Spanish
Key Stage 3:
Year 7: By the end of the year students will be able to demonstrate accurate use of Spanish phonics with familiar and new words and phrases. They will be able to greet other, introduce and describe themselves and their families, tell the time, give clear opinions supported by reasons and have a simple shopping conversation with a stranger. They will be able to use a bi-lingual dictionary to look for new word meanings and check present tense verb conjugations.
Year 8: By the end of the year students will be able to talk about themselves and their lives and express opinions with reasons Students will be able to use some transactional language and some more formal register. They will be able to use three tenses (present, near future and preterite) and more complex structures (e.g. conditional, comparative, superlative). They will also develop their knowledge of Hispanic culture.
Year 9: By the end of the year students will be able to talk about themselves and their lives but also about wider ranging issues (human rights, the environment, etc.). They will be able to use the language they would need for arriving in Spain and meeting Spanish people. Students will be able to use three tenses (present, near future and preterite), plus the imperfect and simple future and they will develop their knowledge of Hispanic culture
KS3 Curriculum Map
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
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Year 7 |
Myself Phonics Learn greetings and introduce myself Talk about birthdays, siblings and pets Learn the numbers |
My free time Say what I like and dislikes Talk about what I like to do Talk about likes and dislikes Talk about sports I play and do Describe the weather |
My school Introduce my school Talk about school subjects Give opinions on my teachers Describe my uniform Talk about my school day (inc. time)
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My family Say who is in my family Describe my family (personality and physical appearance) Describe where I live
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My town Say what there is and isn’t Say where I go at the weekend in town Say what I am going to do next weekend in town |
My culture Describe a festival Describe an event in more details Talk about a future trip Know food and drinks
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Year 8 |
My Holidays Learn countries Say where I went on holiday, who with, how I travelled Say what I did on holiday Give my opinion about the holiday Talk about a problem on holiday |
Media and Technology Say what I do on my phone and how often Discuss music preferences and genres Compare types of TV programme
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Mealtimes Give my opinion on different food and drinks Say what I eat at different mealtimes (including time) Learn different Hispanic recipes Ordering food in a restaurant Say what food/drink I am going to buy in the future |
My town Discuss places in town Learn propositions Arrange meeting up with friends (future) Learn clothing Recap colours Talk about sporting events |
Festivals Describe a festival I went to. Know food and drinks and describing food at festivals in the past tense
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The Spanish Speaking world Talk about a dream destination Describe a place of interest and its celebration(s) and one celebrity from country Talk about holiday activities Talk about future plans |
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Year 9 |
My world Say what I do in my free time and how often Discuss what other people do in their free time Talk about types of films Give positive and negative opinions about films |
Work and Jobs Learn jobs Talk about responsibilities at work Give my opinion about my job Say what kind of person I am Talk about my future work plans Discuss future life aspirations |
My Health Recap food, drink and mealtimes Describe sports I do/one can do Give opinions about sports Give advice to be healthy Learn body parts Describe injuries and illnesses
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Environment Talk about my journey to school Discuss how we can save the planet Describe what I do to help the environment Talk about how my school is going to save the planet (future) |
Festivals Learn about Spanish festivals Say what happens at different Spanish festivals Discuss a festival I would like to go to in the future |
The Spanish Speaking world Talk about a dream destination Describe a place of interest and its celebration(s) and one celebrity from country Talk about holiday activities Talk about future plans |
Key Stage 4:
Specification: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/spanish/gcse/spanish-8692/specification/specification-at-a-glance
Curriculum Content:
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Theme 1: People and lifestyle |
Theme 2: Popular culture |
Theme 3: Communication and the world around us |
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| Identity and relationship with others | Free time activities | Travel and tourism, places of interest |
| Healthy living and lifestyle | Customs, festivals and celebrations | Media and technology |
| Healthy living and lifestyle |
Celebrity culture |
The environment and where people live |
Exam Content and Skills:
| Listening (25%) | Speaking (25%) | Reading (25%) | Writing (25%) | |
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English and non-verbal answers to comprehension questions Dictation task (heard three times, with pauses) |
Role play Reading out loud and four follow-up questions One card with two photos to describe and conversation |
English and non-verbal answers to comprehension questions Translation French to English |
Foundation | Higher |
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Photo 50 word essay Multiple-choice grammar task translation English to Foreign Language 90 word essay |
Translation English to Foreign Language 90 word essay 150 word essay |
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Curriculum Map:
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 | |
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Year 10 |
Communication and the world around us Travel + Tourism |
People and lifestyles Education and work
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People and lifestyles Identity and relationships with others |
Communication and the world around us Media and technology |
Popular Culture Free time activities |
Popular Culture Celebrity culture |
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Year 11 |
People and lifestyles Healthy living and lifestyle |
Communication and the world around us The environment and where people live |
Popular Culture Customs and festivals
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Speaking skills and exam practice to prepare for speaking exam (conducted around Easter) |
Past Paper practice Speaking and writing focus to prepare for GCSE exams |
Past Paper practice Listening and Reading focus to prepare for final GCSE exams |