Spanish
Curriculum
Introduction
*updates pending*
A.Vinter
Subject Performance Leader
Key Skills & Understanding:
vocabulary · grammar · analysis & contextualising · inference & interpretation · source referencing · historical context · communication · explanation · knowledge & retention · critical thinking · cultural awareness
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Spanish
Y7 | Key Stage 3
Spanish
KS3
7
YEAR
Theme/Unit
Class Content
Independent Study
Assisted Study
Zoom espanol
1Unit 0
Basic personal information (name, age).
Classroom instructions.
Alphabet.
Numbers 1-100.
Family members.
Learning and use of vocabulary and phrases. Dialogues (ask and answer questions).
Check that students know the meaning and the spelling of all vocabulary introduced in lessons.
Unit 1a
Dates and birthdays.
Countries and nationalities.
Pets.
Physical and personality description.
Vocabulary.
Writing paragraphs about self, family and friends.
Express simple opinions on pets and siblings; add some simple reasons to opinions.
Encourage students to pay attention to accuracy in their spelling, punctuation and good homework presentation. Ensure students have a quiet place to do their homework within the best of their ability.
Unit 1b
School subjects and opinions. Speak about timetables
and school activities.
Telling the time.
Vocabulary.
Writing paragraphs.
Answer questions.
Encourage your child to say aloud longer sentences / paragraphs to improve confidence in speaking.
Unit 2a
Describing the weather.
Taking about hobbies.
Giving opinions about hobbies.
Vocabulary.
Weather map.
Write about your hobbies in detail.
Encourage your child to say aloud longer sentences / paragraphs to improve confidence in speaking.
Zoom Espanol
1Unit 2a
Sports Daily routine Weekend activities Grammar: Reflexive verbs. The Verbs ir and gustar.
Learning and use of vocabulary and phrases.
Dialogues (ask and answer questions).
Check that students know the meaning and the spelling of all vocabulary introduced in lessons.
Unit 2b
Where you live. Giving and understanding directions. Rooms in the house. Describing your bedroom Grammar-Hay/esta/es. Giving opinions. Prepositions.
Vocabulary- different worksheets to practise vocabulary seen in lessons.Writing paragraphs about your house and your bedroom.
Encourage students to pay attention to accuracy in their spelling, punctuation and good homework presentation. Ensure students have a quiet place to do their homework within the best of their ability.
Unit 3a
Food Mealtimes Opinions on food Dialogues asking for food in a restaurant Grammar. Preferred Expressions to give opinions Comparisons.
Vocabulary.
Writing paragraphs.
Answer questions.
Encourage your child to say aloud longer sentences / paragraphs to improve confidence in speaking.
Unit 3b
Transport Accommodation. Making a reservation Grammar-comparisons. The immediate future.
Learning and use of vocabulary and phrases.
Dialogues making a reservation
Encourage students to pay attention to grammar, accuracy in verb endings. Reinforce the importance of writing longer sentences with more connectives and opinions.
Unit 4a
Holidays. Talking about a past holiday Grammar. Preterite tense of regular and irregular verbs.
Learning and use of vocabulary and phrases.
Writing an account of a past holiday.
Encourage students to pay attention to the preterite tense endings. Check that they know the verbs from memory.
Unit 4b
The media. Talking about TV programmes. Types of films. Opinions.
Writing opinions about different types of films and programmes.
Encourage students to write longer sentences including reasons when giving opinions.
Y8 | Key Stage 3
Spanish
Theme/Unit
Class Content
Independent Study
Assisted Study
8
YEAR
Y9 | Key Stage 3
Spanish
Zoom 2: Units 0 & 1a
Vocabulary:Revisiting personal information. Family relationships.Routines and House chores. Grammar: present tense of regular and irregular verbs.
Possessive adjectives. Reflexive verbs.
Speaking: asking and answering questions in detail.
Translations.
Writing descriptions, giving opinions and reasons demonstrating the various grammar rules learnt in class.
Testing new vocabulary.Encourage your child to say aloud longer sentences / paragraphs to improve confidence in speaking.
Unit 1b
Vocabulary:Talking about clothes.
Describe what you used to wear.
Grammar: Comparisons. Imperfect tense. Immediate future
Speaking: practise dialogues.
Applying grammar rules in written tasks.
Translations.
Ask students to explain grammar rules.
Ask students to come back and check work when complete to improve accuracy and add detail.
Units 2a & 2b
Vocabulary: leisure, shopping, holidays. Grammar: puedo/se puede. Verbs in the preterite tense.
Writing descriptions of places in detail.Learning verb endings from memory.Writing and learning by heart a long paragraph using tenses accurately.
Testing verb endings.Witnessing the learning and ensuring that the students reproduce the paragraphs accurately and fluently both verbally and in writing (using minimal support).
Unit 3a
Vocabulary:Parts of the body. Well-being. Grammar: question words. Present and past tenses.
Speaking: dialogues/role play at the doctor's. Writing and learning by heart a long paragraph.
Ask students to explain grammar rules.
Check work when complete to improve accuracy and add detail.
Unit 3b
Vocabulary:Future studies. Jobs and careers. Grammar: future tense. Revisiting past and present tenses.
Vocabulary learning Writing and learning by heart a long paragraph.
Check learning of key words and endings of verbs in the future tense
Unit 4a
Vocabulary:environmental problems.
How to care for the environment. Grammar: superlatives. The imperative.
Vocabulary learning Reading tasks
understanding environmental problems.
Witnessing the learning and ensuring that the students reproduce the paragraphs accurately and fluently both verbally and in writing.
Theme/Unit
Class Content
Independent Study
Assisted Study
9
YEAR
Spanish
GCSE
Options Booklet
Revision Guides
Exam information
Extra Curricular & Trips
KS4
Themes 1-2
Theme 1 – Unit 1 Me, my family and friends
Regular homework will be learning vocabulary and grammar rule, practising different typed of exam questions and skill development as well as preparing for speaking exam.
It is crucial that students meet deadlines for homework.
Monitor your child’s vocabulary learning – they should have booklets from which you could help test their knowledge.
Ask to see their end of unit assessments.
Themes 1-2
Theme 1 – Unit 2 Technology in everyday life
It is absolutely paramount that students learn vocabulary on an ongoing basis throughout their course. This is sometimes tested in class but students must have the self-discipline to learn vocabulary themselves
It is crucial that students meet deadlines for homework.
Monitor your child’s vocabulary learning – they should have booklets from which you could help test their knowledge.
Ask to see their end of unit assessments.
Themes 1-2
Theme 1 – Unit 3 Free- time activitie
It is absolutely paramount that students learn vocabulary on an ongoing basis throughout their course. This is sometimes tested in class but students must have the self-discipline to learn vocabulary themselves
It is crucial that students meet deadlines for homework.
Monitor your child’s vocabulary learning – they should have booklets from which you could help test their knowledge.
Ask to see their end of unit assessments.
Themes 1-2
Theme 1 – Unit 4 Customs and festivals
It is absolutely paramount that students learn vocabulary on an ongoing basis throughout their course. This is sometimes tested in class but students must have the self-discipline to learn vocabulary themselves
It is crucial that students meet deadlines for homework.
Monitor your child’s vocabulary learning – they should have booklets from which you could help test their knowledge.
Ask to see their end of unit assessments.
Themes 1-2
Theme 2 – Unit 5 Home, town and region
It is absolutely paramount that students learn vocabulary on an ongoing basis throughout their course. This is sometimes tested in class but students must have the self-discipline to learn vocabulary themselves
It is crucial that students meet deadlines for homework.
Monitor your child’s vocabulary learning – they should have booklets from which you could help test their knowledge.
Ask to see their end of unit assessments.
Themes 1-2
Theme 2 – Unit 6.1 Social Isssues
It is absolutely paramount that students learn vocabulary on an ongoing basis throughout their course. This is sometimes tested in class but students must have the self-discipline to learn vocabulary themselves
It is crucial that students meet deadlines for homework.
Monitor your child’s vocabulary learning – they should have booklets from which you could help test their knowledge.
Ask to see their end of unit assessments.
Spanish
Y10 | Key Stage 4
Theme/Unit
Class Content
Independent Study
Assisted Study
10
YEAR
Themes 2-3
Theme 2 – Unit 6.2 Social issues
Regular homework will be learning vocabulary and grammar rule, practicing different typed of exam questions and skill development as well as preparing for speaking exam.
It is absolutely paramount that students learn vocabulary on an ongoing basis throughout their course. This is sometimes tested in class but students must have the self-discipline to learn vocabulary themselves.
It is crucial that students meet deadlines for homework.
Monitor your child’s vocabulary learning – they should have booklets from which you could help test their knowledge.
Ask to see their assessments.
Themes 2-3
Theme 2 – Unit 7 Global issues
Regular homework will be learning vocabulary and grammar rule, practicing different typed of exam questions and skill development as well as preparing for speaking exam.
It is absolutely paramount that students learn vocabulary on an ongoing basis throughout their course. This is sometimes tested in class but students must have the self-discipline to learn vocabulary themselves.
It is crucial that students meet deadlines for homework.
Monitor your child’s vocabulary learning – they should have booklets from which you could help test their knowledge.
Ask to see their assessments.
Themes 2-3
Theme 2 – Unit 8 Travel and tourism
Regular homework will be learning vocabulary and grammar rule, practicing different typed of exam questions and skill development as well as preparing for speaking exam.
It is absolutely paramount that students learn vocabulary on an ongoing basis throughout their course. This is sometimes tested in class but students must have the self-discipline to learn vocabulary themselves.
It is crucial that students meet deadlines for homework.
Monitor your child’s vocabulary learning – they should have booklets from which you could help test their knowledge.
Ask to see their assessments.
Themes 2-3
Theme 3 – Units 9&10 My studies / Life at school and college
Regular homework will be learning vocabulary and grammar rule, practicing different typed of exam questions and skill development as well as preparing for speaking exam.
It is absolutely paramount that students learn vocabulary on an ongoing basis throughout their course. This is sometimes tested in class but students must have the self-discipline to learn vocabulary themselves.
It is crucial that students meet deadlines for homework.
Monitor your child’s vocabulary learning – they should have booklets from which you could help test their knowledge.
Ask to see their assessments.
Spanish
Y11 | Key Stage 4
Theme/Unit
Class Content
Independent Study
Assisted Study
11
YEAR
Spanish
A LEVEL
KS5
Step Up to Sixth Form
Revision Guides
Exam information
Extra Curricular & Trips
MFL Spanish at KS5
Spanish is one of the most important languages in the world and is spoken by between 322 and 400 million people. In total 21 nations use Spanish as their primary language. It is estimated that the combined total of native and non-native Spanish speakers is approximately 500 million, likely making it the fourth most spoken language.
Who is it for?
12&13
YEARS
What will i study?
For students who have an interest in learning Spanish and who want to have an insight into another culture and society.
For students who would like to enhance employment prospects and facilitate foreign travel.
All these students are required to have achieved in their GCSE a 9/8/7 grade
Students who have achieved a 6 grade are welcome to study at an AS level and beyond, but extra study will be required.
During Y12:
Aspects of Hispanic society
Modern and traditional values
Cyberspace
Equal rights
Artistic culture in the Hispanic world
Modern day idols
Spanish regional identity
Cultural heritage or cultural landscape
During Y13:
Multiculturalism in Hispanic society. Popular Movements.
Immigration
Racism
Integration
Aspects of political life in the Hispanic world
o Today’s youth, tomorrow’s citizens
o Monarchies, republics and dictatorships
Course Content:
Content
As and A-level students will study the grammatical system and structure of the language. The end of the course exams will test their use of accurate grammar and structures appropriate to the tasks set, drawing from the lists in the specification.
Assessment: Exam Paper [30%]
Content
During Y12: Students study one book.
During Y13: Students study one book and one film.
Individual research topic – during Y13:
Students conduct individual research on a subject of personal interest, relating to the
country or countries where Spanish is spoken.
Assessment: Exam Paper [20%]
How Will I be Assessed?
Paper 1:
Written exam (2 hour 30 minutes), 100 marks 50% of A-level marks through mark scaling.
Listening and responding to spoken passages from a range of contexts and sources, covering different registers.
Reading and responding to a variety of texts written for different purposes, drawn from a range of authentic sources
Translation into English
Translation into Spanish
Assessment: Exam Paper [30%]
Paper 2:
Written exam (2 hours), 80 marks 20% of A-level marks.
Either one question on a book with a choice of two questions and one question on a film with a choice of two questions or two questions on books with a choice of two questions for each book.
Section A – books
Section B – films
Students must answer either two questions from Section A or one question from Section A and one from Section B.
Questions are set and answered in Spanish. They require a critical appreciation of the concepts and issues covered in the work studied and a critical and analytical response to features, such as the form and the technique of presentation, as appropriate to the work studied (e.g. the effect of narrative voice in prose text or camera work in film).
Assessment: Exam Paper [20%]
Paper 3:
Paper 3 – Speaking (21-23 minutes, including 5 minutes’ preparation time at the start of the test), 60 marks 30% of A-level marks through mark scaling.
Discussion of a sub-theme based on a stimulus card (5-6 minutes), from a choice of two cards, studied for 5 minutes before the test begins.
Presentation (2 minutes) followed by discussion of individual research project: IRP (9-10 minutes).
Assessment: Exam Paper [30%]
Y12/13 Guide to Independent Learning
Spanish at KS5
After each lesson you should:
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Review your lesson notes and highlight anything that you do not understand so that you can ask about this in the next lesson
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Glue in and label any handouts from the lesson
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Check that the linguistic or literary terms used in the lesson (or used on any handout) are added to your glossary book.
Each fortnight you should:
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Each fortnight you should:
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Complete further background reading on the texts you are studying in class. This might include using YouTube or Google or a podcast to learn more about the scenes / chapters / poems you read in class.
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Be proactive when completing your background reading - add any extra or interesting information to your notes
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Below are some particularly useful sites for elements of the course Website: Find a ‘walk through’ of the different exams. Interactive quiz on terms.
www.cliffnotes.com Great for plot summaries and character analysis of the texts we study https://www.cram.com/flashcards/a-level-english-literature-andlanguage- terminology-6718949
Great for checking that your terms are correct.
At least once per half-term you should:
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Carry out a book/ folder cleanse. Ensure work is in a sensible order (chronological or by theme) and that sections are clearly divided ( e.g. different teachers / different topics / assessments v class work)
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Identify any missing work and take steps to fill gaps – liaise with a trusted study partner or your teacher
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Review the work you have done over the half-term and make some active revision resources. Examples may include glossaries, mindmaps, flash cards, flow diagrams, quizzes, mood boards, drawings for understanding … be creative! It might be a good idea to produce quotation reminders /revision resources
Throughout the year you should:
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Complete past paper questions with mark schemes from the Eduqas website. You should work through these questions to test your knowledge and critically assess your work using the mark schemes. This will be most useful in the run up to your mock exams and Summer exams. Keep up with your own personal reading. An English student should be reading a wide variety of texts, improving your knowledge and understanding of genres and the writer’s craft.
Where can this subject take me?
Further Education or vocation based training would significantly help towards freelance practices or careers in:
Teacher
Global Journalism
Travel writer/blogger
For more information of post-school progression please check out our dedicated Careers Page for related links and guidance.
For more information on Modern Foreign Languages throughout all key stages please contact Mr A. Vinter
a.vinter@kimberleyschool.co.uk
