In Key Stage 3, students learn to talk about their lives and their worlds in Spanish. In Year 7, students learn how to describe their environment which covers the topics of introducing yourself, your bubble, hobbies, your home and your hometown. In Year 8, students will learn more about
being able to use Spanish in real-life situations and will cover topics such as food & drink, holidays and learning about Spanish-speaking cultures. In Year 9, students will further explore the topic of identity and culture in Spanish. They will learn about themes relevant to their lives
and be able to talk about family; friends, technology, social media and free-time activities. Students will become confident in reading, writing, speaking and listening in Spanish and learn key skills such as expressing opinions on different topics, vocabulary acquisition, reading and listening for gist and cultural awareness. We therefore believe that Spanish allows students to
develop vital skills that will facilitate success way beyond the MFL classroom.
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Concepts | In year 7, students will learn how to talk about the world around them. Topics of focus for year 7 are: introducing yourself, your bubble/your world, hobbies, your home, your hometown and school. | In year 8, students focus on being able to use Spanish in real-life situations and learning more about the Spanish-speaking world. Topics include: food & drink, holidays, technology, shopping, daily life and Spanish-speaking culture. | In year 9, students will learn about the topic of identity of culture which covers the themes of: family & friends, technology in everyday life and free-time activities. | |
| Autumn Term (Sep-Oct) |
Spanish-speaking countries of the world Greetings and introductions Learning numbers 1-31 Saying and understanding dates Colours and opinions Classroom items and language | Food and drink Ordering food and drink in Spanish-speaking countries Healthy diet Discussing health problems | Revision of year 7 and year 8 Spanish: greetings, numbers & ages, using common verbs, days, months and dates. Talking about family members Talking about friends Relationships with family | |
| Quality Mark Assessments | ||||
Students will complete an assessment on introductions, numbers and dates | Students will complete an assessment covering the topic of food & drink, a healthy diet and health problems | Students will complete an assessment covering previously studied topics at KS3 and friends & family | ||
| Autumn Term (Nov-Dec) |
Counting up to 100 in Spanish Talking about family Talking about pets Describing people’s appearance Describing people’s personality | Describing holidays Extending holiday descriptions Describing a past holiday Describing future holiday plans | Talking about a partner Plans for the future Talking about modern day relationships | |
| Quality Mark Assessments | ||||
Students will complete a writing task in which they will describe family members | Students will complete a written task where they will describe their past & future holidays | Students will complete a written task where they will write an email giving relationship advice in Spanish | ||
| Spring Term (Jan-Feb) |
Discussing hobbies Talking about sports Giving detailed opinions on sports What’s the weather like? Getting to know some famous Spanish-speaking musicians Comparing celebrity profiles | The internet and social media Types of TV programmes Visiting the cinema Musical tastes Personal interests Jobs and careers | Communicating on the internet Technology and social media Discussing advantages and disadvantages of social media | |
| Quality Mark Assessments | ||||
Students will complete an assessment on family, hobbies and sports | Students will complete an assessment on the internet & social media, TV, cinema and music. | Students will complete an assessment covering the topic of family & friends, social media and technology | ||
| Spring Term (Feb-April) |
Talking about where you live Types of house Describing different rooms in your house Your dream home Helping around the house | Clothes and what you wear Fashion Visiting a shopping centre Dealing with problems when shopping Hypothetical situations | Mobile phones and their uses Talking about what we are doing right now Could you live without your mobile? | |
| Quality Mark Assessments | ||||
Students will complete a written task on describing their dream home | Students will complete a written task, talking about clothes, fashion and shopping | Students will complete a written task where they will discuss what they use their mobile phones for and give their opinions on mobile technology | ||
| Summer Term (Feb-May) |
My city/hometown Talking about the places you visit in your town Giving and understanding directions Plans for the weekend Rural and urban environments How my hometown has changed | Describing morning routines Afternoon and evening routines Relationships with friends and family Comparing routines Global issues and solutions to problems | Hobbies and free-time activities Why do you like/not like different free-time activities? How often do you do your hobbies? | |
| Quality Mark Assessments | ||||
Students will complete an assessment based on all topics covered in year 7 | Students will complete an assessment based on all topics covered in year 8 | Students will complete an assessment covering all topics studied in year 9 | ||
| Summer Term (May-July) |
School subjects and opinions on different lessons My school timetable My school environment Extracurricular activities My plans for the future | Discovering Texan culture Barcelona vs Madrid Discovering Mexico City Getting to know Peru, Cuba and other Latin American countries | Food and drink Eating out in a restaurant in a Spanish-speaking country Talking about sports you play Talking about sports you would like to try | |
| Quality Mark Assessments | ||||
Students will complete a speaking task discussing their school and school subjects | Students will complete a speaking task where they will discuss different Spanish-speaking countries | Students will complete a speaking task where they will practice ordering food and drink in a Spanish-speaking restaurant | ||
Year 7
Key Concepts
In year 7, students will learn how to talk about the world around them. Topics of focus for year 7 are: introducing yourself, your bubble/your world, hobbies, your home, your hometown and school.
Quality Mark AssessmentsAutumn Term
(Sep-Oct)
Spanish-speaking countries of the world
Greetings and introductions
Learning numbers 1-31
Saying and understanding dates
Colours and opinions
Classroom items and language
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete an assessment on introductions, numbers and dates
Autumn Term
(Nov-Dec)
Counting up to 100 in Spanish
Talking about family
Talking about pets
Describing people’s appearance
Describing people’s personality
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete a writing task in which they will describe family members
Spring Term
(Jan-Feb)
Discussing hobbies
Talking about sports
Giving detailed opinions on sports
What’s the weather like?
Getting to know some famous Spanish-speaking musicians
Comparing celebrity profiles
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete an assessment on family, hobbies and sports
Spring Term
(Feb-April)
Talking about where you live
Types of house
Describing different rooms in your house
Your dream home
Helping around the house
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete a written task on describing their dream home
Summer Term
(Feb-May)
My city/hometown
Talking about the places you visit in your town
Giving and understanding directions
Plans for the weekend
Rural and urban environments
How my hometown has changed
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete an assessment based on all topics covered in year 7
Summer Term
(May-July)
School subjects and opinions on different lessons
My school timetable
My school environment
Extracurricular activities
My plans for the future
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete a speaking task discussing their school and school subjects
Year 8
Key Concepts
In year 8, students focus on being able to use Spanish in real-life situations and learning more about the Spanish-speaking world. Topics include: food & drink, holidays, technology, shopping, daily life and Spanish-speaking culture.
Quality Mark AssessmentsAutumn Term
(Sep-Oct)
Food and drink
Ordering food and drink in Spanish-speaking countries
Healthy diet
Discussing health problems
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete an assessment covering the topic of food & drink, a healthy diet and health problems
Autumn Term
(Nov-Dec)
Describing holidays
Extending holiday descriptions
Describing a past holiday
Describing future holiday plans
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete a written task where they will describe their past & future holidays
Spring Term
(Jan-Feb)
The internet and social media
Types of TV programmes
Visiting the cinema
Musical tastes
Personal interests
Jobs and careers
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete an assessment on the internet & social media, TV, cinema and music.
Spring Term
(Feb-April)
Clothes and what you wear
Fashion
Visiting a shopping centre
Dealing with problems when shopping
Hypothetical situations
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete a written task, talking about clothes, fashion and shopping
Summer Term
(Feb-May)
Describing morning routines
Afternoon and evening routines
Relationships with friends and family
Comparing routines
Global issues and solutions to problems
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete an assessment based on all topics covered in year 8
Summer Term
(May-July)
Discovering Texan culture
Barcelona vs Madrid
Discovering Mexico City
Getting to know Peru, Cuba and other Latin American countries
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete a speaking task where they will discuss different Spanish-speaking countries
Year 9
Key Concepts
In year 9, students will learn about the topic of identity of culture which covers the themes of: family & friends, technology in everyday life and free-time activities.
Quality Mark AssessmentsAutumn Term
(Sep-Oct)
Revision of year 7 and year 8 Spanish: greetings, numbers & ages, using common verbs, days, months and dates.
Talking about family members
Talking about friends
Relationships with family
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete an assessment covering previously studied topics at KS3 and friends & family
Autumn Term
(Nov-Dec)
Talking about a partner
Plans for the future
Talking about modern day relationships
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete a written task where they will write an email giving relationship advice in Spanish
Spring Term
(Jan-Feb)
Communicating on the internet
Technology and social media
Discussing advantages and disadvantages of social media
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete an assessment covering the topic of family & friends, social media and technology
Spring Term
(Feb-April)
Mobile phones and their uses
Talking about what we are doing right now
Could you live without your mobile?
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete a written task where they will discuss what they use their mobile phones for and give their opinions on mobile technology
Summer Term
(Feb-May)
Hobbies and free-time activities
Why do you like/not like different free-time activities?
How often do you do your hobbies?
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete an assessment covering all topics studied in year 9
Summer Term
(May-July)
Food and drink
Eating out in a restaurant in a Spanish-speaking country
Talking about sports you play
Talking about sports you would like to try
Quality Mark AssessmentsStudents will complete a speaking task where they will practice ordering food and drink in a Spanish-speaking restaurant