Spanish - Route to Remarkable - The Ripley Academy

Module 1: Mi vida

Overview

To get pupils introducing and communicating about themselves.

Prior Knowledge and Skills

• This module also covers any content that pupils might have done in KS2 (numbers, colours, alphabet, etc.)

New Learning

• This module introduces pupils to the key Spanish sounds which are revisited throughout the year in Pronunciation features.

Module 2: Mi tiempo libre

Overview

To get pupils communicating about free time and leisure

Prior Knowledge and Skills

• To continue to develop what pupils can say about themselves and their use of verbs.

New Learning

• To allow pupils to express opinions (me gusta + verb first as easier). Also, an opportunity for pupils to learn about Christmas in Spain to coincide with the end of the Autumn term.

Module 3: Mi insti

Overview

To get pupils communicating about school life and studies

Prior Knowledge and Skills

• To continue to develop what pupils can say about themselves and their use of verbs and adjectives.

New Learning

• To allow pupils to express more opinions. Pupils also have the opportunity to learn about schools in Spain and education in Central America.

Module 4: Mi familia y mis amigos

Overview

To get pupils communicating about friends and family

Prior Knowledge and Skills

• To expand pupils’ use of verbs into 3rd person singular and plural.

New Learning

• Pupils also learn about the carnival in Cadiz and the famous Spanish painting, Las Meninas.

Module 5: Mi ciudad

Overview

To get pupils communicating about where they live and other cities and towns

Prior Knowledge and Skills

• Continued development of knowledge of verbs before moving in to a 2nd tense

New Learning

• To give pupils the opportunity to learn transactional language (in a café) and introduce the verb ir ahead of teaching the near future tense. Also, an opportunity for pupils to learn about typical tapas dishes.

Module 1: Mis vacaciones

Overview

To allow pupils to talk about the
Summer they have just had

Prior Knowledge and Skills

• Present tense

New Learning

• To introduce them to the preterite tense and using the preterite and present tenses together.

Module 2: Todo sobre mi vida

Overview

To continue to develop what pupils can say about their lives and their likes/dislikes

Prior Knowledge and Skills

• Revise the present tense and continue using language for likes and dislkes as well as to practising the preterite.

New Learning

• To introduce comparatives.

Module 3: ¡A comer!

Overview

To allow pupils to express likes/dislikes around food and learn transactional language relating to eating out (including
usted(es)).

Prior Knowledge and Skills

• Language describing likes and dislikes

New Learning

• To introduce pupils to using 3 tenses together. Pupils are also shown some typical Spanish menus and learn about traditional foods of Central and South America.

Module 4: ¿Qué hacemos?

Overview

Develop pupils’ language for arranging to go out and getting ready to go out.

Prior Knowledge and Skills

• Further practice with thee tenses.

New Learning

• To introduce me/te gustaría and reflexive verbs.

Module 5: Operación verano

Overview

Develop pupils’ language in context of holiday homes/activities, asking directions.

Prior Knowledge and Skills

• To develop use of comparative

New Learning

• Introduce the superlative and imperative. Pupils also learn about the Spanish holiday destination of Mallorca.

Module 1: Somos así

Overview

Pupils able to talk about their lives and their likes/dislikes.

Prior Knowledge and Skills

• Pupils revise all three main tenses

New Learning

• A wider variety of language.

Module 2: ¡Oriéntate!

Overview

Pupils able to talk about their hopes for the future and future careers.

Prior Knowledge and Skills

• Talking about interests

New Learning

• This is to coincide with options evenings time of year. Emphasis put on the importance of languages for future careers.

Module 3: En forma

Overview

To allow pupils to discuss the
importance of a healthy lifestyle.

Prior Knowledge and Skills

• Introduction to talking about wider issues.

New Learning

• An opportunity to introduce some new verbs.

Module 4: : Jóvenes en acción

Overview

An opportunity ahead of GCSE to talk about wider, global issues and to develop language for expressing their beliefs.

Prior Knowledge and Skills

• Language for expressing their beliefs.

New Learning

• An introduction to the imperfect. Plus opportunity to read two poems by the Spanish poet, Gloria Fuertes and a traditional Peruvian folk tale.

Module 5: Una aventura en Madrid

Overview

To develop language they would need for arriving in Spain and to learn more about Spain’s capital city.

Prior Knowledge and Skills

• Language relating to food, drink and places in cities and towns

New Learning

• An introduction to the simple future.

Spanish – Route to Remarkable

Year 7

Module 1: Mi vida

Module 2: Mi tiempo libre

Module 3: Mi insti

Module 4: Mi familia y mis amigos

Module 5: Mi ciudad

Year 8

Module 1: Mis vacaciones

Module 2: Todo sobre mi vida

Module 3: ¡A comer!

Module 4: ¿Qué hacemos?

Module 5: Operación verano

Year 9

Module 1: Somos así

Module 2: ¡Oriéntate!

Module 3: En forma

Module 4: : Jóvenes en acción

Module 5: Una aventura en Madrid

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