Key Stage 4
Year 10
Intent
On completion of year 10, learners have increasingly in-depth knowledge of complex vocabulary and grammar; not only in their own lives, but in a worldwide context. They have a strong appreciation of social diversity & cultural heritage across the Hispanic world and can speak and write with increasing confidence and spontaneity. They have built on their grammar schema & can now use a range of pronouns in regular & irregular past and future tenses, the conditional tense, si clauses, reflexive verbs, idioms, absolute superlatives, expressions followed by infinitives and verbs using ‘se’.
Learning Journey
Core Knowledge and Skills
- Healthy daily routines
- Mealtimes and food trends
- Compare new and old habits
Enriched & Cultural Knowledge
- Typical foods in Spanish-speaking countries
- Mealtimes in Spain and Chile
Phonics
- ch, r, rr, ce, ci, ca, co, cu
Grammar
- Adjectives of nationality
- Indefinite adjectives
- TENER + nouns
- Direct object pronouns
- Imperfect tense
- YA NO
Vocabulary
Core Knowledge and Skills
- Illness and injury
- Give advice
- Future plans for health and well-being
Enriched & Cultural Knowledge
- CAREERS - chef
Phonics
- ca, co, cu, cu + vowel
Grammar
- Reflexive verbs in the preterite
- DEBES, TIENES QUE, NECESITAS + inf
- Simple future
- If clauses
Vocabulary
Core Knowledge and Skills
- A typical day at school
- Talk about your studies and extracurricular activities
- How long you’ve been studying something
- Talk about other people’s opinions
Enriched & Cultural Knowledge
- Schools in Spain
- Typical day in a Mexican secondary school
- Bilingual schools in Peru
Phonics
- Ce, ci, z
- CaRoLiNa – double letters
- R and rr
Grammar
- Absolute superlatives (ísimo)
- Relative pronouns (que, cuando, donde)
- LO QUE
- Irregular present– I form
- LLEVAR + present participle
Vocabulary
Core Knowledge and Skills
- How you would change your school
- Students and teachers at your school
- A past school trip
Enriched & Cultural Knowledge
- Programa contra el acoso escolar en España
- A school trip to Valencia
- A school trip to Patagonia
Phonics
- Ñ, u
Grammar
- Conditional tense
- Impersonal verbs + inf
- Negatives
- Adjectives and adverbs
Vocabulary
Core Knowledge and Skills
- Find out about Colombia
- Directions
- Describing cities
- How a city/town has changed
- Shopping preferences
Enriched & Cultural Knowledge
- Colombia
- Medellín, Colombia past and present
- CAREERS – town planner
Phonics
- ll vs rr
- í,ía, io, ió
- cue, cua
Grammar
- Demonstrative adjectives
- Perfect tense
- Prepositions of place
- Imperfect tense
- Direct object pronouns
Vocabulary
Core Knowledge and Skills
- Preferences about where you live
- Talk about your area
Enriched & Cultural Knowledge
- Difference between Spanish from Spain and Latin America
- Medellín – future
- La Feria de Flores
Grammar
- Present subjunctive with CUANDO
- Comparisons
- Future tenses
Vocabulary
Year 11
Intent
On completion of year 11 and the GCSE course, learners have progressively accumulated in-depth knowledge of complex vocabulary and grammar; allowing them to communicate confidently and coherently in speech and writing with Spanish native speakers. They have developed a genuine awareness of culture & identity in the Hispanic world, as well as in their own communities. They have in-depth knowledge of how language works and can use extended, extensive vocabulary & grammar in a variety of contexts. They can understand and respond to a rich range of authentic written & spoken material. They are thinking like global citizens and have developed lifelong language-learning skills for both immediate use & to prepare them for further study in school, higher education or employment.
Learning Journey
Core Knowledge and Skills
- Preferences about where you live
- Talk about your area
Enriched & Cultural Knowledge
- Difference between Spanish from Spain and Latin America
- Medellín – future
- La Feria de Flores
Phonics
- ll vs rr Gi, r, ll
- í,ía, io, ió
- cue, cua
Grammar
- Present subjunctive with CUANDO
- Comparisons
- Future tenses
Vocabulary
Core Knowledge and Skills
- How to help your community
- Climate change
- Actions to help the environment
- Give solutions
- Develop comprehension skills
Enriched & Cultural Knowledge
- Natural wonders of Spanish-speaking countries
Phonics
- Z, qu, go, gu, ge, ce
Grammar
- Pronouns with prepositions
- Imperative
- Passive
- Imperfect continuous
- Negatives
- se debería + infinitive
Vocabulary
Core Knowledge and Skills
- Plans for the future
- Transcribe unfamiliar words
- Getting a job
- Future careers intentions
- Importance of learning languages
- Changes in world of work
- Impact of AI
Enriched & Cultural Knowledge
- Latino trailblazers
- CAREERS – Changes in world of work
Phonics
- Stress patterns
- A,e,i,o,u ca/co/cu/que/qui
- j/ge/gi b/v y/ll
Grammar
- Seguir/continuar + present participle
- possessive pronouns
- prepositions + infinitive
- masc /fem nouns for jobs
- suffix -dad / -idad
- modal verbs
- Para que + present subjunctive
Vocabulary
Core Knowledge and Skills
- Speaking exam preparation
- Describing a photo, role-play, general conversation.
- Revision of all vocabulary
- Writing in a range tenses
- Complex opinions
- Time phrases and frames
Grammar
- Tenses revision
- Complex phrases for exam success
- Third person
- Si clauses
Vocabulary
Edexcel Exam Vocabulary
Core Knowledge and Skills
- Revision of all vocabulary
- Writing in a range tenses
- Time phrases and frames
- Complex opinions
- Listening and reading exam practice
Grammar
- Tenses revision
- Complex phrases for exam success
- Third person
- Si clauses
Vocabulary
Spanish News
- The European Day of Languages
Hola, bonjour, hello, merhaba... (24/09/2020) - Adiós Señor Payan
Mr Payan is returning to Spain soon and wanted to share some information about where he is from (07/07/2020)