Year 8 Spanish – Autumn term- First half
Number of
lessons
Topics/key questions to
be covered
Skills to be learnt
4 lessons
Greetings
Age and birthdays
Numbers up to 31
Rucksack
Alphabet
Classroom vocabulary
Spanish speaking countries
Questions
Punctuation
Pronunciation: -h, -j, -ll, -c, -ñ, -j, -z
Present tense: -IR verbs
Connectives: y, pero, también
Negatives
Definite and indefinite articles
Assessment
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
Formative
assessments in
class.
Summative
assessments:
-Writing
- Speaking
- Regular
- Vocabulary tests
How can parents help at home?




Test students on vocabulary.
Encourage students to speak
in the target language.
Ensure that students keep on
top of their homework.
Encourage use of suggested
websites to support language
learning.
o For example:
o www.languagesonline.
org.uk
o www.linguascope.com
Year 8 Spanish– Autumn term- Second half
Number of
lessons
Topics/key questions
to be covered
Skills to be learnt
Assessment
4 lessons
School subjects
Days of the week
Opinions of teachers
Opinions of school
subjects
Snacks
Money
Numbers up to 100
Present tense: -AR, -ER and
–IR verbs
Adjective agreements
Verb: gustar
Connectives: porque
Negatives
Formative assessments
in class.
Summative
assessments :
- Listening
- Reading
- Regular vocabulary
tests
How can parents help at home?




Test students on vocabulary.
Encourage students to speak in the target
language.
Ensure that students keep on top of their
homework.
Encourage use of suggested websites to support
language learning.
o For example:
o www.languagesonline.org.uk
o www.linguascope.com
Year 8 Spanish – Spring term- First half
Number of
lessons
Topics/key questions to be
covered
Skills to be learnt
Assessment
How can parents help at home?
4 lessons
Family members
Household pets
Colours
Physical descriptions
Hair and eyes
Irregular verb: tener – to have
Possessive adjectives
Adjective agreements (revision)
Irregular verb: ser – to be
Formative assessments
in class.


Summative
assessments :
- Writing
- Speaking
- Regular
vocabulary tests


Test students on vocabulary.
Encourage students to speak
in the target language.
Ensure that students keep on
top of their homework.
Encourage use of suggested
websites to support language
learning.
For example:
www.languagesonline.org.uk
www.linguascope.com
Year 8 Spanish– Spring term- Second half
Number of
lessons
Topics/key questions
to be covered
Skills to be learnt
Assessment
How can parents help at home?
4 lessons
European countries
Regions
Home descriptions
Rooms of the house
Activities at home
Bedroom furniture
Daily routine
Adjective agreements
(revision)
Verb: estar – to be
located: está
Present tense (revision)
Radical stem changing
verbs
Prepositions
Reflexive verbs
Formative assessments
in class.


Summative assessments :
- Listening
- Reading
- Regular vocabulary
tests


Test students on vocabulary.
Encourage students to speak in the target
language.
Ensure that students keep on top of their
homework.
Encourage use of suggested websites to
support language learning.
- For example:
- www.languagesonline.org.uk
- www.linguascope.com
Year 8 – Summer term- First half
Number of
lessons
Topics/key questions to be
covered
Skills to be learnt
Assessment
How can parents help at home?
4 lessons
Hobbies
Time
Sports
Opinions of free time activities
Future activities
Irregular first person
conjugations
Irregular verb: ir – to go
Immediate future tense
Formative assessments
in class.


Summative
assessments :
- Writing
- Speaking
- Regular
vocabulary tests


Test students on vocabulary.
Encourage students to speak
in the target language.
Ensure that students keep on
top of their homework.
Encourage use of suggested
websites to support language
learning.
For example:
www.languagesonline.org.uk
www.linguascope.com
Year 9 Spanish – Summer term- Second half
Number of
lessons
Topics/key
questions to be
covered
Skills to be learnt
Assessment
5 lessons
Regions (revision and
extension)
Places in town
Directions
Arranging to go out
Weather and seasons
Next weekend
Comparative
Adjective agreements
(revision)
Verb: estar – to be located
Stem changing verb: querer
– to want
Preterite weather phrases
Immediate future tense
(revision)
Formative assessments in class.
Summative assessments :
Listening
Reading
-Regular vocabulary tests
How can parents help at home?




Test students on vocabulary.
Encourage students to speak in the
target language.
Ensure that students keep on top of
their homework.
Encourage use of suggested websites
to support language learning.
- For example:
- www.languagesonline.org.uk
- www.linguascope.com