Curriculum Overview

 

Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 Sixth Form

Weeks 1-6: De costumbre

Theme: Customs

Pupils will discuss food and meal times, celebrations at home and abroad (with a focus on Spanish-speaking countries), ordering in a restuarant and music festivals. They will be introduced to the passive voice, reminded of the superlative (the biggest, the best...) and will revise irregular forms in the preterite.

Reading

Writing

las comidas
meals

merendar
to have tea/a snack

cenar
to have dinner

ser goloso
to have a sweet tooth

tener prisa
to be in a rush

me duele(n)
my ... hurts/hurt

se carateriza por
is characterised by

se celebra
is celebrated

se quema
is burnt

se disfrazan de
dress up as

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

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Weeks 7-12: A currar

Theme: Work

Pupils will discuss the world of work, possible jobs they could do, work experience and future aspirations. They will discuss how they currently earn money and look at why language learning is important. They will revise the future tense in these contexts and others.

There will be a second full mock during this period.

currar
to work

se busca
wanted

se requiere
is required

me gustaría ser
I would like to be

suelo
I normally

tenía que
I had to...

un año sabático
a gap year

las prácticas laborables
work experience

me preocupa
I'm concerned about

domino
I speak... fluently

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

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Weeks 13-18: Hacia un mundo mejor

Theme: environment and the wider world

Students will revisit the topic of the environment. Recycling, describing areas and homes will be covered and pupils will look at the effects of smoking, drinking and drugs on society. They will also look at healthy diets and sporting events. The conditional and pluperfect will be introduced, essential for higher tier candidates.

The real oral exam will be held between March and May therefore focus will be on preparing for this as well as practising listening.

alquilar
to rent

tendría
I would have

los sin hogar
the homeless

los parques eólicos
wind farms

los aerogeneradores
wind turbines

el reciclaje
recycling

los eventos internacionales
international events

el orgullo nacional
national pride

los valores
values

el dopaje
doping

las drogras blandas/duras
soft/hard drugs

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

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Weeks 19 to end: Repaso/Revision; Los exámenes orales/Oral exams

Focus will be ongoing preparation for the real oral exam and a final mock exam will be held.

  • Spiritual
  • Moral
  • Social
  • Cultural

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