Spanish - Year 12

Spanish Overview

Term 2: Evolución de la Sociedad Española/La cultura en el mundo del habla española

El mundo laboral: Unit 2

• The current situation of Young people in Spain

• Job opportunities for young within the different sectors of the Spanish economy

• The positive and negative aspects of jobs in Spain, especially gender (in)equality

Los medios de comunicación: Unit 5

• The impact of TV in general, including soap operas.

• The present and future situation of the Spanish press and its impact in the digital age

• The impact of social networks on the life on Spanish

Grammar:

Comparatives and superlatives./Definite and indefinite articles

Adverbs/Demonstratives

The future and conditional tenses

The passive voice/ Prepositions/Negatives/Conjunctions/The-present subjunctive after: Verbs of influence. Expressions of possibility / probability. The perfect and pluperfect tenses/Subject pronouns/To use infinitives/To use the gerund

  1. Assessments units 2 and 5: Reading, listening, speaking and translating
Ni-nis

Nor study or work

Malcriado

Spoil

Carrera universitaria

University degree

Herramientas informaticas

ICT tools

Desencanto

Disenchantment

Culebron

Soap opera (normally from Latino America)

Cotillear

To gossip

Cotilla/chismoso

Gossip

Estar harto/a

To be fed up

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural
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Term 3: Film: Volver/La cultura en el mundo del habla española

Film: Volver

Analysis: Pedro Almodovar (filmografia, evolucion)

El papel de las costumbres y las tradiciones: Unit 6

• Aspects of customs relating to food

• Some not-religious festivals that are celebrated in Spain and in Latin America

• Aspects of Latin American gastronomy and one traditional fiesta in Latin America

• Some religious fiestas in Spain

Grammar:

Constructions with verbs:

Verbs followed by a preposition

Verbs followed by the gerund

Verbs followed directly by an infinitive

The present subjunctive after:

Verbs/expressions of emotion.

conjunctions of time

Imperfect v preterite

Time expressions

por and para

Direct and Indirect pronouns

  1. Unit 6 and the Film: Reading listening, speaking and a short writing about the Film
Incesto

Incest

Tumba

Tomb

Elenco

Line up

Fachada

Facade

Empedrada

Stone pavement

Trashumante

Nomadic

Peinado

Hair Style

Cateto

Uncultured

Fantasma/fantasmal

Ghost/Ghostly

Pijo

Posh/snobbish

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural
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Term 4: Film: Volver / La evolución de la sociedad española/ Book: La casa de los espíritus

Film: Volver

Analysis: Pedro Almodovar (filmografia, evolucion)

El impacto turístico en España: Unit 3

• The changes of tourism: paying special attention at the last 50 years.

• Relationship between tourism and environment

• The economic benefits of tourism in Spain

Literary text: La casa de los espíritus

Chapters 1-4

•Acerca de la autora

•Contexto de la obra

•Historia de Chile

•Expresiones idiomáticas

•Recursos estilísticos

•Como explorar los efectos del lenguaje literario

Grammar:

Commands

Conditional

The passive

  1. Unit 7 and the Book: Reading listening, speaking and a short writing about the Book
Disfrazar

To disguise (emotions...)

Mudo

Mute

Presagio

Omen

Trenzas

Braids

Temblores

Tremors

Cojera

Limp

Animas

Spirits

Anorar

To long for

Atrevido/a

Daring

Lagrima

Tear

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural
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Term 5: La inmigración y la sociedad multicultural española/ Book: La casa de los espíritus

El impacto positivo de la inmigración en la sociedad española: Unit 7

• Immigration in Spain, from its origins to the present day

• The needs of the job market in Spain and the importance of immigration

• The Moorish influence on Spain particularly on its cuisine and the arts

Literary text: La casa de los espíritus:

Chapters 5 to 8

Grammar:

Ser y estar

Direct and indirect pronouns

The passive voice, including passive se

  1. Mock exam
Complice

Accomplice

Ahogarse

To drown

Buscarse la vida

To survive (money,jobs)

Cobrar dinero de antemano

To collect money in advance

Denegar

To refuse

Arraigo

Root

Indocumentado

Illegal immigrant

Prejuicio

Prejudice

Naufragar

To be shipwreck/ to go under (plan)

Sin papeles

Without documents

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural
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Term 6: Research project introductionBook: La casa de los espiritus

Los desafíos de la inmigración y de la integración en España: Unit 8

• The impact of immigration on schools in local communities

• The housing conditions of immigrants in Spain

• The marginalization and alienation that immigrants suffer

Literary text: La casa de los espíritus:

Chapters 9 to 13

Research project introduction

  1. Mock
  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural
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Term 1: Evolución de la Sociedad Española/La cultura en el mundo del habla española

Los cambios de la estructura familiar: Unit 1

• The different types of family that exist in modern Spain today

• The different attitudes to marriage that exist in Spain today

• The different situations that may threaten family environments

La musica: Unit 4

• The influence of singers and musicians and changes in music styles

• Some aspects of Spanish guitar music

• The impact of the tango on popular culture

• Some Spanish and Latin American dances and their impact on popular music

Grammar:

Nouns, genders and plurals

Definite and indefinite articles

Adjectives: agreement and apocopation;

Lo + adjective

The present tense of regular and irregular verbs

Use of ser and estar

The present continuous tense

The preterite and imperfect tenses

Future and near future

Stem-changing verbs

Reflexive verbs.

  1. Assessments units 1 and 4: Reading comprehension

    Listening and translation

Esquema

Outline

Sencilla

Simple

Panal

Nappy

Incomprendidos

Misunderstood

Influyente

Influential

Mezcla

Mix

Cante jondo

Flamenco singing

Ardiente

Burning

Gaucho

Cowboy

Jota

Regional dance from Aragon, Navarra and La Rioja

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural
Develop the individual:

Create a supportive community: