CURRICULUM
In this curriculum, students learn about Spanish culture to involve them more in learning this exciting language. During KS3 students receive introductory lessons in the four key competencies of:
- Speaking
- Listening
- Reading
- Writing
Year 7
In Year 7 students are introduced to essential vocabulary and structures which lay the foundations for further study. The emphasis this year is on spoken Spanish and allowing the students to become confident in their use of the language. Students are assessed in four skill areas – Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing – throughout the year. A range of useful phrases and grammatical structures are taught through the following topics: Essentials, Family and Friends, Physical Descriptions.
Year 7 Curriculum
Autumn Term 1 and 2
Unit 1: Talking about me and my age
- Saying name and age
- Saying someone else’s name and age
- Counting from 1-16
- Words for brother and sister
Verbs:
- “Ser” 1st and 3rd
- “Tener” 1st and 3rd
Communicative function:
- Describing yourself and others
Unit 2: Saying when my birthday is
· Origins of you and another person
· When birthday is
· Numbers 17-31
Verbs
· “Ser” 1st and 3rd
· “Tener” 1st and 3rd
Communicative function:
- Describing yourself and others
Spring Term 1 and 2
Unit 3: Describing hair and eyes
- Describe what a person’s hair and eyes are like
- Colours, shapes, length
- I wear , he wears , she wears
- Plural/singular
- Negative sentences
Recycled content:
- Verbs “Tener” , “ Llevar”, “Ser” 1st and 3rd person singular
- Numbers 1-15
Communicative function:
- Describing yourself and other
- Introducing self
Unit 4: saying where I live and am from
Describing house using adjectives “bonito”, “feo” “grande” “pequeño”
- Flat, house: modern or old
- Area we live in:”en el centro” , “en las afueras” , “ en la costa”
Recycled content
- Introducing self
- Telling age and birthday
Communicative function:
Indicating location
Summer Term 1 and 2
Unit 5: Talking about family members: age, how well I get on with them
- Introduce family using “en mi familia hay”, “ en mi familia somos”
- Introduce “me llevo bien con..” ,” me llevo mal con…”
- Learn numbers 31-100
Recycled Content:
- Numbers 1-100
- Hair and eye description
Communicative function:
- Describing people and relationships
Unit 6: Describing myself and another family member
- Describing immediate family members using adjectives of personality and physical description
- Adverbs of intensity and frequency
- Using “porque” to express opinions
Verbs
- ser
- tener
Recycled
- Numbers 1-31
Communicative function
- Describing people and expressing opinions
Year 8
In Year 8, students deepen their knowledge of core structures from Year 7. They will begin using a range of tenses to express themselves fluently on topics relevant to their daily life. The ambitious scope of the units will begin to encompass wider societal issues that are discussed in L4L lessons and later in GCSE German. Explicit teaching of grammar is begun, building on the solid building blocks of the Y7 course. Students are assessed in four skill areas – Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing – throughout the year. A range of useful phrases and grammatical structures are taught through a wide range of topics including Free time, Weather, Daily Routine, Where I Live, School and Food and Drink.
Year 8 Curriculum
Autumn Term 1 and 2
Unit 8: Saying what jobs people do
- Jobs people do
- Opinions on jobs
- Where they work
Verbs:
- Heißen 1st- 3rd
- Wohnen 1st -3rd
- Arbeiten 1st– 3rd
- Finden (expressing opinion) 1st-3rd
Communicative function:
- Expressing opinions
- Describing people
- Indicating location
Unit 9: Comparing appearance and personality
- More … than
- As … as / not as
- New adjectives to describe people (pp.76)
Verbs
- “kommen aus”
- “sein”
Recycled content:
- Family member, pets, appearance and character
Communicative function:
- Comparing and contrasting
Unit 10: Describing what is in your school bag and classroom
- What objects you have in your school bag/pencil case/classroom Words for classroom equipment
- What you have and don’t have (haben/haben kein)
- The indefinite article “einen/eine/ein” with an adjective and a noun after “ich habe” (I have) and “es gibt” (there is/are)
Recycled content:
- Colours
- Introducing yourself (e.g. name, age, town, country) Pets
Communicative function:
- Stating possession
- Describing objects
Spring Term 1 and 2
Unit 11: Talking about food
- What food you like/dislike eating and to what extent
- Why you like/dislike
- New adjectives
- The present tense of ‘essen’ [to eat] and
- ‘trinken’ [to drink] ‘gern’, ‘lieber’, ‘am liebsten’ to say what you like, prefer, and most like eating
- What meals you eat every day and
- What you eat at each meal
- Word order in main clauses
Recycled content
- Time markers
- Providing a justification
Communicative function
- Describing food
- Expressing opinions
Unit 12: Talking about clothes and accessories
- Say what clothes you wear in various circumstances and places
- Give a wide range of words for clothing items and accessories
- Use a range of words for places in town
- Make the full present tense conjugation of ‘tragen’ (to wear)
Recycled content
- Time markers/ Frequency markers
- Colours
- Self-introduction phrases
- Adjective endings in accusative case after
- “einen/eine/ein”
Communicative function
- Describing routine behaviour in present tense
- Indicating time
- Expressing opinions
Unit 13: Talking about free time/weather and free time
- Say what activities you do using the verbs
- ‘spielen (play), ‘machen’ (do) and ‘gehen’ (go)
- Add information about when, how often, with whom, and for how long you do them
- Use different types of linking words
- Different types of weather
- Where you do them and who with
- Words for places in town
Recycled Content:
- Time and frequency markers
- Weather
- Expressing likes/dislikes
- Adjectives
- Pets
Communicative function
- Describing routine behaviour in present tense
- Indicating time
- Indicating location
- Sequencing actions
Summer Term 1 and 2
Unit 14: Talking about daily routine
- What you do every day
- At what time you do it
- Sequencing events/actions (e.g. using ‘then’, ‘finally’)
Recycled content
- Numbers
- Free time activities
- Nationalities Clothes
- Hair and eyes
- Food
- Jobs
Communicative function
- Describing routine in present
- Indicating time
- Sequencing actions
Unit 15: Describing my house and what I do at home
- Where your house/flat is located
- What your favourite room is
- What you like to do in each room e
- The present tense of key reflexive verbs: “sich entspannen”, “sich konzentrieren”
Recycled content:
- Adjectives to describe places
- Frequency markers, Countries
- Indefinite article + adjective + noun in the accusative case
Communicative function
- Indicating location
- Describing things
- Expressing likes and dislikes
Unit 16: Holidays
- What you intend to do on future holidays
- Where you are going to go
- Where you are going to stay
- Who you are going to travel with
- How it will be
- Means of transport
Recycled:
- The verb ‘gehen’
- Free-time activities
- Previously seen adjectives
Communicative function
- Making plans for the future
- Indicating time and location
- Expressing opinions
Year 9
Year 9 Curriculum
Autumn Term 1
Bridging the Gap
The aim of this unit of work is to revise the key concepts needed for success in German, namely mastering the 3 tenses and using opinions and justification.
We start with a brief introduction to language learning in Year 9 and expectations and then move onto the following activities which are combined with a topic previously covered in Year 7 and 8 to put the grammar into an appropriate context.
*Parts of Speech
*Verb types – (strong/weak/separable/reflexive/modal)
*Present Tense
*Future Tense
*Perfect Tense – with ‘haben’ /’sein’
(Year 7 and 8 topics revised alongside and used as a context are myself, my family, my routine, my school and my hobbies).
Autumn Term 2
Theme 1: Identity and Culture
Topic – Self, Family and Friends
Content Covered:
*Revision of personal descriptions
*Relationships with family and friends
*What were you like when you were younger?
Spring Term 1
Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest
Topic – Home town, neighbourhood and region
Content Covered:
*Revision of house types and regions
*Revision of house and home vocabulary
*Describing your bedroom
*Revision of places in town – shops/buildings
*Town or Country
Spring Term 2 and Summer Term 1
Theme 3: Current and Future study and employment.
Topic – My Studies
Content Covered:
*School subjects and opinions and the timetable
*School uniform
*School rules and regulations
*School in Germany
*Work and future careers
Summer Term 2
Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest
Topic – Healthy/Unhealthy lifestyle
Content Covered:
*Music / cinema / TV
*Sporting activities
*Food and eating out
*Healthy/unhealthy lifestyle
