Year 12 Spanish course outline
Term One
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General Introduction and Revision - MAJOR GRAMMAR REVISION
Revise NCEA Level 1 Examinations: 1.1 and 1.4 for re-submission
Grammar revision: Present tense, SER / ESTAR, Present progressive + TEST
Grammar revision: Present Perfect tense, Preterite, Imperfect past tenses + TEST
Grammar Introduction: Future and Conditional tenses
Grammar Introduction: Relative Pronouns
Topics: People and Places, stereotypes, role models, cultural aspects, Sp-sp countries
Topic work: Listening – Speaking - Reading – Writing
Individual Oral Assessment: NCEA 2.2 (Presentation) (4 credits)
Begin Interaction Assessment Portfolio: NCEA 2.3 (Interaction) (5 credits)
Begin Writing Assessment Portfolio: NCEA 2.5 (Writing) (5 credits)
Cultural topics:
Reading: “Ventanas 1 y 2” + various articles
DVD: “Motocycle Diaries”
Term Two
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(9 weeks)
(11 weeks)
Grammar revision: Immediate Future, Future tense, Conditional tense + TEST
Grammar revision: Pronouns (reflexive, direct and indirect object) + TEST
Grammar Introduction: Imperatives (commands)
Topics: Health and lifestyle, diet, exercise, personal issues, substance abuse,
education, work, careers
Topic work: Listening – Speaking - Reading – Writing
NCEA Level 1 Mock-Mock Exams: Listening 2.1, Reading 2.4
Interaction Assessment Portfolio: NCEA 2.3 (Interaction) (5 credits)
Writing Assessment Portfolio: NCEA 2.5 (Writing) (5 credits)
Cultural topics:
Reading: “Ventanas 1 y 2” + various articles
DVD: “María Llena de Gracia”
Term Three
(10 weeks)
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Grammar Introduction: Future Perfect tense, Conditional Perfect tense, Subjunctive
Grammar revision: Spanish Grammar ‘Pitfalls’ + TEST
Topics: Environment issues, advertising, consumerism, politics, communication,
socio-economic issues, future world
 Topic work: Listening – Speaking – Reading - Writing
 Complete Interaction Assessment Portfolio: NCEA 2.3 (Interaction) (5 credits)
 Complete Writing Assessment Portfolio: NCEA 2.5 (Writing) (5 credits)
 Cultural topics:
Reading: “Ventanas 1 y 2” + various articles
DVD: “Machuca”
 NCEA Level 2 Practice Exams: Listening 2.1 and Reading 2.4
Term Four
(3 weeks)
 Revision and Exam Preparation
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ALL INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS COMPLETE END OF TERM 3!!
NCEA Exams: 2.1 (Listening) and 2.4 (Reading) Wednesday 18 November 2.00 pm
Year 12-13 Spanish course outline
Topics
Term 1: film, chores and jobs, health, communications, personal descriptions and problems,
substance abuse, environment
Term 2: jobs and careers, activities (present and past), student exchanges, communication,
media, eco-travel/transportation
Term 3: advertising, environmental impact of consumerism, future careers, socio-economic
issues, health, lifestyle
Term 4: future changes, plans, dreams, opportunities, massive revision and exam preparation
Term One
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General Introduction and Revision
Listos 3: Módulo 6: En casa y en el trababo Revising films, meals, numbers,
talking about chores, talking about jobs, spending money, describing lifestyle, talking
about TV and film, giving opinions, revise object pronouns, revise present/past tense
verb tenses
Módulo 6 test
Listos 3: Módulo 9: Revising personal descriptions, describing personal problems,
discussing substance abuse, talking about environmental issues, expressing ‘should,
ought to’, conditional tense
Módulo 9 test
Cultural project: “Cross Cultural Study” Level 2 Unit Standard 12176 (2 credits)
Cultural topics:
Information, music, video on the Hispanic world
Reading: “Parabienes” + various articles
DVD: “Nicotina”
Term Two
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(9 weeks)
(10 weeks)
Listos 3: Módulo 10: El futuro Revising jobs, discussing future plans, career
choices, applying for a job, using the telephone, revise future/conditional verb tenses
Módulo 10 test
Aventura 4: Unidad B: (Lecciones 5, 6) Talking about what you did and used to do,
preterite and imperfect past tenses, expressing opinions
Aventura 4: Unidad D (Lecciones 11, 12): Talking about travel, exchanges, ecotourism, object pronouns, preterite and imperfect past tenses, ‘se’ for passive,
infinitive as noun
Unidades B, D test
Aventura 4: Unidad E: Using modes of communication, reporting events and news,
talking about media, reviewing films, imperfect and preterite past tenses, possessives
Aventura 4: Unidad F (Lección 18): Talking about transportation, environment,
expressing opinions, passive voice, subjunctive
Unidad E, F test
Individual Oral Assessment: NCEA 3.2 (Speech) (3 credits)
YOUTH ISSUES or ENVIRONMENT or A REVIEW (film)
NCEA 2.2 (Presentation) (3 credits) FUTURE PLANS
Cultural topics:
Information, music, video on the Hispanic world
Reading: “Parabienes” + various articles
DVD: “Volver”
Term Three
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(9 weeks)
Aventura 4: Unidad H: Talking about future studies and careers, prepare CV, write
letters, future tense, subjunctive
Aventura 4: Unidad I: Talking about current socio-economic issues, talking about
current health and lifestyle issues, conditional tense, past subjunctive
Unidad G, H, I test
Individual Oral Assessment: NCEA 3.3 (Conversation) (3 credits) YOUTH CAREERS
or CURRENT ISSUES
NCEA 2.3 (Conversation) (3 credits) TRAVEL PHOTOS
or “CLUB MED” (JOB)
Cultural topics:
Information, music, video on the Hispanic world
Reading: “Parabienes” + various articles
DVD: “El Laberinto de Pan”
Term Four
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(9 weeks)
Aventura 4: Unidad J (Lecciones 28, 29): Talking about future changes, plans,
dreams, and opportunities, future and conditional tenses, subjunctive
 Unidad J test
 Individual Writing Assessment: NCEA 3.6 (Resourced Writing) (3 credits)
CURRENT ISSUES or JOB APPLICATION or
PROMOTING LANGUAGE / SPANISH STUDY
NCEA 2.6 (Resourced Writing) (3 credits)
LOOKING FOR WORK IN L.A. or
STUDENT OF THE YEAR NOMINATION
 Individual Translation Assessment: Unit Standard 12184 (Level 3) (3 credits)
Unit Standard 12174 (Level 2) (3 credits)
 Cultural topics:
As appropriate to exam content and revision
 Revision and exam preparation
 NCEA Examinations:
Level 2: Tuesday 2 December 2.00 pm
Level 3: Tuesdays 2 December 9.30 am
Proposed Field Trips/Cultural Activities
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Term 1: Rosita’s Café – Akatarawa
Term 2: Make Hispanic food?
Term 2/3 holiday: Mexico Trip
Term 3: Hispanic film?
Term 4: Mexican café-Petone?