Georg-Herwegh-Gymnasium

Schulinterne Mindestanforderungen for die Klassen 7/8

Story Telling

Students use verb forms in the simple past.

They are familiar with and apply narrative expressions to

• begin a narrative (not so long ago, some time ago, last ...)
• tell a story (then, later, suddenly, the next morning, ...)
• finish a narrative (at last, eventually, in the end, finally)

Presenting an argument /personal opinion

Students are familiar with purpose and outline structure of an English paragraph.

They know and make use of connectives to

• express their opinion
• express agreement and disagreement
• finish and start an argument (introductory sentences, closing sentences) and their paragraphs

In addition, they know expressions to

• make suggestions
• ask for clarification
• refer to another writer/speaker

They are familiar with simple conjunctions to

• add ideas (and, as well as, ...)
• express contrasts (but, or, although, ...)
• express consequences (that is why, therefore, ...)

They are able to extend simple sentences by using relative pronouns.