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KS3 Curriculum Guide - Year 8 Spanish
Term 1/Term 2Mis vacaciones   
Students will talk about past holidays, focusing on the use of the preterite of IR and SER and regular -AR and -ER/-IR regular. Students will able to talk about past and present holidays and construct sentences that are diverse and interesting.
Assessment: Students complete regular vocabulary tests on the holidays topic. At the end of the unit students complete writing and speaking tasks to describe present and past holiday experiences. Key Words and Terms
 
Term 2/Term 3Todo sobre mi vida   
Students will revise present tenses of common verbs (regular and irregular). They learn to express their likes and dislikes around TV, music and films. They will be able to justify their opinions and describe what leisure activities they did yesterday.
Assessment: Students will be assessed on Listening and Reading and do weekly vocabulary tests on the unit. Key Words and Terms
 
Term 4/Term 5¡A comer!   
Students will talk about food using a wide range of opinions and describe mealtimes using negatives. They will be able to use three tenses to give an account of a party. They will learn about food from Spain and other Spanish speaking countries.
Assessment: Students will be assessed on vocabulary regularly by their class teacher. They will complete a speaking assessment in the form of role plays ordering a meal in a restaurant. They will also complete short translations and writing tasks. Key Words and Terms
 
Term 5/Term 6 Operación verano    
Students will describe a holiday home using the comparative (más/menos+adjective+que). They will describe holiday activities using the superlative and ask for/give directions. Student practise using three tenses together.
Assessment: Students will complete regular vocabulary tests and retrieval quizzes. Students then complete end of module tests in listening and reading with a variety of question tasks, both open comprehension and multiple choice. Key Words and Terms
 

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