Term 1: Oriéntate
Students will practise using the form 'tener' que to express obligation. They will look at the world of work and formally learn the conditional tense, discussing what they would like to do in the future and why. Dictionary skills and adjective endings will be revisited in preparation for the focus on accuracy in the new GCSE.
Reading - students will complete an end-of-module reading assessment with an additional GCSE question.
camarero/a
waiter
cocinero/a
chef
dependiente/a
shop assitant
esteticista
beautician
jardinero/a
gardener
limpiador(a)
cleaner
medico
doctor
maestro(a)
teacher
Tengo que
I have to
un empleo
a job
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Term 2: En forma
Daily routine, health and diet will be focused upon, as well as active lifestyles. The form 'se debe' to express obligation will be taught and practised, and body parts will be studied. Students will be able to say where something hurts and will start to form more complex sentences.
Speaking - pupils to answer a range of questions about their lifestyles and will also describe a recent injury.
me despierto
I wake up
me levanto
I get up
me ducho
I have a shower
me lavo los dientes
I brush my teeth
me visto
I get dressed
el ejercicio
exercise
la salud
health
se debe
one must
los estiramientos
streching
unos consejos
tips
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Term 3: Desconéctate
This unit starts the GCSE course. Students revise the preterite tense through the exciting topic of holidays with a particular focus on Barcelona. By the end, students should be able to describe a holiday using three tenses and make a hotel reservation.
Writing - students will complete their first GCSE-style assessment - a 90 word writing task and translation into Spanish.
el turista
tourist
el guia
guide
el pasaporte
passport
el viaje
journey
encantado/a
nice to meet you
tenemos que
we must
comprar
to buy
buscar
to search
ver
to see
el tren
the train
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Term 4: Mi vida en el insti
Students revisit the topic of school that they will not have seen since Year 7; they will describe their daily life at school including uniform, facilities, subjects, teachers, rules and describe an ideal day at school.
Listening- students will complete an end-of-module listening assessment.
asistir
to attend
recreo
break time
instalaciones
facilities
horario
timetable
sacar malas notas
to get bad grades
aprobar
to pass
notas
grades
acoso
bullying
aula
classroom
suspender
to fail
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Term 6: Mi gente
Students will learn to talk about social networks and their use of different apps, along with their reading preferences. They will also describe friends and family, and their relationships. They will learn the difference between 'ser' and 'estar' and how to use the present continuous tense.
Listening and reading
yendo
going
justo
fair
bigote
moustache
pecas
freckles
discutir
to argue
un periodico
a newspaper
llevarse bien
to get on well with
un tebeo
a comic
una revista
a magazine
pelearse
to argue
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Term 5: Speaking exam skills/ EOY revision
This term, students will clarify common grammatical areas such as: por/para, ser/estar, imperfect/ preterite. They will practise the different components of the speaking exam at GCSE - describing a photo, role plays and general conversation. These skills will be combined with the most recent 3 topics that they have studied in the GCSE course. They will also revise topics taught at the start of Year 9 in order to prepare for their EOY exam.
EOY assessment
parece
it seems
me encanta
I love
casi
almost
primero
first
luego
then
despues
after
hay
there is
estan
they are
la foto
photo
quizás
maybe
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