The document provides an overview of the Spanish curriculum for Years 7, 8 and 9. It covers the following key points: - Language skills progression including grammar structures, tenses and vocabulary covered in each year. - Text types studied such as descriptions, reports and informal letters. - Topics covered relating to personal information, school, free time, holidays and the wider world. - Key skills developed including communication, problem solving and learning styles.

1. Year 7 Spanish Curriculum Language skills Pronunciation Memory Sentence-building Creativity Performance Autonomy CREATE Creative: creative thinking generating ideas taking risks Reasoning: Analysing Problem-solving Decision-making Justifying Categorising Making links Empathic: Communicating Cooperating Speaking & listening (well) Group working Progression: Language structures pronouns common Irregular Verbs – SER, ESTAR, TENER, Hay present tense – REG verbs – AR/ER/IR indefinite & definite articles adjectives & adjective endings common conjunctions – y, pero, tambi én, porque, sin embargo time expressions question words impersonal verbs – me gusta etc.. radical-changing verbs se puede + infin near future – voy a +infin Progression: Text types Report Definition Questionnaire Description Informal letter Cross-curriculum links Content – Geography, Art Skills – ICT, Music, Geography, English Ways of working – Drama, Geography, English, FT, PE Content My world and the Spanish-speaking world – Personal details, Countries, Describing Places, Geographical features, Animals, Family, Physical Description School – Subjects, Likes & Dislikes, Reasons, Preferences, School Day, Time & Timetables, Comparisons of different schools Free time – Sports, Hobbies, Keeping Fit, Plans for the summer/weekend Town – Places in town, facilities, directions, describing places, saying what you can do, ‘selling’ a place Active: being active being attentive noticing responding with confidence Tenacious: persevering coping strategies leeping positive having goals Everlasting: effective memory skills developing ICT skills developing learning styles revising (well) transferring skills personal study skills PLTS S elf manager E ffective participator C reative Thinker R eflective learner Independent E nquirer T eam worker Joined-up thinking

2. Year 8 Spanish Curriculum Language skills Pronunciation Memory Sentence-building Creativity Performance Autonomy CREATE Creative: creative thinking generating ideas taking risks Reasoning: Analysing Problem-solving Decision-making Justifying Categorising Making links Empathic: Communicating Cooperating Speaking & listening (well) Group working Progression: Language structures common Irregular Verbs – SER, ESTAR, TENER, Hay & IR (in present & imperfect forms) greater range of regular present tense verbs – all persons radical-changing verbs key irregular preterit verbs – IR, SER regular preterit verbs – AR impersonal verbs – me gusta etc.. se puede + infin near future – voy a +infin adjectives & adjective endings comparisons : (más/menos que/tan..como) time expressions Progression: Text types Definition Questionnaire Instructions Description Leaflet/Brochure Narrative (Poetry) Cross-curriculum links Content – PSHE & RE Skills – ICT, Music, Geography, English Ways of working – Drama, Geography, English, FT, PE Content My World – Comparing people, Describing Freetime, Likes & Dislikes Healthy Living – Food & Drink, Diet, Comparing typical dishes, how to lead a healthy life, describing a meal out Holidays – Christmas & other festivals, holiday preferences, describing past holiday experiences Shopping – clothing, buying clothes and souvenirs, shops and facilities, comparing with Spain & other countries around the world Active: being active being attentive noticing responding with confidence Tenacious: persevering coping strategies leeping positive having goals Everlasting: effective memory skills developing ICT skills developing learning styles revising (well) transferring skills personal study skills PLTS S elf manager E ffective participator C reative Thinker R eflective learner Independent E nquirer T eam worker Joined-up thinking

3. Year 9 Spanish Curriculum Language skills Pronunciation Memory Sentence-building Creativity Performance Autonomy CREATE Creative: creative thinking generating ideas taking risks Reasoning: Analysing Problem-solving Decision-making Justifying Categorising Making links Empathic: Communicating Cooperating Speaking & listening (well) Group working Progression: Text types Definition Questionnaire Description Leaflet/Brochure Article Persuasive writing Narrative Summary Cross-curriculum links Content – History, Art, Geography, RE Skills – ICT, Music, Geography, English Ways of working – Drama, Geography, English, FT, PE Content The Wider World – Description & comparison of customs, festivals, places Media & Entertainment – Describing film & television programmes Health – Body and illness, discussing lifestyles Culture – Looking at cultural stereotypes, describing Spanish art, music & poetry, architecture, comparing life now and then, making predictions about society in the future Active: being active being attentive noticing responding with confidence Tenacious: persevering coping strategies leeping positive having goals Everlasting: effective memory skills developing ICT skills developing learning styles revising (well) transferring skills personal study skills Progression: Language structures r ange of verbs used confidently in: present, imperfect, preterit, simple future future tense longer phrases & subordinate clauses range of negatives: (no..nada, no..nunca, no..nadie) adverbs comparisons (as in Year 8) range of time expressions links & reasons: (así que, por lo tanto, no obstante, por esta razón, sin , para, en lugar de, con la intención de) PLTS S elf manager E ffective participator C reative Thinker R eflective learner Independent E nquirer T eam worker Joined-up thinking

4. KS3 French Core Language je – I tu – you ( sing .) il/elle – he/she on – we / one nous – we vous – you ( pl or formal.) ils/elles – they avoir – to have être – to be faire – to do Time words maintenant – now avant – before apr ès – after aujourd’hui – today hier – yesterday demain – tomorrow encore une fois - again toujours – always souvent – often quelquefois – sometimes jamais – never la semaine dernière – last week la semaine prochaine – next week Referring to things une chose – a thing ceci – this cela – that quelque chose – something (un) autre – (an)other beaucoup (de) – a lot (of) (un) peu – (a) little très – very tout – all/everything trop – too (much) Making links et – and ou – or aussi – also mais – but parce que – because avec – with sans - without Asking questions Porquoi? – why? Qu’est-ce que? – what? quand? – when? o ù ? – where? Qui? – who? Combien? – how much/many? C omment ? – how? Referring to places ici – here l à -(bas) – (over) there Opinions Je pense que – I think that Je crois que – I believe that Il me semble que – it seems that.. A mon avis.. – in my opinion.. Sentence building Pronouns Saying what you did Je suis all é(e) – I went j’ai fait– I did J’ai vu – I saw j’ai joué – I played j’ai mangé – I ate j’ai bu – I drank J’ai regardé – I watched J’ai travaillé – I worked J’ai voyagé – I travelled j’ai I have tu as you have il /elle/on a he/she/we have nous avons we have vous avez you have ( formal or .pl.) Ils/ elles ont they have je suis I am tu es you are il/elle/on est he/she is/we are nous sommes we are vous êtes you are ils / elles sont they are je fais I do tu fais you do il / elle/ on fait he/she /we do nous faisons we do vous faites you do ils / elles font they/you do Je peux / on peut I can / you/we can... Je veux I want to.. Je dois I have to… Je vais / on va + verb I’m going to/we’re going to… J’aime /je n’aime pas I like to / I don’t like to.. J’aime beaucoup I love to… Je voudrais I would like to…

5. Asking questions Wer? Who? Wo? Where? Was? What? Wann? When? Warum? Why? Wie? How? Wie viel? How much? Wie viele? How many? Time jetzt: now heute: today morgen: tomorrow gestern: yesterday letzte Woche: last week n ächste Woche: next week diese Woche: this week nie: never manchmal: sometimes oft: often immer: always dann: then Things das: that etwas: something nichts: nothing viel: much viele: many ein bisschen: a bit sehr: very zu: too Sentence building Opinions Ich mag …(nicht): I (don’t) like … Ich liebe …: I love … Ich hasse …: I hate … Ich finde … : I find … Meiner Meinung nach …: In my opinion Ich denke/glaube, dass … :I think/believe that … Saying what you did Ich habe … gemacht: I did … Ich habe … gespielt: I played … Ich habe … gesehen: I saw … Ich habe … gegessen: I ate … Ich habe … getrunken: I drank … Ich bin … gegangen: I went … Ich bin … gefahren: I travelled … Conjunctions und: and aber: but oder: or denn: because/for auch: also weil: because KS3 German Core Language pronouns wohnen: to live haben: to have sein: to be tragen: to wear helfen: to help sehen: to see ich I wohne habe bin trage helfe sehe du you (sing.) wohnst hast bist tr ägst hilfst siehst er/es/sie he/it/she wohnt hat ist tr ägt hilft sieht man (every)one wohnt hat ist tr ägt hilft sieht wir we wohnen haben sind tragen helfen sehen ihr you (pl.) wohnt haben seid tragt helft seht Sie you (formal) wohnen habt sind tragen helfen sehen sie they wohnen haben sind tragen helfen sehen Ich kann/man kann + infinitive verb (at end of sentence) I am/you are able to… Ich will I want to … Ich muss I have to … Ich werde I will … Ich mag I like to … Ich m öchte I would like to …

6. KS3 Spanish Core Language yo – I tú – you él/ella – he/she Usted – you (polite, sing.) nosotros – we vosotros – you (fam.pl.) ellos/ellas – they Ustedes – you (polite, pl.) tener – to have ser – to be estar – to be Time words ahora – now antes – before despu és – after hoy – today ayer – yesterday mañana – tomorrow otra vez - again siempre – always a menudo – often a veces – sometimes nunca – never la semana pasada – last week la semana que viene – next week Referring to things una cosa – a thing esto – this eso – that algo (m ás) – something (else) otro – (an)other mucho – a lot (un) poco – (a) little muy – very todo – all/everything Making links y – and o – or tambi én – also pero – but porque – because con – with sin - without Asking questions ¿Por qué? – why? ¿Qué? – what? ¿Cu ándo ? – when? ¿D ónde ? – where? ¿Qui én ? – who? ¿Cu ánto(s) ? – how much/many? ¿C ómo ? – how? Referring to places aqu í – here allí - there Opinions Pienso que – I think that Creo que – I believe that Me parece que – it seems that.. Sentence building Pronouns Saying what you did fui – I went hice – I did v í – I saw jugué – I played comí – I ate bebí – I drank tengo I have tienes you have tiene he/she/you have (pol.sing) tenemos we have tenéis you have (fam.pl.) tienen they/you have (pol.pl.) soy I am eres you are es he/she is/you are (pol.sing) somos we are sois you are (fam.pl.) son they/you are (pol.pl.) estoy I am est ás you are est á he/she is/you are (pol.sing) estamos we are est á you are (fam.pl.) est án they/you are (pol.pl.) puedo/puede I can/he,she can quiero/quiere I want to/he,she wants to… tengo que/tiene que I have to/he has to… voy a/va a + verb I’m going to/he is going to… (no) me (le) gusta I (don’t) like to/he doesn’t like to me (le) encanta I love to/he loves to… me (le) gustar ía I/he/she would like to…

7. KS3 Language Key Skills Memory 1 Sound/meaning 2 Visual/meaning 3 Spelling (core language words only) 4 (improved) speed of recall Pronunciation 1 repeat correctly 2 retain pronunciation 3 pronounce accurately from text Sentence building 1 say whole sentences from visual prompts 2 adapt sentences to make new meanings 3 Use key verbs to build new sentences Comprehension Infer/guess meaning from key words/cognates