Welcome to the demo edition of i-c@fé Deutsch. This edition covers a variety of topics to interest all students.

The magazine has primarily been designed as a fun, but educational, way to encourage students to read German. The topics, written with teenagers in mind, the underlying support, and instant results and feedback make it easy for students to use i-c@fé Deutsch at home, as well as in school, extending their exposure to German. The underlying support has been designed so that students can print it out and keep it as a record.

In order to help you get the most out of i-c@fé Deutsch, we have listed all of the articles that appear in this edition, and added a short description of each one. Beneath this are just some of the ways in which articles could be used.

Certain articles are more suitable for certain age groups. We have coloured coded each one, green for the easiest articles, blue for intermediate articles and red for the most difficult articles. For example, some of shorter articles on the Dies und das page are suitable for lower levels, while the Aktuelle Nachrichten article is more suited to higher ability classes or students. The articles on the Auf der piste page are also differentiated - the first one being the easier of the two.

Aktuelle Nachrichten

Der Zauberschüler Harry Potter ist wieder da!: A look at the marketing hype surrounding the latest Harry Potter book. It comprises the article, an underlying glossary and 2 interactive activities: drag and drop with immediate feedback and a template for students to fill in and send to us.

Dies und das

Sport: This looks at the sport of badminton, and comprises an underlying glossary and a multiple-choice quiz with immediate feedback. Used with the underlying support, this article is ideal for less-able students, who could read the article, with the help of the glossary and then complete the quiz. KS4 students could be encouraged to read the article, either in class or at home, and complete the quiz without using the glossary.

Matrix Reloaded: An article on this popular film. This has an associated matching quiz and underlying glossary.

Meine idealen Ferien: a template for students to fill in and send to us, with the chance of seeing their work published on the bulletin board.

Rolling Stones: An article on this well-known group, with a more grammar-orientated hotspot quiz. This also has immediate feedback and an underlying glossary.

Auf der Piste

Examen - Hilfe beim Lernen oder Stress?: German teenagers' views on exams. This article has underlying support and a multiple-choice quiz. It is ideal to use in class alongside the course book.

Ich habe gewonnen!: 2 German teenagers describe what it was like to win something. This has underlying support and a multiple-choice quiz. This article is ideal to use in class alongside the course book.

Im Blickpunkt

Neun Monate in Uniform: An article on German military service. This comprises a jumbled sentence quiz and crossword, both with immediate feedback. There is also an underlying reading strategy, which makes the article accessible to KS3 students.

Austausch

A short word game for students of all abilities.

A cartoon with a short matching quiz, suitable for students of all abilities.

Ways to use the magazine

Individually

Encourage students to read articles that interest them and to complete the associated activities at home. Ask them to report back, describing the article to the rest of the class, perhaps even completing the activity on a screen in front of the class.

In class

i-c@fé Deutsch can be used in class, alongside the course book (especially the Auf der Piste articles), or to revise or reinforce vocabulary or topics that have already been covered in class:

Shared modelling of reading

Read through the article as a class and then analyse the text, using the underlying support and the activities as points of discussion.

Competitions

Read through an article as a class, or in groups and then have a competition. Split the class into 2 teams. The teams take it in turns to answer a question/drag a word into a space. The team that gets the most answers correct wins.

Similarly, teams could complete an activity against the clock. The team that can complete the paragraph correctly in the shortest amount of time wins.

Get the class to read the articles in small groups and then work as a whole class. Ask each group in turn to answer one of the quiz questions.

We welcome any comments you may have about i-c@fé. If you have any feedback, or ideas, about i-c@fé, please send an e-mail to i-cafeFeedback@oup.com.