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Goethe-Institut (London) news

10 November 2017 (Goethe-Institut)

The following opportunities from Goethe-Institut in London will be of interest to teachers in Scotland:

  • New Karla and Kai songs - added new songs have been added to the Karla and Kai resources for the fourth year with German. All lesson plans as well as songs are available as a free download.
  • Christmas competition for primary schools - A new clip, Christmas time in Germany with our popular characters Felix and Franzi, has just been published. Let pupils answer some questions about the film and win great prizes!
  • Free 2018 resources calendar - Primary or secondary German teachers can order a free calendar with images, texts and resources for their classroom. The topic this year is Sport in Deutschland. Just fill in the online form and return it to us to place an order. Stock is limited - first come, first served!
  • The two chairs creative writing competition - Pupils can write in English or in German. Their piece can be a poem, short story or piece of prose no more than 1000 words in length. The entry categories will be: under 18s and over 18s, with one winner in English and one in German selected from age group (four winners in total).
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