this if you have it!) . 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