Upper Sixth Spanish- A2 level (Year 13)
Twelve 50 mins sessions over 2 weeksSRP/ ML: 5 periods; EML: 5 periods, GSPL: 2 periods
RESOURCES: Course Book – Animo 2 (Sigue A2 to supplement it)
Each student is issued with their own personal copy of: Collins billingual dictionary, Acción
Gramática, The Big Red Book of Spanish Vocabulary and Animo AS/A2 Grammar
workbook, A2 AQA Grammar Workbook and a copy of “La Casa de Bernarda Alba” and
the dvd “Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios”.
Despite having a textbook the vast majority of resources are taken and adapted from real
sources such as the Internet, newspapers and magazines.
ICT- Students will regularly use the Moodle course created by teachers and available via
the school´s website to supplement their studies in the classroom and to expand their
horizons in terms of independent learning and research. They will have access to Oxbox
(an interactive resource linked to Animo), Kerboodle (linked to AQA AS/A2 textbook) for
additional material and assessments, an Interactive Grammar workbook, Vocab Express
and an array of past papers and audio files. They will also make use of the Guided Studies
Options KesMoodle course in preparation for both the written and oral exams.
The School Learning and Resource Centre (LRC) has a wide collection of titles covering
Spanish and South-American history, civilisation and literature. The Department also has a
large collection of literary texts covering all periods from the medieval to the contemporary.
DVDs- the Department's collection of DVDs suitable for Sixth-Form is constantly growing.
The students are encouraged to take films home on a regular basis.
The Spanish assistant will see each student individually 25 mins per week. They will
develop the topics studied in class, will expand the students´ cultural knowledge of Spain
and will help them with their oral exam preparation.
The school has opted for the WJEC board and the topics to be studied are divided into two
main areas:

Environmental Issues: pollution, global warming, transport, energy, nuclear
energy, renewable energies, conservation, recycling, sustainability.

Social and Political Issues: including the role of the media, racism, immigration,
social exclusion and integration, terrorism, world of work (employment, commerce
and globalisation).
EML June 2015
Upper Sixth Spanish- A2 level (Year 13)
SRP/ ML: five 50 mins sessions over 2 weeks
AUTUMN TERM (14 weeks)
TOPICS
Tema 1. La energía y la contaminación- pollution and climate change, alternative energy
sources, Is our lifestyle sustainable?
Tema 3. S.O.S ¡Protejamos nuestro planeta! – Reusing, reducing and recycling; public
and prívate transport, global development.
Tema 7. Talento hispano- Fiction and drama, film and visual arts, music and dance.
Tema 8. Patrimonio e historia- Latin America, Spain in Europe, Customs and beliefs.
(Topics 1 and 3 will be seen in great detail but 7 and 8 can be dedicated in less time)
GRAMMAR
 Spelling change an radical changing verbs
 Negatives
 Review of verbs
 The imperative and the Present Subjunctive
 Obligation, intention and preference
 Verbs used with Infinitive or preposition
 Revision of the Passive voice
 Creative use of adjectives and superlatives
 Understanding when to use the preterite and the Imperfect.
SKILLS
 Translating Spanish into English
 Re-writing Spanish in your own words
 Translating English into Spanish
 Revising expressions with “tener”
 Researching and planning an essay
 Writing and checking an essay
Supplementary materials
Sigue A2- Units 4, 5, 6, 7,11.
AQA A2 – Units 1, 2, 3, 10
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Upper Sixth Spanish- A2 level (Year 13)
SPRING TERM (11 weeks)
Apart from the set topics the Spring term will be dedicated to prepare for the oral
examination and more specifically the expose.
TOPICS
Guided Studies Option- “Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios”, film by
Almodovar which will be studied and analised in depth.
Tema 6- Avances científicos, médicos y tecnológicos- new technologies- the pros and
cons- , medical research and ethics, the future, where is technology taking us?
GRAMMAR
 Expressing the future using Future Perfect, Conditional Perfect and Subjunctive.
SKILLS
 Identifying main points and creating a summary.
 Different listening techniques.
 Discussing a film in an analytical way.
 Writing essays analysing a film.
 Describing characters and looking for symbols and themes when watching a film.
Supplementary materials
Sigue A2- Units 8, 9, 10.
AQA A2- Unit 9.
Assessment aims:
By the end of every unit the students should have compiled a detailed list of topic related
vocabulary, written at least one topic related essay and practised talking about an exam
type card.
SUMMER TERM
The Easter holiday and the Summer term will be dedicated to revise and prepare for the
final examination, with plenty of past paper practice and exam technique exercises.
EML June 2015
Upper Sixth Spanish- A2 level (Year 13)
EML: five 50 mins sessions over 2 weeks
AUTUMN TERM (14 weeks)
TOPICS
Tema 3- Tierras Cosmopolitas- Immigration causes and effects, Integration of
immigrants. Intolerance and exclusión
Tema 4- La riqueza y la pobreza- Poverty and wealth, globalisation, public, prívate and
civil organisations. Unemployment and Spanish economic crisis.
Guided Studies Options- “La casa de Bernarda Alba” written by Federico Garcia
Lorca.
GRAMMAR
 Tenses of the Subjunctive
 Expressing value judgements
 Using Si clauses (past and future)
 Comparatives and Superlatives
SKILLS
 Expressing views and countering arguments when speaking
 Explaining a text in Spanish
 Answering unexpected questions.
 Writing essays analysing a literary text.
 Describing characters and looking for symbols and themes when reading literature.
Supplementary materials
Sigue A2- Units 1, 3.
AQA A2- Unit 4, 5, 6, 7.
Assessment aims:
By the end of every unit the students should have compiled a detailed list of topic related
vocabulary, written at least one topic related essay and practised talking about an exam
type card.
EML June 2015
Upper Sixth Spanish- A2 level (Year 13)
SPRING TERM (11 weeks)
Apart from the set topics the Spring term will be dedicated to prepare for the oral
examination and more specifically the Exposé
TOPICS
Tema 5: El crimen y el castigo: new types of crime and media coverage of crime. Crime
and youth. Prison alternatives.
Tema 9: Política y polémicas globales : Spanish political evolution. Democracy and the
individual. War and terrorism.
GRAMMAR
 Revision of pronouns
 The passive in all tenses
 Choosing the correct tense
 Revision of por and para
 Subtle tenses of the subjunctive
SKILLS
 Preparing an oral presentation
 Focusing on accuracy in your work
 Avoiding common pitfalls.
Supplementary materials
Sigue A2- Units 2, 12, 13
AQA A2- Unit 8
Assessment aims:
By the end of every unit the students should have compiled a detailed list of topic related
vocabulary, written at least one topic related essay and practised talking about an exam
type card.
SUMMER TERM
The Easter holiday and the Summer term will be dedicated to revise and prepare for
the final examination, with plenty of past paper practice and exam technique exercises.
Focus should be placed on revision of the most challenging topics and structures,
making sure the students use them in context and not only on drill exercises; they also
have to write a good number of essays on the guided studies option topics.
EML June 2015
Upper Sixth Spanish- A2 level (Year 13)
GSPL: two 50 mins sessions over the 2 week
cycle
GSPL will dedicate one lesson a week to introduce and practise grammar points with both
classes, as well as practising debating skills and supporting with the preparation of the oral
exam.
Resources: Animo AS/A2 Grammar workbook, AQA A2 Grammar Workbook, AQA
AS textbook, Kerboodle, Oxbox, Vocab Express (the Grammar section) and a wealth of
photocopiable resources as well as resources taken from the Internet.
AUTUMN TERM (14 weeks)
1. Revision of all the Indicative tenses- including irregular verbs
2. Revision of all the Indicative tenses- including irregular verbs
3. Revision of ser vs estar
4. Revision of por vs para/ imperfect vs preterite
5. Revision of Present Subjunctive- basic uses
6. Revision of Present Subjunctive- basic uses
7. Revision of Impersonal verb constructions/ impersonal verbs
Half-Term
8. Revision of pronouns- direct, indirect, possessive, demonstrative, relative, …
9. Perfect tenses- pluperfect, future perfect, conditional perfect
10. Imperfect Subjunctive- uses
11. “If clauses”- 3 types- emphasis on Type 2 and 3
12. Passive voice and how to avoid it
13. Verbs with prepositions
14. Verbs with infinitive constructions/ other constructions with infinitive/ gerund
EML June 2015
Upper Sixth Spanish- A2 level (Year 13)
SPRING TERM (11 weeks)
1. Perfect and pluperfect Subjunctive
2. Verbs followed by Indicative or Subjunctive
3. Subordinate clauses- oraciones causales
4. Subordinate clauses- oraciones temporales
5. Subordinate clauses- oraciones concesivas
6. Subordinate clauses- oraciones finales
Half-Term
7. Subordinate clauses- oraciones consecutivas
8. General revision
9. General revision
10. Oral exam preparation
11. Oral exam preparation
SUMMER TERM
There are only a few weeks left until Study Leave starts so focus should be placed on
revision of the most challenging topics and structures, making sure the students use
them in context and not only on drill exercises.
GSPL will set written homework as well as learning tasks to make sure the students
learn endings and common usage. Assessments will be done regularly.
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