Schwarzfahrer

A young black man is verbally harassed by an older woman on a tram, while the other passengers remain silent. He finally extracts his revenge. Beautiful cinematography, good subject matter, great characters with a surprising ending. Your pupils will not understand all the language, but the meaning comes through very clearly. Use this as a discussion stimulus about attitudes towards race and stereotypes, and compare these in Germany and the UK.

Relevance to the New Curriculum

Key concepts

Creativity: using imagination to express thoughts, ideas, experiences and feelings

Intercultural understanding: recognising that there are different ways of seeing the world and developing an international outlook

Key processes

Developing language-learning strategies: use context and other clues to work out meaning of what is said

Developing language skills: deal with unfamiliar language, unexpected responses, unpredictable situations