Pets Descriptions (physical and personality) Opinions Numbers (1–100) Gender Articles Use of a and de + definite article Negatives Possessive adjectives Unit 2: I live Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture Countries Nationalities House and home including descriptions, rooms Daily routine Household chores Irregular adjectives (including nationalities) More irregular verbs in the present tense Likes and dislikes followed by an infinitive Dictionary skills Sound patterns (eg alphabet), some pronunciation rules Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America Unit 3: Education Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture
Description of school including facilities School subjects and opinions Teachers School routine Uniform School rules Giving reasons (including connectives, porque, ya que, puesto que) Adverbs of frequency Reflexive verbs Telling the time Learning vocabulary Language learning strategies Differences in education systems between Spain, UK and other Spanish-speaking countries Unit 4: Future plans Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture Future education (Key Stage 4 and beyond) Future life plans Where to live Family plans Future job intentions Radical-changing verbs Use of me gustaría/quisiera + infinitive Immediate future tense (ir a + infinitive) Memorisation techniques Differences in jobs in different countries Working Unit 5: Holidays Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture Countries and languages Immediate future revision Asking questions Spanish holiday destinations
Weather Past holiday destinations Holiday experiences Regions and sightseeing Future holiday plans Accommodation Future tense of regular verbs and key irregular verbs Preterite tense of regular verbs (-ar, -er, -ir) and irregular verbs ir and hacer Reading longer texts Spanish conventions including eating Unit 6: Travel Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture Means of transport Places in a town and directions Travel arrangements and preferences Extended justifications and reasons for opinions Numbers 100–1000000 Ordinal numbers primero, segundo, tercero, cuarto Imperatives Modal verbs with infinitive (deber, poder, tener que) Advanced dictionary skills Pronunciation (erre, jota) Spanish accentuation rules Greeting people in Spain Popular holiday destinations in South America
Year 2 Unit 7: Sports Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture Sports and with opinions Past and future sporting events Famous Spanish sports people Jugar/hacer/practicar and sports Prepositions Adverbs of place Revision of preterite Imperfect tense Language learning strategies including identifying gender of words Famous Spanish and South American sportsmen and women Vuelta a España El Clásico Unit 8: Hobbies Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture TV programmes Films and opinions Leisure time with friends Past and future hobbies Invitations Excuses Tocar + musical instruments Revision of preterite tense Revision of imperfect tense Conditional tense Personal a More complex sentence construction including the use of adjectives, adverbs, connectives and intensifiers to increase complexity Famous Spanish and Latin American musicians/singers
Unit 9: Health Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture Parts of the body Illnesses and injuries Visiting a doctor/pharmacy Seeking and understanding medical help Revision of adjectives Perfect tense of regular verbs and some irregulars (romper, ver, poner, decir) Listening skills – detail and gist Extended conversations Emergency procedures Differences in visiting a doctor in Spain Unit 10: Fitness/healthy lifestyle Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture Healthy lifestyles Avoiding obesity Active living Diet Hay que/se debe/se debería + infinitive Revision of the future tense Si clauses: present and future tenses Extended conversations Comprehension of longer texts with different tenses Fiestas in Spain and South America, for example: San Fermín, la Tomatina, Las Fallas, La Feria de Sevilla, Semana Santa, Día de los Muertos Unit 11: Food and drink Content Grammar Literacy/language Culture of food and drink Different courses when eating out Meals and mealtimes Revision of negatives Revision of the imperfect tense Drafting and redrafting written work Spanish eating habits