Spanish - Year 9

Spanish Overview

Term 1: Somos así

Students will be learning about things they like and dislike, what they do during the week, films, how they celebrate their birthday and talking about life as a celebrity.

Key grammar points: Using irregular and regular verbs in the present tense, using the near future, using three tenses together.

Skills:

GV3 Developing vocabulary

LC5 Accurate pronunciation

LC1 Listening and responding

LC8 Translation into Spanish

GV3 Opinions and discussions

LC4 Expressing ideas (writing)

  1. We do a comprehensive end of unit assessment: The students will have a reading and translation paper (into English and Spanish), a listening and a writing (80 words).

Prefiero

I prefer

A mi madre le gusta

My mum likes

Hace una semana

One week ago

Lo mejor

The best thing

Lo peor

The worst thing

Descansar

To rest

Lo pasé fenomenal

I had a great time

Fue inolvidable

It was unforgettable

Hizo buen/mal tiempo

It was good/bad weather

Hizo calor

It was hot

Gratis

Free

Alquilar

To rent/hire

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

Pupils need to show humility when working in groups and compassion when doing Peer Assessment. Pupils work to help each other learn and complete tasks such as dialogues

Create a supportive community:

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 2: Oriéntate

Students will be learning how discuss what they have to do at work, talk about their future life and describe their job.

Key grammar points: Using the verb "tener que", suing correct verb agreement, more practice with the near future, more practice using three tenses.

Skills:

GV2 Grammatical structures (tener que + infinitive)

GV3 Developing vocabulary

LC3 Conversation

LC5 Speaking coherently and confidently

LC6 Reading comprehension

GV3 Opinions and discussions

LC1 Listening and responding

LC3 Conversation

LC6 Translation into English

  1. We do a comprehensive end of unit assessment: this term will be doing a speaking assessment (following the GCSE structure) a reading comprehension paper (range of task with a different level of difficulty) and a translation (into English and Spanish).
Tan interesante como

As interesting as

Llevar

To wear

Corbata

Tie

Zapateria

Shoe shop

A rayas/ a cuadros

Striped/checked

Edificios

Buildings

Formación profesional

Vocational training

Bachillerato

A levels

Empezar/terminar

To start/ to finish

Ser puntual

To be on time

Ganar un trofeo/premio

To win a trophy/ prize

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

Social education in MFL concerns communicating for a purpose with people from other cultural and social backgrounds. The social element of language learning comes both from learning about other societies and learning together in the classroom.

Create a supportive community:

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 3: En forma

The students will be learning and talking about having a healthy diet, talking about having an active life style, daily routine, getting fit and about ailments.

Key grammar points: Using direct object pronouns, using stem-changing verbs, using reflexive verbs, using "se debe/ no se debe", using me duele/n.

Skills:

GV3 Developing vocabulary

LC4 Expressing ideas (speaking)

LC1 Listening and responding

LC2 Transcription

LC4 Expressing ideas (speaking and writing)

LC5 Accurate pronunciation and intonation

GV3 Opinions and discussions

LC3 Conversation

  1. We do a comprehensive assessment at the end of every unit. This term we are going to do a listening paper, a writing paper (building up longer writing to 100 words) and a translation (into English and Spanish)
Subir videos

Upload videos

Descargar música

To download music

Quedarme en casa

To stay at home

Un ratón de biblioteca

A book worm

Cansar la vista

To tire your eyes

Ventaja/desventaja

Advantage/disadvantage

Primo/a

Cousin

Sobrino/a

Nephew/niece

Marido/mujer

Husband/wife

Nieto/a

Grandson/granddaughter

Gafas

Glasses

Hardworking/lazy

Trabajador/perezoso

Te apoya

Supports you

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

Pupils need to show humility when working in groups and compassion when doing Peer Assessment. Pupils work to help each other learn and complete tasks such as dialogues

Create a supportive community:

Social education in MFL concerns communicating for a purpose with people from other cultural and social backgrounds. The social element of language learning comes both from learning about other societies and learning together in the classroom.

Term 4: Jóvenes en accion

The students are going to be able to discuss and learn about children's rights, fair trade, recycling, about how a town has changed and fundraising. This is a very important unit as it is the first time we discuss these topics at KS3, which makes it a perfect introduction to the GCSE curriculum.

Key grammar points: using the verb "poder", expressing a point of view (opinions), using "se debería" (conditional), using imperfect tense (new tense).

Skills:

GV3 Opinions and discussions

GV4 Accuracy (grammar)

LC6 Translation into English

LC6 Reading comprehension

LC8 Translation into Spanish

LC1 Listening and responding

LC5 Speaking coherently and confidently

LC3 Conversation (dealing with the unexpected)

LC5 Accurate pronunciation and intonation

  1. We do a comprehensive assessment at the end of each unit. For this unit we will have a reading paper, translation (into English and Spanish) and a listening paper.
Tengo derecho

I have the right

No es justo

It is not fair

Comercio justo

Fair trade

Reciclar

To recycle

Medio ambiente

Environment

Ahorrar energia

To save energy

Se deberia

We should

Apagar la luz

To turn the light off

Conservar el agua

To save water

Ducharse en vez de banarse

To have a shower instead of a bath

Tirar la basura al suelo

To throw rubbish on the ground

Hay menos basura

There is less rubish

No tiene barrios peligrosos

It does not have dangerous neighbourhoods

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

Pupils need to show humility when working in groups and compassion when doing Peer Assessment. Pupils work to help each other learn and complete tasks such as dialogues

Create a supportive community:

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 and 6: Una aventura en Madrid + Revision

The students are going to learn about meeting and greeting people, will talk about a treasure hunt, discussing buying souvenirs, and will talk about what they will do in the future.

Key grammar points: Using expressions with "tener", using the superlative, using the comparative, suing the simple future (new tense).

Skills:

GV4 Accuracy (grammar)

LC3 Conversation (social conventions)

LC6 Reading comprehension

LC8 Translation into Spanish

GV3 Developing vocabulary

LC3 Conversation (using modes of address)

LC4 Expressing ideas (writing)

LC6 Translation into English

LC3 Conversation (social conventions)

LC3 Dealing with the unexpected

LC5 Accurate pronunciation and intonation

  1. In term 5 we are going to focus on one skill. We will have a speaking assessment and we will assess all units.

    The assessment will have two parts:

    -describing a picture

    -conversation

    On term 6 we will do an end of year assessment assessing all skills (apart form speaking).

Tengo hambre

I am hungry

Tengo sed

I am thirsty

Tenemos que

We have to

Comer churros

To eat churros

Coger el teleferico

To take the cable car

Comprar una postal

To buy a postcard

Llavero

Keyring

Castanuelas

Castanets

Iman

Magnet

Taza

Cup

Pendientes

Earrings

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

Social education in MFL concerns communicating for a purpose with people from other cultural and social backgrounds. The social element of language learning comes both from learning about other societies and learning together in the classroom.

Create a supportive community:

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.

New time: New title

New Description

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

Create a supportive community: