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To promote students’ cultural and social understanding through engaging, inspiring and stimulating foreign language lessons.
| Year | Term 1 (a) | Term 1 (b) | Term 2 (a) | Term 2 (b) | Term 3 (a) | Term 3 (b) |
| 7 |
Topic: Mi Vida Introducing yourself, describing your personality, how many brothers and sisters/ pets you have.
Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: Mi tiempo libre Talking about what you do in your free time, Christmas in Spain.
Grammar: present tense, opinions + infinitives. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: Mi insti Describing your school, opinions about subjects, Grammar: articles, present tense irregulars.
Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: Mi familia y mis amigos Describing family, physical features, where you live.
Grammar: Ser and estar, the verb tener. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: Mi ciudad Talking about your city, saying where you go and what you are going to do at the weekend.
Grammar: The future tense. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: ¡Proyecto! Researching different Spanish and Latin American Fiestas.
Assessment: End of year assessment. |
| 8 |
Topic: Mis vacaciones Talking about holidays in the past, giving opinions about holidays.
Grammar: Preterite tense, irregular preterites. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: Todo sobre mi vida Technology, music, film and TV.
Grammar: Revising the present and preterite tenses. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: ¡A comer! Food, meal times, ordering food.
Grammar: Past, present and future tenses. Use of usted Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: ¿Qué hacemos? Arranging to go out, making excuses.
Grammar: Me gustaría + inf, reflexive verbs, boot verbs. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: Operación verano Describing a holiday home, holiday activities, asking for directions.
Grammar: Comparisons, imperative. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: ¡Proyecto! Describing a town in your area.
Assessment: End of year assessment. |
| 9 |
Topic: Somos así Talking about things you like, films, birthdays, famous people
Grammar: Past, present and future tenses. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: ¡Oriéntate! Jobs, future plans.
Grammar: Future, conditional, tener que + inf. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: En forma Diet, healthy living, daily routine.
Grammar: Direct object pronouns, Se debe + inf. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: Jóvenes en acción Children’s rights, fair trade, recycling.
Grammar: Conditional and imperfect tenses. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: Una Aventura en Madrid Meeting people, making yourself understood.
Grammar: The simple future tense, expressions with tener. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: ¡Proyecto! Researching Spanish cities.
Assessment: End of year assessment. |
| 10 |
Topic: Desconéctate Discussing holidays and weather, holiday preferences.
Grammar: Preterite, imperfect, conditional tenses. Using usted. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: Mi vida en el insti Giving opinions about school and subjects.
Grammar: Negatives, comparisons, near future tense. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: Mi gente Family, socialising, social networks.
Grammar: Adjectival agreements, ser and estar, para + inf. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: Intereses e influencias Free time activity and sports
Grammar: Stem changing verbs, soler + inf. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: Ciudades Places in town, directions, problems in the town.
Grammar: Future and conditional, demonstrative adjectives. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: Repaso Revision of all the topics.
Assessment: End of year assessment. |
| 11 |
Topic: De costumbre Mealtimes, illnesses, typical foods, fiestas.
Grammar: Passive tense and reflexive verbs. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: ¡A currar! Future aspirations, study and work.
Grammar: Preterite and imperfect, subjunctive. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: Hacia un mundo major Environment, healthy lifestyles, global issues.
Grammar: Pluperfect tense, present subjunctive. Assessment: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. |
Topic: Repaso Desconéctate Mi vida en el insti
Mi gente Assessment: Past papers |
Topic: Repaso Intereses e influencias
Ciudades De costumbre Assessment: Past papers |
Topic: Preparación para el examén Exam techniques and practice
Assessment: GCSE |
| 12 | Topic: El cambio en la estructura familiar The evolution of attitudes towards marriage, relationships and families. | Topic: El mundo laboral Wokring life in Spain and the attitudes towards work, opportunities of work for young people and gender equality. | Topic: El imacto turístico en España The tourist impact, the opportunities that tourism offers and the impact on the social environment. | Topic: La música Changes and tendencies, the impact of music on contemporary culture. |
Topic: Los medios de comunicación Television and soaps, media (written + online)
The impact on society and politics. |
Topic: Los festivals y las tradiciones Festivals, fiestas, customs and traditions.
Assessment: AS level exam |
| 13 | Topic: Inmigración Origins of immigration, muslims in Al-Ándalus, the influence of immigrants from the north of Africa and Latin America. | Topic: Integración The benefits and challenges of multiculturalism, attitudes towards communities of immigrants. | Topic: La dictadura franquista The Civil War, the rise of Franco, daily life under Franco, political oppression, censorship, divisions in society. | Topic: El paso de la dictadura a la democracia The role of King Juan Carlos in the transition, the impact of the dictatorship on current society. | Topic: El Laberinto de Fauno Study the work of Guillermo Del Toro – links to post war era, the role of women, social and cultural aspects of Spain under Franco. |
Topic: Literary works Study a Spanish novel.
AssessmentA level exam |
Departmental Staff
Miss L Seed - Subject Leader
Mrs M Barclay
Mr C Billington
Miss N O'Brien
Department Courses
KS3 - ¡Viva! 1, 2 and 3.
KS4 – GCSE (Exam Board Edexcel)
KS5 – AS and A2 (Exam board Edexcel)
Extra Curricular
Year 11 revision – Tuesday after-school.
A-level revision – Wednesday after-school.
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