Topic 3

You can think of your Cambridge IGCSE German course as having four main areas of skills and understanding:

• Listening
• Reading
• Speaking
• Writing

What does the AO mean?

This is the part of the course where your ability to understand recordings of spoken German is assessed.

What do you need to be able to do?

• understand the main points and key information in simple everyday material
• understand clear speech on a range of familiar topics
• understand the description of events and expression of ideas, opinions and attitudes in simple texts
• identify and select relevant information in predictable texts.

What does the AO mean?

This is the part of the course where your ability to understand different kinds of written German will be assessed.

What do you need to be able to do?

• understand the main points and key information in simple everyday material
• understand authentic factual texts on a range of familiar topics
• understand the description of events and expression of ideas, opinions and attitudes in simple texts
• identify and select relevant information in predictable texts.

AO3: Speaking

What does the AO mean?

This is the part of the course where your ability to speak German will be assessed.

What do you need to be able to do?

• communicate clearly and effectively in a range of predictable everyday situations
• engage in conversations on familiar topics, expressing opinions and feelings
• use a range of structures and vocabulary with reasonable accuracy
• demonstrate some ability to maintain interaction
• show some control of pronunciation and intonation.

What does the AO mean?

This is the part of the course where your ability to write in German will be assessed.

What do you need to be able to do?

• communicate simple factual information clearly for everyday purposes
• write simple phrases and sentences on a familiar topic
• write simple connected texts describing events, experiences, opinions and hopes and ambitions
• use a range of simple vocabulary and language structures reasonably accurately