Spanish

U1-Mis vacaciones

Past holidays, places, Activities and opinions. In this unit, students start using the preterit tense This topic will be revisited in a more mature way in Y9, Autumn 1.

U2-Todo sobre mi vida

Mobile use, Musical genres, Tv programmes, Past account of activities. In this unit, students talk about the media in simple ways, they also have the opportunity to re-visit the near future and the preterit and use these tenses to add depth to their production. Some aspects of this topic will be revisited in a more mature way in Y9, Summer 1 and some other aspects in Year 10, Autumn 2.

U3-¡A comer!

Food and drinks, likes and dislikes, Ordering in a café and in a restaurant, Plans for food purchases. This unit is very special to holidaymakers. In this unit, students will re-visit the present, preterit and near future tense. They will also be introduced to the formal address. This topic will be revisited in a more mature way in Y10, Summer 1.

U4-¿Qué hacemos?

Arranging outings, Fashion Plans for next outing. In this unit, students learn new verbs but also delve into asking various questions. They learn how to conjugate reflexive verbs This topic will be revisited in a more mature way in Y9, Summer 1.

U5-Operación verano en Barcelona

Description and comparison of houses and destinations, Activities to be done in Barcelona, Directions, Ideal holidays. In this unit, we have linked description of houses which can be quite sterile to the beautiful city of Barcelona. Students learn the impersonal way of expressing themselves (using se + verb) as well as comparing houses. They also start asking their way around in a town. This topic will be revisited in a more mature way in Y10, Spring 1.

U6-repaso + Bien en su cuerpo

Talking about health and ailments + revision of key structures, ready for Year 9.

Daily Life

• Relationships
• Staying healthy & routines
• Celebrations
• Identity 
• Accidents & injuries
• Using 3 tenses, impersonal verbs
• Reflexive pronouns 
• Spelling change agreements (cultural context: Spanish-speaking world) 

Places

• Environmental problems
• Protecting the environment 
• Global environment
• Social issues 
• Charity work
• Using 3 tenses, Simple Future and Conditional (lexical items) 
• Noun / verb derivations (all Y7) 
• Agreeing & disagreeing (cultural context: Central America) 

Education and careers

• Internet
• Mobile phones
• Social media
• Television
• Celebrities
• Imperfect tense
• Direct Object Pronouns
• Superlatives (cultural context: Spanish-speaking world) 

M4-Intereses e influencias (theme 1: Identity & Culture)

Leisure activities, Sports played now and before, Trends. Students learn to use the perfect tense. In this unit, students will re-visit the topic of sports and hobbies in a more mature way, creating more complex sentences, extended pieces of writing (80-90 words)

M4-Intereses e influencias (theme 1: Identity & Culture)

TV programmes, International cinema, Cinema Vs home TV, Enquiring about events, Role models. Students use all 3 time frames. They also increase their knowledge of contrasting connectives. In this unit, students will re-visit the world of films , comparing cinema Vs Tv at home, using more mature language. They will also explain what a good role model is and will express who their role model is and why.

M5-Ciudades (theme 2: Local area, holiday & travel)

Places to go, Asking for directions, Tourism office, Past description of a town. Students learn to form the imperative. In this unit, students will re-visit the topic of local area, placing themselves as tourists. Real-like conversations will occur asking for directions using the formal address and giving an account of a previously visited Spanish-speaking town/city.

M5- Ciudades (theme 2: Local area, holiday & travel)

Future plans and weather, Account of a past visit in London, Shopping and shops, Enquiring in a shop, Buying online Vs shops. Students use 3 future frames (near future, simple future and conditional) In this unit, students will talk about shopping and will compare it to online shopping. They will also have real-like conversation in a shop, buying and returning items

M6-De costumbre (theme 1: Identity & Culture)

Daily routine and time, Meals description, Ordering in a restaurant and complaining, Account of a special day, Music festivals. Students re-visit the holiday-makers topic whilst adding variety and interest with how to complain about your food.

M6-De costumbre (theme 1: Identity & Culture)

Aches and ailments. Revision of key structures, tenses and vocabulary for modules 1 to 6 Whilst aches and ailments does not appear in the GCSE specification and curriculum, we want students to re-visit it as it is very useful in the real world.

M7-¡A currar! (theme 4: Future aspirations, study and work)

Part-time jobs, Helping at home, Future professional plans, Work experience. In this new unit (not previously approached), students will talk about their part-time jobs (all of them being 14+ and able to have a part-time job) and talk about the money they earn. They will also explain what they did during their work placement. Finally, they will be able to express their vision on their future professional plans.

M7-¡A currar! (theme 4: Future aspirations, study and work)

Why learn languages, Applying for a job, Future personal plans. In this new unit, students will be expressing reasons why it is good to learn another language. They will also be able to look at job advertising and apply for a job, having reallike conversations. They will finally be able to express their vision about their personal life plans.

M8-Hacia un mundo mejor (theme 5: International & global dimension)

Discussing local and global environmental and social issues, Talking about healthy and bad habits and how to improve, The importance of international sports events. This is the more mature topic of all, which is why it is happening in Year 11. Students learn how to form the subjunctive (although the GCSE requires the students to only understand it, I want most of them to know how to form it as it is a commonly used tense and it will be re-visited more in depth in A Level

Revisions Themes 1-8.

Students will sit their speaking examination after half term, so time is spent finessing examination techniques and consolidating learning with a particular emphasis on the speaking components (role-play, picture-based task and conversation).

Revision

Students will sit their other examination components in May and June, so time is spent finessing examination techniques and consolidating learning with a particular emphasis on the listening, reading and writing.