Year  9

Au1. Tout Sur Moi/Mi Vida

• Students learn how to introduce themselves
• They also learn some basics like, numbers colours and months of the year

Au1. Ça c’est mon
truc - Students develop opinions around the topic of daily routine, clothing and music.

Au1. Mis vacaciones -Students will lean how to write about a holiday
giving details and describing
the events.

Au1. Autumn 1: Somos Así - at the start of Year 9 we come back to reviewing
important concepts and
knowledge that ensure that
students have a firm foundation to build their skills.

Students revisit regular and irregular verbs in the
present tense.

Au2. Mon monde
perso - students learn to talk about themselves, school, and family, using high frequency verbs etre, avoir and s'appeler,   

Au2. ¡Oriéntate!-  This unit introduces students to the topic of work. Students are able to talk about jobs
with the context of a hotel but
also within the wider world of
jobs.

Sp1. Jóvenes en
acción - Within this module students
begin to think and talk about
issues that relate to them as
young people. They are able
to express their opinion on
aspects of life that matter to
them such as the
environment, their rights and
fair trade.

Numbers are revisited along with the high frequency irregular verbs of SER/ESTAR/TENER/

HABER (hay). 

They are introduced  to the verb ESTAR ( to be ) allowing them to describe where they live  or someone lives. 

This module builds on students’ learning on time and daily routine previously in the year and develops it. It allows them to talk in 3 tenses ( past / present /  future).

Sp2. ¿Qué Hacemos? - 

students begin to gain a greater confidence in questioning and developing their oral skills. They use the conditional tense as a set phrase to make arrangements to go out.  They reinforce their knowledge of colours first met at the start of Year 7 to describe clothing that they wear

Sp2. Jóvenes en acción - Within this module students begin to think and talk about issues that relate to them as young people. They are able to express their opinion on aspects of life that matter to them such as the environment, their rights and fair trade.  They are also  introduced to the imperfect tense which allows them to compare life from before or changes in their behaviour over time. 

This module gives students the opportunity to develop their opinions through talking about foods and drinks. They learn about food specialities and recipes  allowing them to look at quantities. 

Within this Module students revisit the verb HABER to describe what their towns have and do not have. This allows students to talk in more detail about where they live.  The Module revisits time (first met in Module 3)   in more detail to be able to make arrangements to go out. Culturally they learn about Spanish food, Tapas, and how to order food using the irregular verb QUERER. 

After talking about  their local area ( town) in year 7 , this module gives students the opportunity to describe their home. The  emphasis is on adding  the conditional tense to their repertoire to talk about their ideal home.

Su1. Resumen 

Within this unit we pick up on the grammar, skills and vocabulary that the students have learned through the course to revisit key questions and assess them orally. We also look to develop students' cultural knowledge of the subject through research on Spanish speaking countries and presentations on culture.

Su1. Una Aventura a Madrid - This module gives students an opportunity to find out and research the Capital of Spain: Madrid. They are able to research and see the city through the use of video. They also learn about greetings and how to ask for things and  express themselves within a Spanish house while thinking about what an exchange visit would mean to them. 

In this module students continue to expand  their vocabulary  in  exploring more  complex reading texts  about other means  of transport and holidays  through  authentic adventure  books ( texts)  and films.

Su2. RESUMEN -   Within this unit we pick up on the grammar, skills and vocabulary that the students have learned through the course to revisit key questions and assess them orally. We also look to develop students' cultural knowledge of the subject through research on a Spanish speaking country and presentations on culture.

Su2. Valentín

Within this unit we pick up on the grammar, skills and vocabulary that the students have learned through the course to revisit key questions and assess them orally and in writing. We do this through the study of an Argentinian film, Valentín, and discussions around this.          We also look to develop students' cultural knowledge of the subject through research and discussion on a Spanish speaking country and presentations on culture.  

Au1. THEME 4 Future aspiration, study and work (Work & ambitions): Bon travail -Using language beyond the classroom this module develops the topic of work from year 9. It allows students to learn vocabulary and structures to write and speak about their future plans and dreams through understanding others speak about theirs. It also allows students to express reasons and benefits for studying a foreign language.

Au2. THEME 1 - Identity and Culture (Daily life & Cultural life): Le temps des loisirs - Within this module, students explore their leisure time and are able to describe their habits and how these may have changed. This allows them to practise and develop confidence in tenses.

By completing the content of the GCSE course and following on from the first mock examinations in late November, students focus on exam preparation for papers 2 & 4. Working through the tasks from both papers, picking out similarities and developing skills to help them in their final exam. 

In this module   students build on their previous learning  on the topic of holidays in Year 8   with  an  emphasis  on  what can go wrong while on holiday. This  also  gives them the  opportunity for more practice  of the comparative and  tenses.

Au1. THEME 2 - Local area, holidays and travel (holidays; travel and tourist transactions): ¡Desconéctate! - Students develop their knowledge of the topic of holidays, building on their work in year 8 to talk about a range of holiday experiences in the present, past and future tense.

Au1. THEME 4 Future aspirations study and work ( Using languages beyond the classroom ) ¡A currar!

Students learn about the world of work. They build on skills learnt in Year 9 about work and use a variety of tenses to describe their future aspirations and work.

Au2. THEME 5 - International and global dimension (Bring the world together; environmental issues):  Un oeil sur le monde.: Hacia un mundo mejor - 

Within this final module of study, students are able to bring together their learning to develop skills of descriptions, opinions and thoughts on a range of issues wider than themselves and their own communities. They are able to talk about issues that affect and concern them most along with environmental issues. They can also talk about their future dreams and plans. 

Students develop their knowledge on the topic of friends and family to be able to discuss their relationships with family and friends and also what they like doing in their free time. 

By completing the content of the GCSE course and following on from the first mock examinations in late November, students focus on exam preparation for papers 2 & 4. Working through the tasks from both papers, picking out similarities and developing skills to help them in their final exam. 

It helps the student describe their town bringing in the good and the bad points of a town. Transactional vocabulary is also brought in to talk about shopping along with clothes.