Spanish Aims and Objectives This year builds upon the work done in the Junior School with particular emphasis on longer pieces of writing and oral fluency. Pupils are also introduced to a wider range of vocabulary and more complex grammar including a range of verb tenses. Modules are covered in an order to best suit the learning process rather than chronological. Term
Topic Module 1 Mis vacaciones ✓ Talking about holidays past and present ✓ Transport, activities, opinions
Autumn
Module 2 Todo sobre mi vida ✓
What you use phone for ✓ Opinions on music + TV Module 3 A comer
✓ Food preferences ✓ Ordering a meal ✓ Preparing for a party+ describing it Spring
Module 4 ¿Qué hacemos ?
✓ Arranging to go outaccepting/giving excuses ✓ Getting ready to go out
Grammar
✓ The preterite tense of
Pupils should be able to
✓ Talk about holidays past and present
regular –ar, -er and –ir verbs ✓ Preterite of Ser and Ir
✓ Discuss methods of ✓ transport, activities,
✓ Review of the present tense regular ✓ Impersonal verbs gustar encantar ✓ Use of comparative ✓ Combining the present + preterite
✓ Talk about how they use
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
✓ Describe what they like
Use of negatives tú verses usted Near future Direct object pronouns Combined tenses
opinions
technology
✓ Give views on music and TV and make comparisons ✓ Gain some cultural insight into Spanish TV/music to eat
✓ Talk about immediate plans
✓ Gain cultural insight into Spanish food
✓ Stem changing verbsquerer/poder ✓ Reflexive verbs ✓ Colours/Adj agreement
✓ Arrange to meet friends or give excuses
✓ Describe routines
Complete Module 4
Module 5 ✓ Describing a Summer home/houses ✓ End of Year Exam ✓ Holiday activities
✓
Estar verses ser
✓
Se puede
✓
Grammar revision
✓ Talk about where something is ✓ Talk about your home
End of term film work – Zipey Zape Suggested further reading: Ahora (Mary Glasgow magazine)
Alejo y su pandilla 1 and 2 (reader) www.español-extra.co.uk
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