Spanish

Our Vision

Our MFL curriculum is designed to ensure that Meadowhead students:

Understand and respond to spoken and written language;
Speak and write with increasing confidence, fluency and spontaneity, finding ways of communicating what they want to say;
Recognise and use grammatical rules and a range of vocabulary to communicate effectively; and
Discover and develop an appreciation of foreign languages and other cultures.

We want every student at Meadowhead School to experience the fun and satisfaction of a foreign language. Being able to communicate in another language opens up doors to a wider range of better-paid jobs, new friends, and a more understanding world view. The future needs open-minded, forward-thinking, more tolerant linguists.

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart” - Nelson Mandela, South African politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

“You live a new life for every new language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once” – Czech proverb

Please click the hyperlinks to access the knowledge organisers

Key Stage 3 (7-9)

	Year 7	Year 8	Year 9
Term 1	All about me Talking about my name + age Talking about birthday Talking about my appearance All about my family Saying who is in my family and their ages Describing my family (physical description) Describing my family (personality) Knowledge Organisers: HT 1 - My name, birthday, appearance HT 2 - My family	My Town Describing where I live Asking for directions and saying where I’m going Say what you can do in my town Barcelona Famous sites in Barcelona Things to do in Barcelona Planning a visit Knowledge Organisers: HT1 U1 - Where do you live? HT1 U2 - What is there in your city? HT1 U3 - Where is? HT2 U1 - Where will you go in Barcelona? HT2 U2 - What are you going to do? What will it be like	Relationships Describing your family Expressing opinions about family Explaining why you get along with family Explaining why you don’t get along Qualities of a good friend Future plans Describing a person whom you admire Knowledge Organisers: (to be updated Sept 23) HT1 - How many people are in your family? HT1 - What do you think of your family? HT1 - Describe a person that you admire HT2 - Do you get on well with your family? HT2 - Who don't you get along with? HT2 - What are the qualities of a good friend? HT2 - What are your plans for the future?
Assessment	Vocabulary tests. Formative Listening Summative Reading and Grammar	Formative Writing and Summative Reading and Grammar	Formative speaking and Summative writing
Term 2	All about my school Talking about my subjects Giving opinions about my subjects Activities at school What is in my pencil case What I wear for school Teacher language in the classroom. Knowledge Organisers: HT 3 & 4 - My school, subjects, activities	Holidays Saying where I will go and how long for Weather and saying what I do Using Present and Future tenses together Research project on Spanish or Spanish speaking destination Booking a hotel room Describing my dream holiday What will I put in my suitcase Knowledge Organisers: HT3 U1 - Where are you going on holiday? HT3 U2 - What are you doing? What is the weather like? HT3 U3 - What are you going to do? HT4 U1 - Asking for a hotel room HT4 U2 - My dream holiday HT4 U3 - What will I put in my suitcase?	*Free Time:* Music, TV, cinema, Intro preterite tense with just ver Move onto AR and IR verbs in preterite with high frequency verbs Transactional language in cinema. Knowledge Organisers: to be updated Sept 23
Assessment	Summative Writing and Grammar + Formative speaking	Summative Writing and Grammar. Formative speaking.	Reading and Listening
Term 3	All about my house Talking about rooms in my house Describing what’s in my room Saying where things are All about my free time Saying what sports I play Saying what sports I do Learning about the Tour de France Knowledge Organisers: HT 5 - Where do you live, my home HT 6 - sports	Food Saying what I have for breakfast Shopping for food at the market Saying what I like to eat / drink Saying what you should eat / drink to be healthy Spanish speciality foods Ordering food in a restaurant Knowledge Organisers: HT5 U1 - What do you have for breakfast? HT5 U2 -What do you want (shopping)? HT6 U1 - What do you like (food)? HT6 U2 Healthy food HT6 U3 In the restaurant	*Healthy Lifestyle* Diet, exercise, physical wellbeing and mental wellbeing. Retrieval of 3 tenses Transactional language in doctor’s surgery / chemists Knowledge Organisers: to be updated Sept 23

Key Stage 4 (10-11)

	Year 10	Year 11
Term 1	My town, School and uniform/clothes; Holidays and Tourism Knowledge Organisers: Unit 3.1, 3.3 Freetime Unit 3.2 Food and Eating Out Unit 5 Home and Town Unit 9 School and Subjects Unit 10 School Life	Holidays and travel; Regions of Spain ; Environment and social issues Knowledge Organisers: Unit 7 Environment Unit 8 Holidays and Tourism
Assessment	Writing	Trial exams – speaking, listening, reading, and writing
Term 2	Options post 16, Jobs and future plans; Healthy living Knowledge Organisers: Unit 6.2 Healthy Living Unit 11 Future Plans and Education Unit 12 Jobs, Career Choices, Ambitions	Recap of relationship, family and friends, Social media and festivals Knowledge Organisers: Unit 1.1 Me, family, friends - relationships Unit 1.2 Me, family, friends - marriage and partnership Unit 4 Festivals and Celebrations
Assessment	Reading	GCSE Speaking Exam
Term 3	Technology, use of mobile phones; work experience; exam practice Knowledge Organisers: Unit 2 Technology Unit 6.1 Charity and Voluntary Work	Exam practice and revision.
Assessment	Trial exams – speaking, listening, reading, and writing	N/A

Key Stage 5 (12-13)

	Year 12 and 13
Term 1	Traditional and modern values; cyberspace; Volver and Como agua para chocolate.
Term 2	Equal rights; Idols; regional identity
Assessment	Trial exams – speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Term 3	Cultural heritage and Y13 revision Launch IRP
Assessment	Resit Trials