German NCEA Level 1 
                                                                            
                                          Appendix for external assessment 
                                                                            
                       The appendix indicates language (both vocabulary and useful expressions) which 
                       students need to be able to recognise for Level 1 German examinations:     
                        
                       1.1 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken German texts on areas of 
                            most immediate relevance    
                        
                       1.4 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of German texts on areas of most 
                       immediate relevance  
                        
                       The texts will reflect the communication achievement objectives levels 5 and 6 for 
                       learning languages:  
                        
                           •    Communicate information, ideas, and opinions through different text types. 
                           •    Respond to personal ideas and opinions. 
                           •    Communicate appropriately in different situations. 
                       Students are expected to understand more complex language which goes beyond 
                       the immediate context e.g. past and future events. Students are expected to 
                       understand a variety of text types.  
                       This will involve sentences and frequently used expressions related to basic personal 
                       information in areas of most immediate relevance. The texts will reflect the 
                       relationship between language and culture and be adapted as appropriate. 
                                                             
                       Note for internal assessments 
                       This appendix applies only to language used for the two end of year reading and 
                       listening external assessments. The language which students will use to 
                       communicate in internal assessment activities and associated learning opportunities 
                       throughout the year will necessarily reflect the German teaching and learning that 
                       takes place within the context of each particular classroom and cannot and should 
                       not therefore be restricted to solely the language and useful expressions contained in 
                       this appendix. 
                        
                       NOTES TO TEACHER:  
                       Students are expected to be able to recognise:  
                        
                           1.  Where a noun, adverb or adjective can easily be constructed from the verb or 
                                vice versa;  
                           2.  Obvious cognates and loan words;  
                           3.  Numbers, days of the week and months of the year;  
                           4.  Structural words like articles, pronouns and prepositions 
                        
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                       German Vocabulary List for external assessment NCEA Level 1                          10.05.2010 
                                
                                
                                              A                                                      
                                      der  Abend                                                    evening 
                                     das  Abendbrot                                                 evening meal 
                                              aber                                                  but 
                                              abfahren                                              to depart 
                                      die  Adresse                                                  address 
                                      der  Adventskranz                                             Advent wreath 
                                              abwaschen                                             to do dishes  
                                              ähnlich                                               like, similar 
                                              all- / alle / alles                                   all, everything 
                                              allein                                                alone 
                                              also                                                  well, so, then 
                                              als                                                   when, than, as 
                                              alt                                                   old 
                                      die  Ampel                                                    traffic lights 
                                              an                                                    at, on, to 
                                              andere/r (e.g. ein anderer Kuli)  other 
                                              anfangen                                              to begin 
                                              angeln                                                to go fishing 
                                              anhalten                                              to stop 
                                              anmachen                                              to turn on 
                                              anprobieren                                           to try on 
                                              anrufen                                               to phone, ring up 
                                              antworten                                             to answer 
                                    sich  anziehen                                                  to get dressed 
                                      der  Apfel                                                    apple 
                                      die  Apotheke                                                 pharmacy 
                                              arbeiten                                              to work 
                                              arm                                                   poor 
                                      der  Arzt                                                     (male) doctor 
                                              auch                                                  also 
                                              Auf Wiedersehen                                       goodbye 
                                      die  Aufgabe                                                  exercise 
                                              aufmachen                                             to open 
                                              aufpassen                                             to pay attention 
                                              aufräumen                                             to tidy up 
                                      der  Aufschnitt                                               cold sliced meat 
                                              aufstehen                                             to get up, stand up 
                                              aufwachen                                             to wake up 
                                     das  Auge                                                      eye 
                                              ausgeben                                              to spend (money) 
                                              ausgehen                                              to go out 
                                     das  Ausland                                                   abroad, overseas 
                                              aussehen                                              to look (like) 
                                      die  Aussicht                                                 view 
                                              aussteigen                                            to get out (vehicle) 
                                    sich  ausziehen                                                 to get undressed 
                                     das  Auto                                                      car 
                                              B                                                      
                                      die  Bäckerei                                                 bakery 
                                     das  Bad                                                       bath 
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                                      der  Bahnhof                                                  (train, bus) station 
                                              bald                                                  soon 
                                              basteln                                               to do handcraft, make sthg by hand 
                                      der  Bauch                                                    stomach 
                                      der  Baum                                                     tree 
                                              beide                                                 both 
                                     das  Bein                                                      leg 
                                              bekannt                                               well-known 
                                              bekommen                                              to receive 
                                              beliebt                                               popular 
                                              bequem                                                comfortable 
                                      der  Berg                                                     mountain 
                                              beschreiben                                           to describe 
                                              besonders                                             especially 
                                              besuchen                                              to visit 
                                     das  Bett                                                      bed 
                                              bevor                                                 before 
                                              bezahlen                                              to pay 
                                     das  Bier                                                      beer 
                                     das  Bild                                                      picture 
                                              billig                                                cheap 
                                              bitte                                                 please 
                                              blau                                                  blue 
                                              bleiben                                               to stay 
                                              blöd                                                  stupid 
                                      die  Blume                                                    flower 
                                     das  Boot                                                      boat 
                                              böse                                                  angry, cross 
                                              braten                                                to fry, roast 
                                              brauchen                                              to need 
                                              braun                                                 brown 
                                              brechen                                               to break 
                                      der  Brief                                                    letter 
                                      die  Brille                                                   pair of glasses 
                                              bringen                                               to bring 
                                     das  Brot                                                      bread 
                                     das  Brötchen                                                  bread roll 
                                      die  Brücke                                                   bridge 
                                      der  Bruder                                                   brother 
                                     das  Buch                                                      book 
                                      die  Burg                                                     castle, fortress 
                                     das  Büro                                                      office 
                                              bunt                                                  brightly coloured 
                                     das  Butterbrot                                                sandwich, piece of bread and butter 
                                              C                                                      
                                      der  Campingplatz                                             camping ground 
                                      der  Cousin                                                   (male) cousin 
                                      die  Cousine                                                  (female) cousin 
                                              D                                                      
                                              dann                                                  then 
                                              das                                                   the, that 
                                              dass                                                  that 
                                              dauern                                                to last 
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                                              decken                                                to cover, set (table) 
                                              denken                                                to think 
                                              denn                                                  for, because 
                                              deshalb                                               therefore 
                                              Deutsch (sch. subject)                                German 
                                              Deutschland                                           Germany 
                                              dick                                                  fat 
                                              dieser, diese, dieses                                 this 
                                      der  Direktor/die Direktorin                                  (male) principal/female principal 
                                      der  Dom                                                      cathedral 
                                              doof                                                  stupid, dumb 
                                              dort                                                  there 
                                     das  Dorf                                                      village 
                                      die  Drogerie                                                 chemist 
                                              dumm                                                  stupid 
                                              dunkel(blau)                                          dark (blue) 
                                              dünn                                                  thin 
                                              dürfen                                                to be allowed to, may 
                                    sich  duschen                                                   to have a shower 
                                              E                                                      
                                              echt                                                  real, genuine 
                                      die  Ecke                                                     corner 
                                     das  Ei                                                        egg 
                                              einige                                                several 
                                              einfach                                               easy 
                                              einkaufen gehen                                       to go shopping 
                                              einladen                                              to invite 
                                              einsteigen                                            to get in (vehicle) 
                                      der  Einwohner                                                inhabitant 
                                     das  Einzelkind                                                only child 
                                     das  Eis                                                       ice, icecream 
                                      die  Eltern                                                   parents 
                                              empfehlen                                             to recommend 
                                              endlich                                               finally 
                                              eng                                                   narrow,tight 
                                              Entschuldigung                                        excuse me, sorry 
                                     das  Erdgeschoss                                               ground floor 
                                              erklären                                              to explain 
                                    sich  erkälten                                                  to catch cold 
                                              ernst                                                 serious 
                                              erstaunt                                              surprised 
                                der/die  Erwachsene                                                 adult 
                                              erzählen                                              to relate 
                                              essen                                                 to eat 
                                              etwas                                                 something 
                                      der  Euro                                                     Euro 
                                              F                                                      
                                     das  Fach                                                      (school) subject 
                                              fahren                                                to go, drive 
                                     das  Fahrrad                                                   bicycle 
                                              fallen                                                to fall 
                                              falsch                                                false, wrong 
                                      die  Familie                                                  family 
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