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🎓 Final Preparation for GCSE & A-Level German: Join Our Expert-Led Easter Revision Courses 🇩🇪

Updated: May 8

As exam season approaches, it’s time to revise smarter, boost confidence, and secure the grades you deserve. Whether you're preparing for your GCSE or A-level German, our Easter revision courses at Olesen Tuition are designed to help students succeed across all exam boards (AQA, Edexcel, etc.)—with outstanding results.


Final Preparation for GCSE & A-Level German: Join Our Expert-Led Easter Revision Courses
Expert GCSE and A-level German tutor with over 25 years of experience

📅 Course Dates and Format

We offer two intensive revision courses for each level:




All courses are available online and in person in London.


🌟 Why Choose Olesen Tuition?

  • ✅ Taught by Oxford-educated native German tutors

  • ✅ Over 25 years’ experience with GCSE, A-level, IB, and Goethe exams

  • ✅ 95% of students achieve Grade 9/A*

  • ✅ Small groups and tailored feedback

  • ✅ The top-rated German language school in London with the most 5-star client reviews


📘 What We Cover – GCSE German

Our Easter revision courses focus on all four skill areas tested in the exam: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.


🗣️ Speaking (Role Play, Photo Card, Conversation)

  • Strategies for structuring answers and extending responses

  • Role play practice using real AQA/Edexcel-style prompts

  • Detailed work on photo card description and unpredictable questions

  • Conversation preparation on all key topics


✍️ Writing

  • Grammar review: tenses, word order, complex structures

  • Opinion and justification phrases

  • Structured planning for 90, and 150-word tasks


👂 Listening & 📖 Reading

  • Authentic exam-style exercises with vocabulary support

  • Focused work on synonyms, distractors, and exam technique


🧠 Themes Covered:

  • Identity and Relationships

  • Education and Work

  • Healthy Living

  • Free Time

  • Customs and Festivals

  • Media and Technology

  • Travel and Tourism

  • The Environment and Where People Live


📗 What We Cover – A-level German

We tailor each course to Year 12 or Year 13 students and their specific curriculum needs:


🗣️ Paper 3 (Speaking)

  • Theme revision: Familie, digitale Welt, Jugendkultur, Immigration, EU, Wiedervereinigung

  • Exam board-style IRP prep and mock discussions

  • Phrases for opinion, contrast, comparison, and evaluation

  • Role plays (Edexcel) and stimulus cards (AQA)


✍️ Paper 1 (Listening, Reading & Writing)

  • Past paper comprehension tasks

  • Translation strategies (both into and from German)

  • Summary writing techniques

  • Essay structure for literary texts and films (e.g. Der Vorleser, Russendisko, Almanya)


📚 Grammar Refresher

  • Tense consolidation

  • Passive voice

  • Relative clauses

  • Konjunktiv I & II


📝 Exam Tips to Get Top Marks

Whether you're preparing for GCSE or A-level, follow these strategies to gain confidence and maximise your marks:


🔑 General Tips

  • Build active vocabulary sets by theme

  • Use complex structures (weil, obwohl, relative clauses)

  • Learn stock phrases for every skill area

  • Practice speaking under timed conditions


🎯 GCSE Tips

  • Learn question words (wer, was, wo, wann, wie…)

  • Keep answers full but simple

  • Don’t overcomplicate—clarity and accuracy matter more than flair


🎯 A-Level Tips

  • Quote and analyse literary texts or films with depth

  • Use connectives to develop arguments (denn, jedoch, außerdem…)

  • Read German articles to build vocabulary and idiomatic language

  • Keep IRP notes clear and concise—aim for confident delivery, not a script


📆 Blog Series: Daily Exam Advice for GCSE & A-Level German

Yesterday, I published a post about the most Common Mistakes in GCSE German exams (and how to avoid them). Starting tomorrow, we’ll be publishing brand-new blog posts every day this week at 2pm BST, each packed with expert advice on how to excel in your GCSE and A-level German exams. Whether you're looking to sharpen your speaking skills, perfect your writing, or master tricky grammar topics, we’ve got you covered!


Here’s what to expect:


🔔 Don’t miss a post—check back daily or follow us on Instagram for updates!

🎓 And if you're looking for structured, results-driven support, consider joining our revision courses.


✨ Final Thoughts

Our German revision courses go beyond “quick fixes”—they provide structure, confidence, and depth of understanding. Whether you’re aiming for a grade 9 at GCSE or an A* at A-level, Olesen Tuition will help you reach your goals. With expert guidance, personalised support, and a track record of excellence, our courses offer the boost you need to walk into your exam feeling prepared.


Wir freuen uns auf euch! Viel Erfolg bei der Prüfung!



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