Key Stage 3
Year 7
FRENCH
Intent
Our Year 7 students begin to develop the essential building blocks of learning a language, initially using pronouns such as ‘I’ and the present tense. They are introduced to a wide range of vocabulary and move from simple recognition in the first instance, to manipulation of this vocabulary to express their ideas. They are encouraged to be creative and to celebrate cultural diversity.
Learning Journey
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Awareness of French - Speaking Countries around the world
- French numbers
- Greetings
- Birthdays and Dates
- CULTURAL – differences between English and French Culture
Key Knowledge
- Definite article: le, la, l’, les
- How to say ‘in’ + a country (au, en)
- Adjectives of nationality
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Basic details – name, age, live, how you are
- Revision of Term one taster session
- French Alphabet and usage
- Introduce Yourself
- Describe your favourite object
- CULTURAL: Christmas in French Speaking Countries
Key Knowledge
- Present tense of avoir (1st/2nd/3rd person singular)
- Adjective agreement (masculine plural);
- Indefinite article: un, une, des
- High-frequency structures: c’est, il est, c’est quoi?
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Describing personality
- Talking about siblings
- Talking about wider family members
- Opinions about school subjects
- Use of comparatives
- Giving opinions
- CULTURAL: Comparing school life in the UK with that in France and other French speaking countries
Key Knowledge
- Present tense of être (je suis, tu es)
- Adjective agreement (masculine, feminine)
- Possessive adjectives (mon/ma/mes, ton/ta/tes)
- (mais, car, parce que)
- Comparisons: plus/moins + adjective + que
- Direct object pronouns (le/la/les)
- Depuis + present tense
- Present tense –er verbs (all pronouns)
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Talk about school and where you live
- Talk about leisure activities and where personal possessions
- Describe animals
- CULTURAL: Comparing differences between British and French schools
Key Knowledge
- Revision: Present tense of regular ‑er verbs
- Irregular verbs (je vais, je fais)
- Revision: Adjective agreement (masculine, feminine, plural)
- Present tense of avoir
- Perfect tense: j’ai visité, j’ai vu
- Imperfect tense: c’était
- Plurals of nouns and adjectives
- Present tense of être
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Say what you eat and drink at different meal times
- Give opinions on food and drinks
- Say where you like to eat out; order food at a café
- Use quantities and understand recipes
- CULTURAL: Research and discover different types of national dishes in French speaking countries
Key Knowledge
- The partitive: du/de la/de l’/des
- Present tense of manger and boire (1st/2nd/3rd person singular)
- Negative forms: ne … pas/jamais
- Pouvoir + infinitive
- Je voudrais + noun/verb
- Il faut + noun/verb
Skill Development
Over time students will be able to express themselves confidently using a variety of vocabulary, opinions and be able to be creative with language by manipulating verbs.
Students will develop their comprehension of the written and spoken word, such as reading / listening for gist and/or detail.
Development of translation skills is key as they develop their understanding of their own language(s).
Students will focus mainly on the present tense but with a variety of pronouns.
GERMAN
Intent
Students will build on grammatical and cultural knowledge from primary school to learn about modern Germany and Germanic countries and develop an understanding of the cultural diversity. They are introduced to a wide range of vocabulary and move from simple recognition in the first instance, to manipulation of this vocabulary and more complex grammar constructions to express their ideas. They will learn to communicate effectively using an additional language with real purpose.
Learning Journey
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Greetings
- The alphabet and spellings. Introductions
- Countries and wohnen – listening and places
- Numbers and ages
- Ordinal numbers and birthdays
Key Knowledge
- Sound spelling links
- ß ä ü ö
- Pronouns
- Key verbs: heißen sein, wohnen
- Gender and articles
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- My family
- Personalities
- Appearances (hair, eyes and colours)
- Body parts
- Illness and injury
- Pets
Key Knowledge
- Sound spelling links
- Mein / meine / mein (Nom)
- Haben and the accusative
- - a/an and no (kein)
- Pronouns
- Key verbs: heißen sein, haben,
- Using und / aber (stop connectives)
- Descriptive adjectives and intensifiers
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Sports
- Hobbies
- Frequency
- Music
Key Knowledge
- Sound spelling rules
- Nouns and gender
- Using ich mag and ich mag _ nicht
- Key verbs: haben, sein, mögen.
- Regular verbs: spielen, hören, gehen, besuchen
- Irregular verbs
- Compound nouns and Lieblings
- Using gern as an adverb/
- Timephrases and inversion
- Comparative: gern, lieber and am liebsten
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- School subjects and differences in school systems
- Telling the time
- Opinions and justifications
- Daily routine
- Facilities
- AGs
Key Knowledge
- Sound spelling links
- Nouns
- Key verbs: lernen (studieren), haben, sein, finden, beginnen/anfangen, enden, geben (es gibt)
- Times (numbers) 12 and 24 hr clock
- Stop connectives: denn, und, aber (coordinate)
- Go connectives: ,obwohl
- ,da ,weil (subordinate)
- Es gibt and the accusative
- Nouns and gender (ein/kein)
- Modal verbs (man kann)
Skill Development
Students are aspiring to recognize and improve their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in German through a variety of topics studied in KS3. Over time they will be able to express themselves confidently using a variety of vocabulary, opinions and be able to be creative with language by manipulating verbs to understand and use different tenses. They will also develop their comprehension of both Germanic and global citizenship and culture, not only for personal use and translation purposes but also for both personal and future professional usage in an international context.
SPANISH
Intent
Students will build on any language development from primary school to confidently justify opinions in a variety of topics and celebrate cultural diversity. They will enjoy communicating effectively using an additional language with real purpose. Students will also begin to immerse themselves in Spanish Culture and understand differences both in linguistics and in daily life in the Spanish Speaking World.
Learning Journey
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Names of different sports
- Basic opinions
- Justifying opinions with reasons
- Sentence formation in Spanish
Key Knowledge
- Use of nouns
- Formation of verbs in basic I/We form
- Use of basic opinions (reflexive verbs)
- Using porque to link sentences
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Basic details – name, age, live, how you are
- Spanish Alphabet and usage
- Phonics
- Asking and Answering questions
- Likes and dislikes
- Colours
- Using conjunctions
- Nouns and usage
- CULTURAL: Christmas in Spain
Key Knowledge
- Verbs – SER, TENER, HAY, GUSTAR, ENCANTAR,
- Negatives
- Forming Questions – question words / exclamations
- Nouns system – definite and indefinite article
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Names of school subjects
- Descriptions of teachers
- Likes and Dislikes of subjects
- Giving opinions and reasons
- Activities you do in school
- Describing basic food and drink to buy in the canteen
- School facilities
- CULTURAL: School System in Spain
Key Knowledge
- Verbs- Present Tense of AR / ER / IR Verbs
- Use of GUSTAR/ ENCANTAR
- Adjectives
- Adjectival Agreement
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Numbers between 1-100 and beyond
- Talking about siblings
- Talking about wider family members
- Pets and animals
- Use of adjectives in Spanish
- Visual descriptions
- Characteristics
- CULTURAL: Being famous in the Spanish Speaking World
Key Knowledge
- Verb ESTAR
- Possessive pronouns
- Numbers 1-100
- Word order in Spanish
- Nouns and Adjectives combinations
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- The area which I live in
- Types of house and describing what it is like
- Rooms in a house
- Items of furniture, description of bedroom
- Activities I may get up to at home
- Ideal Home
- CULTURAL: Life on the Canary Islands (away from the tourists!)
Key Knowledge
- Verbs: VIVIR, SER vs ESTAR, TENER, HAY
- Prepositions
- Introduction to the conditional tense
- Time Phrases
Skill Development
Over time students will be able to express themselves confidently using a variety of vocabulary, opinions and be able to be creative with language by manipulating verbs and adjectives to suit nouns and pronouns.
Students will develop their comprehension of the written and spoken word in Spanish, such as reading / listening for gist and/or detail.
Development of translation skills is key as they develop their understanding of their own language(s).
Students will focus mainly on the present tense but with a variety of pronouns to ensure that they have the foundations required for our year 8 curriculum.
Year 8
FRENCH
Intent
Building on their existing understanding of vocabulary, grammar and cultural awareness, our Year 8 students continue to recycle, consolidate and extend their language skills. They will broaden their grammar knowledge as we begin to explore additional tenses such as the past, future and conditional; this allows them to manipulate language more accurately and creatively to express individual opinions.
Learning Journey
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Key places in a town
- Describing what I do in Newark
- Giving Directions
- Making plans for the weekend
- Ask for and give directions
- CULTURAL: Comparing a typical French town to Newark
Key Knowledge
- Il y a un/une/des …, il n’y a pas de/d’…
- Word order (position of adjectives)
- Au/à la/à l’/aux (‘to the’, ‘at the’)
- On peut + infinitive
- The imperative
- Vouloir and pouvoir
- Prepositions of place + du/de la/de l’/des
- Saying ‘there is’ and ‘there are’
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Talk about clothes and give opinions on style
- Talk about the weather and what you wear for different occasions
- Say/ when and how often you do activities
- Discuss weekend activities
- Talk about music preferences and national events
Key Knowledge
- Present tense of -er verbs: porter and jouer
- The present tense of faire
- Reflexive verbs: se lever; se coucher
- Possessive adjectives: son/ sa/ses
- CULTURAL: The geographical differences between different French speaking countries – their activities will be difference e.g. skiing
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Talk about sports, leisure and active holidays
- Parts of the body and sports injuries
- Sports personalities and sports events
Key Knowledge
- Present tense of Jouer and faire
- Depuis +present tense
- Je voudrais / j’aimerais (conditional) + infinitive
- Perfect tense of aller
- Pouvoir + infinitive
- J’ai mal au / aux
- CULTURAL: Research French speaking sports personalities
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Talk about usual holidays and preferred holidays
- Describe your ideal holiday
- Describe a past holiday, where you went and what you did
- Talk about festivals
Key Knowledge
- The present tense (irregular verbs): Choisir, finir, prendre
- The near future: je vais prendre
- Je voudrais / j’aimerais (conditional) + infinitive
- In + countiries: en/au/aux /à
- Perfect tense with avoir
- Perfect tense with aller
- CULTURAL: Francophone festivals
Skill Development
In Year 8 students will build on their vocabulary knowledge and grammatical skills; they will develop speaking, listening, reading and writing skills whereby they are able to manipulate the French language and express themselves more eloquently. Students will be able to give detail in different time frames as well as improving their translation techniques.
GERMAN
Intent
Students will build on grammatical and cultural knowledge from primary school to learn about modern Germany and Germanic countries and develop an understanding of the cultural diversity. They will learn to communicate effectively using an additional language with real purpose.
Learning Journey
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Breakfast – talking about what you eat and drink
- Buying food with the future tense
- Ordering food
- Reviews and opinions (introduction to the perfect tense)
- Healthy eating
- (Comparing the present, perfect and future with essen and trinken)
- Key focus: introduction to tenses. Recognition of ‘werde’ and ‘habe’ plus past participle
Key Knowledge
- Nouns, genders and articles
- My, your, his, her
- Key verbs: essen (irreg) trinken
- Formal vs informal languages: - using Sie
- - möchte and hätte gern
- Present tense of essen and trinken
- Perfect tense of essen and trinken
- Future tense of essen and trinken
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Countries
- Transport
- Accommodation
- Activities
- Weather
- Opinions
- Lost and found
Key Knowledge
- The perfect tense with sein (movement)
- Conditional (wenn ich Geld hätte)
- Mit and the dative (sein – gefahren/gegangen)
- Times and prices
- Perfect and haben (übernachtet)
- Exception sein and geblieben
- Recall of tenses with holiday activities – including separable verb (aufstehen etc)
- Weather: adjective vs verb
- (es regnet vs es ist regnerisch)
- Opinions using the imperfect
- Perfect tense with verloren and vergessen
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Daily routine and chores
- Locations and types of
- Homes (points of compass, 4. regions and areas of interest)
- Rooms and activities
- Locations of items
- Future houses and aspirations
Key Knowledge
- In and the dative (indefinite article)
- Tenses: ich wohne, ich wohnte, ich habe – gewohnt, möchte – wohnen
- Recall of present tense and introduction of separable verbs.
- Perfect tense and use of separable verbs
- Future tense and separable verbs
- Prepositions and locations: FUDGEBO (accusative) and dative after auf, unter, neben, in, zwischen, hinter, vor.
- Inversion and word order with locations (es gibt and legen)
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Talking about daily routines
- Daily life in a German speaking world
- Making plans and excuses
- Talking about healthy living
- Comparing chores and fairness
Key Knowledge
- Using reflexive verbs in the present tense
- Using sequencers with reflexive and separable verbs
- Using wollen and the infinitive
- Revising man soll and man muss
- Practising subordinate clauses ,weil and ,wenn
Skill Development
Students are aspiring to recognize and improve their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in German through a variety of topics studied in KS3. Over time they will be able to express themselves confidently using a variety of vocabulary, opinions and be able to be creative with language by manipulating verbs to understand and use different tenses. They will also develop their comprehension of both Germanic and global citizenship and culture, not only for personal use and translation purposes but also for both personal and future professional usage in an international context.
SPANISH
Intent
To build on the knowledge and skills learnt in year 7, students will continue to recycle, consolidate and extend their language by developing their vocabulary, grammar and cultural awareness through a variety of engaging topics. Students will broaden their grammar knowledge as we begin to explore additional tenses such as the past and future tenses.
Learning Journey
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Names of basic hobbies and key verbs
- Sports – use of JUGAR vs HACER
- Time
- Weather
- Use of negatives
- Time Phrases
- Use of the past and future – basic structures
- CULTURAL – Spanish Sports (Basque Pelota, Bullfighting in Spanish Speaking Countries)
Key Knowledge
- Present Tense - all persons
- Time Phrases
- Use of SER with time
- Sentence structures – using time phrases first in sentence
- Negation of verbs – using no, nunca, nadie, ni…ni…
- Intro to past and future tenses
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Description of what my town and local is area is like
- Talking about what facilities are in my town
- Making plans to meet someone in town – Question formation
- Time
- Weather
- Giving Directions
- What I’m going to do in town
- What I did in town last weekend
- Combining tenses – introduction to future and past tenses
- CULTURAL : City of Valencia
Key Knowledge
- Adjectival agreements
- Extending sentences
- Use of quantifiers to enhance descriptions
- Use of the 12- and 24-hour clocks in Spanish Speaking World
- Key phrases to express future and past plans
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Talking about what you are going to do
- Sequencing and storytelling
- Inviting someone to go out – making further plans
- Acceptance and rejection of ideas
- Maxing excuses
- Resolving problems in Spanish
- Likes and dislikes – enhancing use
- CUTURAL: Communication in Spanish in the modern world
Key Knowledge
- Introduction to full paradigm of NEAR FUTURE and REAL FUTURE tenses – including difference in usage of both
- Use of sequencers (Firstly, then, later, next etc.)
- Expressions in Spanish (eg surprise, shock, intonation)
- Use of modal verbs such as PODER – to be able
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Where you went -
- Countries (EU and beyond)
- Who you went on holiday with
- When you went -time phrases
- How you got there - transport
- What you did on holiday
- Your opinions of your holiday
- Expressing preferences
- Hotel booking and problem resolving
- CULTURAL: Spanish people going on holiday
Key Knowledge
Preterite tense
- SER and IR (same paradigm)
- -AR / -ER / -IR verbs in preterite
- -Irregular verbs
- Time phrases and sequencers
- Extended Writing
- Tackling a GCSE Speaking exam – techniques
- Revisit future tenses
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Items of food
- Mealtimes in Spanish speaking World
- Buying food in a market / shop / supermarket
- Reading and understanding a Spanish Menu
- Describing a special meal
- Likes and dislikes with food
- CULTURAL: Spanish Daily Lifestyle and Different Food + Drink (potential Restaurant visit?)
Key Knowledge
- Nouns (masc + fem, sing + plur)
- Using time expressions accurately
- Higher numbers
- Understanding the tú and usted forms of ‘you’
- Use of preterite tense to explain a special meal / future to say what you would like
- Expressing likes and dislikes
Skill Development
Building upon the foundations laid in Year 7, students will be able to use their range of vocabulary and extend their thinking and justifications by expressing themselves in a variety of ways to suit the needs of a general conversation.
Students will gain knowledge of, and begin to use and adapt, a range of past and future tenses, alongside their knowledge of present tense, in order to express past, present and future events, not just talking about themselves, but of a range of people around them (using a variety of pronouns).
We will continue to develop skills in listening and reading in order to ensure key messages are understood with more detail being added to enhance the quality of comprehension.
There will also continue to be a focus on translation and interpretation skills in order to ensure we can communicate effectively in the modern world.
Year 9
French
Intent
Our Year 9 students work with increasing independence, utilising a wider range of grammatical and vocabulary structures. They deepen existing knowledge and skill in conversing about topics such as family to now express views with accuracy and fluency. They are more confident to respond to heard, written or spoken French and leave Key Stage 3 well equipped to progress onto GCSE.
Learning Journey
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Talk about television programmes & musical genres;
- Give detailed opinions on music
- Talk about film genres and review films
- Talk about reading preferences
Key Knowledge
- Direct Object Pronouns
- Faire and infinitive
- Rendre + adjective
- Ce que
- Opinions in three tenses
- Verb + infinitive structures
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Discuss relationships with family members
- Talk about poscket money and helping out at home
- Discuss pressures faced by teenagers and understand advice
- Discuss life in the past
Key Knowledge
- Pronouns me / te / se
- Modal verbs devoir, pouvoir, vouloir
- The imperative
- The imperfect tense
- Present tense (revision)
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Talk about healthy / unhealthy eating
- Healthy lifestyles
- How diet affects health
- Resolutions / plans to be healthier
- Life in the future
Key Knowledge
- Impersonal structures
- The pronoun en
- Perfect tense
- Expressions of quantity
- Future Tense
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Talk about jobs and qualities needed for certain professions
- Ideal jobs and ambitions
- Part time jobs
- Success and failure
Key Knowledge
- Masculine and feminine forms of jobs
- Imperfect tense
- Conditional tense
- Si clauses
- Quand with different tenses
Skill Development
Using prior knowledge and transferable skills students will practise and improve their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, being able to justify opinions and expand descriptions in numerous tenses. Students will be able to translate extended pieces of writing in a number of tenses and with a variety of grammatical challenges. Students will also be able to communicate more creatively and accurately as they are able to use a variety of grammatical and vocabulary structures and are encouraged to use independent learning skills.
GERMAN
Intent
As students enter year 9, students will be bridging the gap between KS3 and GCSE. Students will be following a syllabus of Personal, Social, Economic and Health topics which will allow them to consolidate the core vocabulary, grammar and cultural knowledge from the breadth of work done during year 7 and 8 but also allow them to extend their knowledge to current and global affairs, putting them in the driving seat for their GCSE years should they choose to continue their studies.
Learning Journey
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Saying what you like to wear
- Talking about your style
- Shops and shopping habits
- Talking about shopping for clothes
- Special occasions
Key Knowledge
- Verbs with the a/ umlaut in the present tense
- Using accusative adjective endings
- Revising the future tense with werden
- Revising the perfect tense with haben and sein
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Talking about TV and film
- Talking about different 3. Styles of music
- Talking about the
- Internet and social media
- Talking about technology today and in the past
- Talking about volunteering projects
Key Knowledge
- Using ,weil and ,da as subordinate clauses
- Time manner place Word order
- Expressing opinions using ,dass
- Using the imperfect tense
- Revising the use of different tenses
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Customs and traditions in German speaking countries
- Festivals and favourite celebrations e.g. Christmas / birthdays etc.
Key Knowledge
- Adjectival nouns
- Perfect Tense
- Personal pronouns
- Word Order- Time, manner, Place
- Opinions in past
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Talking about helping the environment at home
- Talking about local environmental problems
Key Knowledge
- Using modal verbs
- Using subordinating conjunctions
- Using the imperative
- The pluperfect tense
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Unit 1 – 2 Introductions, family and friends
- Unit 3-4 Free time and school
- Unit 5-6 Food and drink and German literature
Key Knowledge
- Recall and reflection al year 7 curriculum. Consolidation of key vocabulary and grammar
- Evidence of 3/4 skills for 4 of the 6 topics.
- Listening, reading and writing materials provided by Kerboodle.
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Unit 7-8 Holidays, home and local area
- Unit 9-10 daily routine, shopping and fashion
- Unit 11-12 Digital world and cultural exchanges
Key Knowledge
- Recall and reflection al year8/9 7 curriculum. Consolidation of key vocabulary and grammar
- Evidence of 3/4 skills for 4 of the 6 topics.
- Listening, reading and writing materials provided by Kerboodle.
Skill Development
Students are aspiring to recognize and improve their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in German through a variety of topics studied in KS3. Over time they will be able to express themselves confidently using a variety of vocabulary, opinions and be able to be creative with language by manipulating verbs to understand and use different tenses. They will also develop their comprehension of both Germanic and global citizenship and culture, not only for personal use and translation purposes but also for both personal and future professional usage in an international context.
SPANISH
Intent
Students will continue to use their existing knowledge to build on all four skills with the aim of feeling more confident and prepared for either a continuation of Spanish Studies at GCSE, or being able to communicate using their language skills in the future. There will be an elevation of the range of language and core texts used to include real life media and show the purpose of Spanish in the modern world for communication.
Learning Journey
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Items of clothing
- Colours
- Time Phrases
- Demonstrative pronouns (this/these/those)
- Using comparative & superlative adjectives (more + less)
- Description of School uniform + ideal uniform
- Fancy Dress Ball
- Packing to go on holiday
- CULTURAL: Fashion in Spain
Key Knowledge
- Noun and adjectival (+ colours) agreement
- Use of time phrases with tenses to describe what you wear and when
- Use of demonstrative pronouns (este/esta/estos/estas)
- Use of superlative pronouns (el/la/los/las + más/menos)
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Use of computers, laptops and tablets in the modern world
- Television
- Books and mass media
- Films and the cinema
- Music
- Describing a trip to a concert / cinema
- CULTURAL: Spanish Film Industry (potential film study – Zipi y Zape el club de las canicas)
Key Knowledge
- Recap of tenses – past, present, future, full paradigms and irregulars
- Giving opinions using adjectives
- Using the near future tense accurately – range of different people
- Recognizing and marking different time frames using verbs and time phrases
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Asking and asking questions about life in school
- Facilities in School
- Future choices + options
- Justifying your opinions with extended reasons and linking to the future
- Descriptions of teachers
- Rules and Regulations in School
- Describing extra-curricular activities
- CULTURAL – Life in a Modern Spanish School (potential link school?)
Key Knowledge
- Use of question words and interrogatives
- Adjectival agreement in gender and number
- Comparatives and Superlatives
- Modal verbs DEBER and PODER (TENER QUE)
- Using all three tenses in a text or speaking
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Body Parts + saying what hurt
- At the doctors / hospital / pharmacy
- Talking about healthy and unhealthy food – pros and cons
- Talking about maintaining a healthy lifestyle
- Making choices and changes for the better, making resolutions, changing lifestyles
- Young people’s opinions on Dangers of Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco
- CULTURAL: Importance of Healthy Lifestyle in Modern Spain
Key Knowledge
- Use of the verb DOLER (similarities to GUSTAR)
- Use of the verbs TENER and ESTAR vs English usage
- Use of Direct Object Pronouns (lo/la/los/las = it)
- PARA + infinitive structures
Themes, Concepts and Questions
- Daily Routine (time, sequencers)
- Earning and spending pocket money (household chores)
- Jobs and professions
- What I would like to do in the future and reasons why
- Giving details about jobs, job satisfaction
- The importance of Spanish in the modern world of work (OPTIONS!)
- What I would do if I won the lottery
- CULTURAL: Spanish Daily timetable
Key Knowledge
- Use of reflexive verbs
- Recap of time
- Present Tense review
- Introduction to the conditional tense (me gustaría)
- Using job titles as adjectives (masculine and feminine)
- If clauses (si +present + future)
Skill Development
Year 9 continues to build upon the bedrock of language seen and used habitually in Years 7 and 8. Students will enhance their knowledge of both linguistic structures and cultural awareness, and begin to explore extended passages as well as enhancing their knowledge of expressing themselves in a range of situations.
Students will improve and strengthen their knowledge of a range of past, present and future tenses, in order to confidently talk about and understand what they and other persons do in a range of situations in a range of times.
There will also continue to be a focus on translation and interpretation skills in order to ensure we can communicate effectively in the modern world.