Spanish - Year 10

Spanish Overview

Term 1: Desconectate

Discussing holidays and weather.

Saying what you do in summer.

Talking about holiday.

Saying what you did on holiday.

Describing where you stayed.

Travel and tourist transactions:

Booking accommodation and dealing with problems.

Giving an account of a holiday in the past.

What will be covered in the unit?

-Revision of present and preterite tenses.

Using the present tense.

•regular -ar/-er/-ir verbs.

•ser.

Using verbs of opinion to refer to different people.

•gustar type verbs with all 6 pronouns.

Using the preterite tense.

•regular -ar/-er/-ir verbs.

•ser/ir.

Using the imperfect tense.

•estar/tener.

•era/había.

Negatives: no, ni … ni, tampoco.

Using verbs with usted.

Using three tenses together (present, preterite, imperfect).

Skills:

Using different structures to give opinions.

Working out the meaning of new words.

Using questions to form answers.

  1. We will also assess writing using the 'yellow tasks" that we do during the term.
Hace buen/mal tiempo

It is goo/bad weather

Hace calor/frio/sol/viento

It is hot/cold/sunny/windy

Has chubascos

There are showers

Me gusta

I like

Me encanta

I love

Bucear

Diving

Estar al aire libre

Being outdoors

Prefiero

I prefer

Veranear en el extranjero

To spend the summer abroad

Lo mejor fue

The best thing was

Lo peor fue

The worst thing was

Parador

State-run luxury hotel

Albergue juvenil

Youth hostel

Pension

Guest house

Gratis

Free (no money)

Ducha

Shower

Jabon

Soap

Equipaje

Luggage

Paisaje

Scenery

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

GCSE: Students learn about and reflect upon the development of a sense of identity, self-worth, personal insight, meaning and purpose in a country divided by language, culture and tradition.

Create a supportive community:

Cultural education is achieved through pupils valuing all languages and therefore learning to understand and respect other people. Moreover, students’ cultural knowledge is broadened through the study of other countries’ cultural priorities and traditions

Term 2: Mi vida en el insti

What school is like:

Giving opinions about school subjects.

Describing school uniform.

Describing the school day.

Talking about subjects and teachers/Describing your school.

Talking about school rules and problems.

Talking about plans for a school exchange.

Talking about activities and achievements.

What will be covered in the unit?

Interesar/Adjectival endings.

Using comparatives and superlatives.

Using negatives: nada, nadie, ni … ni, ningún, nunca, tampoco.

Revision of imperfect and present titive:tener que, hay que, se debe, está prohibido, no se permite.

Using the near future tense.

Desde hace + present tense.

Using direct object pronouns.

Skills:

Comparing then and now/Decoding unfamiliar language/Asking and answering questions

  1. We will also assess writing using the 'yellow tasks' we do during the term.
Empresariales

Business studies

Educacion infantil/primaria

Pre school/primary education

Formacion profesional

Vocational training

Trabajador

Hardworking

Nunca se enfada

He never gets angry

Suspender/aprobar

Fail/pass

Instalaciones

Facilities

Edificio

Building

Tenemos que llevar

We have to wear

Ropa de calle

Casual clothes

Ajedrez

Chess

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

Spiritual development in MFL is facilitated through providing students with opportunities to consider the way we communicate and why. We help the students to understand and question the numerous ways that people have developed to express themselves

Create a supportive community:

Cultural education is achieved through pupils valuing all languages and therefore learning to understand and respect other people. Moreover, students’ cultural knowledge is broadened through the study of other countries’ cultural priorities and traditions

Term 3: Mi gente (Higher course)

Theme: Identity and culture.

Students will be learning to discuss about family and socialising, describing people, talking about social networks, making arrangements, reading preferences and talking about friends and family.

Key grammar points: using verbs in present tense, using adjectival agreement, using "para + infinitive", using the present continuous (new tense), using a range of connectives, using accurately " ser and estar".

Skills: Extending responses by referring to others, improvising dialogues, recognising similar ideas expressed differently and understanding more detailed descriptions.

  1. Comprehensive end of unit assessment:

    -Reading

    -Writing (one task)

    -Listening

    -Speaking (one task)

Merendar

To have tea (afternoon snack)

Ser goloso

To have a sweet tooth

Tener prisa

To be in a hurry

Caja

Box

Mantequilla

Butter

Enseguida

Straight away

Tener catarro

To have cold

Tener gripe

To have the flu

Tener dolor de cabeza

To have a headache

Tomar jarabe

To take syrup

Villancico

Christmas Carol

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

Spiritual development in MFL is facilitated through providing students with opportunities to consider the way we communicate and why. We help the students to understand and question the numerous ways that people have developed to express themselves

Create a supportive community:

GCSE: Students learn about and reflect upon the development of a sense of identity, self-worth, personal insight, meaning and purpose in a country divided by language, culture and tradition

Term 4: Intereses e influencias (Higher course)

Theme- Identity and culture.

Talking about free time and activities.

Talking about TV programmes and films.

Talking about what you usually do.

About what’s trending.

Discussing different types of entertainment.

Talking about who inspires who.

Listening for different tenses.

Using words which have more than one meaning.

Adopting a model dialogue to fit different situations.

Grammar:

Using stem changing verbs.

Definite and indefinite articles.

Using adjectives and nationality.

Using soler + infinitive.

Using todavia + imperfect.

Using ya and todavia with the perfect tense.

Using imperfect, preterite and perfect tenses.

Using all tenses together.

  1. We will be doing a comprehensive end of unit assessment:

    -speaking

    -reading

    -writing: using the yellow tasks we do during the term

    -listening

Revistas

Magazines

Temporada

Season (sports)

Entrenar

To train

Personajes

Characters

Apoyar

To support

Batir records

To break records

Recaudar fondos

To raise money

Comportarse mal

To behave badly

Tener exito

To be successful

No queda(n) entrada(s)

There is no tickets

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

Spiritual development in MFL is facilitated through providing students with opportunities to consider the way we communicate and why. We help the students to understand and to question the numerous ways that people have developed to express themselves

Create a supportive community:

GCSE: Students learn about and reflect upon the development of a sense of identity, self-worth, personal insight, meaning and purpose in a country divided by language, culture and tradition

Term 5: Ciudades (Higher course)

Town region and country.

Travel and tourism.

Talking about shops.

Describing the features of a region.

Planning what to do.

Shopping for clothes and presents.

Talking about problems in town.

Describing a visit in the past.

Explaining preferences.

Using synonyms and antonyms.

Recognising and using idioms.

Grammar:

Negatives: ni..ni…tampoco.

Using usted.

Using se puede and se pueden.

Using the future tense.

Si + preset + future.

Using demonstrative adjectives.

Using tan and tanto.

Using conditional.

Using different tenses together.

  1. No end of unit assessment this term.

Iglesia

Church

Paisaje

Landscape

Alquilar

To hire

Hay mucha marcha

There are lots going on

Desplazarse

To move around (using transport)

Pegatines

Stickers

Billete

Note (money)

Golosinas

Sweets

Ganga

Bargains

Ocio

Leisure

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

Spiritual development in MFL is facilitated through providing students with opportunities to consider the way we communicate and why. We help the students to understand and to question the numerous ways that people have developed to express themselves

Create a supportive community:

GCSE: Students learn about and reflect upon the development of a sense of identity, self-worth, personal insight, meaning and purpose in a country divided by language, culture and tradition