Get Across Borders was developed in 2012 by Sigrid Rieuwerts together with the Consualte General in Edinburgh to contribute to the spread of the German language in Scotland by means of sending German student teachers of English to Scottish schools. Since then, we have developed GET, SET, GO.
Apart from organising exchanges for Scottish and German university students,we are providing exclusive material for teachers of German in Scotland. Therefore, during the Covid-19 pandemic, we worked to ensure students could continue to gain the teaching experience required to be successful teachers. By creating a virtual teaching assistant scheme in collaboration with Scottish schools, we made sure our exchange programme could also run in these unprecedented times. Usually, our students arrive in Scotland in September and stay until March the following year. This year, the scheme allowed students to engage virtually in German lessons in Scottish schools and let pupils have first-hand contact with native speakers. Albeit online, this was beneficial for both sides: The students gained insights into Scottish classrooms and teaching methods, and thus also enhanced their intercultural understanding. And in being present during online classes, they could even relieve teachers with their workload, which can be challenging when delivered online. It furthermore resulted in the creation of German teaching material (PowerPoint Presentations with videos and vocabulary lists), suitable for children and levels P1 to P7. Of course, it is free of charge and accessible online for all Scottish schools here on this website!
Please find here additional teaching material for P1 to P7. Every PowerPoint is accompanied by a video for audio visualisation.
Our topics cover the alphabet, numbers, simple dialogues, festivities, school life and the time.
Greetings
(Powerpoint, Video)
Goodbyes
(Powerpoint, Video)
A Virtual Trip
(Powerpoint, Video)
Describing Myself
(Powerpoint, Video)
Introducing Yourself
(Powerpoint, Video)
Fruit
(Powerpoint, Video)
How Are You?
(Powerpoint, Video)
I Like, I Don’t Like
(Powerpoint, Video)
I Like Fruit
(Powerpoint, Video)
How Old Are You?
(Powerpoint, Video)
Introducing Family
(Powerpoint, Video)
Counting Numbers 0-10
(PowerPoint, Video)
Counting Numbers 0-20
(PowerPoint, Video)
Counting Numbers 0-31
(PowerPoint, Video)
Counting Numbers 0-60
(PowerPoint, Video)
Counting Numbers 0-80
(PowerPoint, Video)
Counting Numbers 0-100
(PowerPoint, Video)
Counting: How Many
(PowerPoint, Video)
Prices
(PowerPoint, Video)
Dates and Birthdays
(PowerPoint, Video)
The Seasons
(PowerPoint, Video)
The Months
(PowerPoint, Video)
The Week
(PowerPoint, Video)
What Date Is It Today?
(PowerPoint, Video)
What Day Is Today?
(PowerPoint, Video)
Which Month Is It?
(PowerPoint, Video)
Carnival
(PowerPoint, Video)
Happy Birthday
(PowerPoint, Video)
Happy Easter
(PowerPoint, Video)
Happy New Year
(PowerPoint, Video)
Merry Christmas
(PowerPoint, Video)
St Nicholas
(PowerPoint, Video)
Classroom Objects
(PowerPoint, Video)
Classroom Routines
(PowerPoint, Video)
My School
(PowerPoint, Video)
School Subjects + Opinions (PowerPoint, Video)
School Life in Germany
(PowerPoint, Video)
School Items
(PowerPoint, Video)
School Subjects + Timetable (PowerPoint, Video)
Sports
(PowerPoint, Video)
We prepared material that gives students a range of occasions for speaking. It covers discussions about environment, current political and societal problems, media and music, as well as cultural approaches and insights, such as life in various regions in Germany, food, drinks, customs and traditions.
You will find two videos for every topic: one video that gives a general introduction and/or overview and the second video has an exemplary dialogue. We hope they help your students to engage with up-to-date topics in German.
I. Society
Family and Friends
1. Freundschaft – Was ist das für Sie?
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
2. Der beste Freund / Die beste Freundin: was ist das Besondere an einer solchen Person?
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
3. Großeltern
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
4. Die idealen Eltern
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
5. Kinder und Eltern
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
6. Familienleben
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
Lifestyles
1. Das Leben auf dem Land
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
2. Das Leben in der Stadt
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
3. Essgewohnheiten / Healthy living (Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
4. Drogen / Alkohol / Rauchen
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
Media
1. Internet
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
2. Surfen auf dem Datenhighway (Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
3. Fernsehen und Fernsehprogramme
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
4. Die Presse
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
Global Languages and Citizenship
1. Typisch Deutsch
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
2. „Ossis“ und „Wessis“
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
3. Nord und Süd
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
4. Deutsch und/oder Türkisch und andere Sprachen
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
5. Gleichberechtigung
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
II. Learning
Learning and Education
1. Tipps zum “richtigen” Lernen
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
2. Welcher Lerntyp bin ich?
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
3. Das deutsche Schulsystem
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
III. Employability
School, Work & CV
1. Schule und Jobs
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
2. Tag der Arbeit
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
3. Praktikum
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
4. Bewerbungsschreiben
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
IV. Culture
Planning a Trip
1. Urlaub / Reisen
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
2. Deutschsprachige Urlaubsziele (Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
3. Ferien mit und ohne Eltern
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
4. Ideale Ferien
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
5. Reisevorbereitungen
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
Regional Cultures
1. Die Bayerische Kultur
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
2. Die Pfalz
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
3. Wintermärchen Allgäu
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
4. Weinbau an der Mosel
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
5. Der deutsche Wald
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
6. Regionale und saisonale Gerichte(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
German Literature and Media
1. Goethe
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
2. Deutsche Märchen
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
3. Musikfestivals
(Topic Video, Dialogue Video)
In German, the word Heimat (“home”) contains that special feeling when being in a place where you feel home and secure.
We compiled videos about our GETs hometowns. Let yourself be inspired by what they feel when talking about home.
This word (pronounced ɡəˈmyːtlɪçkaɪt) conveys the feeling of cheerfulness and a general good mood. It could best be translated as cosiness.
In this section, we compiled videos that put you in a good cheer, namely festivities, such as Advent, Easter, holidays and festive seasons.
Advent
1. Adventskalender
2. Backen
3. Basteln (Easy Version)
4. Basteln (Advanced Version)
5. Lieder und Gedichte
6. Sankt Nikolaus
7. Weihnachten
8. Weihnachtsmarkt
Feste und Feiertage
1. Fastnacht
2. Ostern
3. Silvester
4. St. Martin
5. Der 3. Oktober
This section will contain our new project about nature. Since Glasgow is hosting the COP26 event this year, we took the opportunity to also raise awareness of all things nature in German classrooms.
Thus, this page will soon contain topics with a “touch of nature”.
It’s naturally exciting – watch this space!
GET festive:
Merry Christmas from our GETs!
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Tessa Deiss, M.A.
University of Glasgow
School of Modern Languages and Cultures
mainz@glasgow.ac.uk
Priv.-Doz. Dr. habil. Sigrid Rieuwerts
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
JGU Commissioner for Scotland
scotland@uni-mainz.de
N.N.
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
get-across-borders@uni-mainz.de