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Ch.6: Wie alt bist du?: How old are you

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CONTENTS:
Introduction:
1. Greetings
2. Goodbye
3.How are you?
4.Names
5 Numbers 1-12
6 Ages
7 Where you live
8 Days
9 Weather
10 Alphabet
11 My family
12 Numbers 13-31
13 Colours
14 Pets
15 Christmas!
16 Consolidation
17 Class interaction

Talking point: the age for changing schools

What you will learn with film 6

"Ich bin 11."
"Ich bin 12."

You will see German children tell us how old they are, covering ages from 6 to 12, and you will learn how to ask someone else their age.

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Talking Point: the age for changing schools

The children in the film did not start at Boppard Grundschule until they were six, but most went to kindergarten (nursery school) from the age of 4.
German school system
In the 4th year at Grundschule, when the child is aged 10, their teachers will recommend to each pupil and their parents which type of secondary school they should go to.:
- Hauptschule (high school, leaving to start work and training at 15)
- Realschule (going on to technical college at 16)
- Gymnasium Staying at school until 18, when they take the Abitur exams, for university entrance ).

If selected for, say, a gymnasium, they have to go to their local gymnasium, and cannot choose between different schools of that type.

The first two years at secondary school (grades 5-6 above) are often an "orientation stage", to see if the child settles in OK. Some Federal states have introduced Gesamtschulen (comprehensive schools), which avoids the difficulties of selection.

About 55% of German workers have the Hauptschule leaving certificate, 35% the Realschule certificate, and 11% the Abitur (2000 figures).

Find out more -
http://www.howtogermany.com/pages/germanschools.html
Primary German - choosong seconday school at age 10
Maxi is 10 and about to leave the Grundschule.
What options are open to him?

German education system

The UK-German Connection has a nice simple guide to the German education system is here:

http://www.ukgermanconnection.org/cms/?location_id=226
especially this link about schools:
http://www.ukgermanconnection.org/cms/?location_id=1176&item=2690&itemoffset=1

For teachers who want clear informaation to help compare schools in Germany with those in other countries, including UK:

http://www.inca.org.uk/germany.html

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Ch.6: Wie alt bist du?: How old are you

HOME \| Early Start German 1: CONTENTS

CONTENTS: Introduction: 1. Greetings 2. Goodbye 3.How are you? 4.Names 5 Numbers 1-12 6 Ages 7 Where you live 8 Days 9 Weather 10 Alphabet 11 My family 12 Numbers 13-31 13 Colours 14 Pets 15 Christmas! 16 Consolidation 17 Class interaction	Talking point: the age for changing schools
	What you will learn with film 6
	"Ich bin 11."	"Ich bin 12."
	You will see German children tell us how old they are, covering ages from 6 to 12, and you will learn how to ask someone else their age.
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Back to top	Talking Point: the age for changing schools
	The children in the film did not start at Boppard Grundschule until they were six, but most went to kindergarten (nursery school) from the age of 4. In the 4th year at Grundschule, when the child is aged 10, their teachers will recommend to each pupil and their parents which type of secondary school they should go to.: - *Hauptschule* (high school, leaving to start work and training at 15) - *Realschule* (going on to technical college at 16) - *Gymnasium* Staying at school until 18, when they take the *Abitur* exams, for university entrance ). If selected for, say, a gymnasium, they have to go to their local gymnasium, and cannot choose between different schools of that type. The first two years at secondary school (grades 5-6 above) are often an "orientation stage", to see if the child settles in OK. Some Federal states have introduced *Gesamtschulen* (comprehensive schools), which avoids the difficulties of selection. About 55% of German workers have the *Hauptschule* leaving certificate, 35% the *Realschule* certificate, and 11% the *Abitur* (2000 figures). Find out more - http://www.howtogermany.com/pages/germanschools.html	Maxi is 10 and about to leave the Grundschule. What options are open to him?
	German education system The UK-German Connection has a nice simple guide to the German education system is here: http://www.ukgermanconnection.org/cms/?location_id=226 especially this link about schools: http://www.ukgermanconnection.org/cms/?location_id=1176&item=2690&itemoffset=1 For teachers who want clear informaation to help compare schools in Germany with those in other countries, including UK: http://www.inca.org.uk/germany.html
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