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Modern Foreign Languages

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Year 1 - Modern Foreign Languages

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Greeting

-How do I listen and understand simple greetings? 

-How do I answer with a single word?

Counting to 15 and saying your age

-How do I count? 

-How do I listen and understand short statement? 

-How do I write and copy a single word correctly? 

Spring 1 Spring 2

Using ser to say what colour something is 

-How do I name colours? 

-How do I read a single word? 

-How do I write and label items?

School equipment 

-How do I listen and understand simple question? 

-How do I understand classroom commands?

-How do I speak with a short phrase? 

Summer 1 Summer 2

My family 

-How do I read and understand a single word? 

-How do I name and describe people? 

-How do I write and choose the right words to complete a phrase?

My flag 

-How do I listen and understand clearly spoken speech? 

-How do I write and choose the right words to complete a short sentence? 

 

All Year 1 Subjects Next Year 1 Subject - Computer Science

Year 2 - Modern Foreign Languages

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

The zoo 

 

-How do I listen and understand a range of familiar statements? 

-How do I Speak and give short and simple responses to what I see and hear? 

-How do I read short phrases? 

Months, birthdays, days, and dates

 

-How do I name and describe people? 

-How do I understand short phrases? 

Spring 1 Spring 2

Opinions of food

-How do I read aloud single words and phrases? 

-How do I copy a short familiar phrase? 

-How do I name and describe objects? 

Weather

 

-How do I talk about the weather? 

-How do I listen and  understand a range of familiar questions? 

Summer 1 Summer 2

Places in town  

 

-How do I use set of phrases in my speaking tasks? 

-How do I use books/ dictionaries to find the meaning of new words? 

Towns

 

-How do I use glossaries to find the meaning of new words? 

-How do I name and describe places? 

-How do I write or word-process set phrases we use in class? 

 

All Year 2 Subjects Next Year 2 Subject - Computer Science

Year 3 - Modern Foreign Languages

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Numbers and money 

-How do I Listen and understand short passages made up of familiar language? 

-How do I have a short conversation where I am saying two or three things? 

-How do I read short texts using familiar language? 

Days of the week 

-How do I understand instructions, messages, and dialogues within short passages? 

-How do I understand short texts using familiar language? 

Spring 1 Spring 2

Body parts

 

-How do I identify the main points and give personal response? 

-How do I use short phrases to give a personal response? 

-How do I substitute items of vocabulary to vary the questions or statements? 

Animals 

 

-What is an adjective? 

-How do I identify the main points and give a personal response on a passage? 

-How do I write two or three short sentences on a familiar topic? 

Summer 1 Summer 2

Sports and opinions 

-How do I listen to and note the main points and give a personal response on a passage? 

-How do I write and  say what I like and dislike? 

 

Telling the time 

 

-How do I read and use a bilingual dictionary or glossary to look up new words? 

-How do I  write short phrases from memory? 

All Year 3 Subjects Next Year 3 Subject - Computer Science

Year 4 - Modern Foreign Languages

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

In my town 

-How do I listen and understand passages  made up of familiar language? 

-How do I have a short conversation where I am saying five or six things? 

Transport

 

-How do I listen and understand messages and dialogues within short passages with complex vocabulary using cognates? 

-How do I read long texts using familiar language. 

Spring 1 Spring 2

Countries

 

-How do I read and identify the main points and give personal response adding own opinion? 

-How do I speak and use long phrases to give a personal response? 

Languages 

 

- How do I listen and identify the main points and give a personal response on  a passage adding own opinion? 

-How do I read and understand long texts using familiar language? 

Summer 1 Summer 2

Nationalities

 

-How do I listen and give a personal response on a passage adding own opinion or possible changes? 

-How do I read and note the main points and give personal response adding own opinion? 

Revision

 

-How do I read and use a bilingual dictionary or glossary to look up new words? 

-How do I write and say what I like and dislike about a familiar topic? 

-How do I write five or six short sentences on a familiar topics? 

 

All Year 4 Subjects Next Year 4 Subject - Computer Science

Year 5 - Modern Foreign Languages

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All Year 5 Subjects Next Year 5 Subject - Computer Science

Year 6 - Modern Foreign Languages

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All Year 6 Subjects Next Year 6 Subject - Computer Science

Year 7 - Modern Foreign Languages

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

My life – all about me 

 

- How do I use the verb “tener” (to have) to talk about myself and my family? 

- How do I count from 1 to 100 in Spanish? 

-What is the present tense? 

- What is an adjectival agreement and how are these used in the present tense for gender and number? 

Free time activities  

- How do I talk about what I like to do in my free time, using “me gusta”(I like)?  

- How do I use “hacer” (to do) and “jugar”  (to play) to talk about sports? 

- What is an infinitive and what are the three different infinitive endings for each verb? 

- What are question words in Spanish? 

- How do I talk about the weather, using the time expression “Cuando” (when)? 

Spring 1 Spring 2

My school 

 

-What do you study at school? 

- What are plural endings and how do we use them with “me gustan”(I like)?  

- How do we give positive and negative opinions about the subjects we study at school? 

My friends and my family 

 

- How do I use the verbs “ser” (to be) and “tener” (to have) to describe the appearance (eye and hair colour) and personality of my friends and family? 

- How do I use the verb “estar” (to be) as an alternative case to “ser”? 

Summer 1 Summer 2

My town 

 

- How do I use the verb “estar” (to be) to describe where I live?  

- How do I use “un”, “una”, “unos” and “unas” (a, some, many) to describe what is in my town/village? 

- How do I tell the time in Spanish, using the verb “ir” (to go)? 

- How do I use the verb “querer” (to want) to order food in a café/restaurant? 

What am I going to do on the weekend and recovery of Year 7  

 

- What is the near future tense in Spanish (“ir” + infinitive)? 

-  How do I use the verb “ir” to talk about what I am going to do on the weekend? 

- Recovery of how do I talk about myself and family? 

- Recovery of how do I talk about my free time? 

- Recovery of what I study at school and what I think about it? 

- Recovery of how do I describe my friends and family? 

- Recovery of how do I describe where I live? 

 

All Year 7 Subjects Next Year 7 Subject - Computer Science

Year 8 - Modern Foreign Languages

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Holidays

- How do I use the preterite (the simple past) of the – verb ir (to go) to talk about what I did on my holidays? 

- How do I describe the last day of my holidays using preterite of the -er and -ir verbs?  

- How do I say what my holiday was like using the preterite of “Ser” (to be).  

All about my life 

- What do I use your phone for, using the present tense?  

- How do you say what type of music you like using  your opinion? 

- How do I talk about TV using comparatives? 

- How do I say what I did yesterday using the preterite tense? 

- How do I use a TV guide? 

Spring 1 Spring 2

Food

- How do I talk about what food I like using a widder range of opinions?   

- How do I describe mealtimes using negatives? 

- How do I order a meal using usted/ ustedes? 

- What to buy for a party using the near future? 

- How to give an account of a party using three tenses together? 

Outings 

-How do I arrange to go out using me gustaría ( I would like to)+ infinitive? 

- How do I  make excuses using Querer ( to want) and Poder ( to be able to)? 

- How do I get ready to go out using reflexive verbs? 

-How do I  talk about what to wear ( clothes) using “this/ these”?  

- How do I  talk about sport events using three tenses? 

-How you describe fancy dress outfit? 

Summer 1 Summer 2

Holiday homes

- How do I describe holiday homes using comparatives? 

-How do I talk about holiday activities using superlative? 

-How do I ask for directions using the imperative? 

-How do I talk about summer camps using three tenses?  

- How do I describe a world trip? 

 

All modules revision 

- Recovery  of what is the preterite tense in Spanish  

-  How do I use me gustaría ( I would like to)+ infinitive to talk about outings? 

- Recovery of how do I use the preterite (the simple past) of the – verb ir (to go) to talk about what I did on my holidays? 

- Recovery How  I get ready to go out using reflexive verbs? 

-How do I  talk about what to wear ( clothes) using “this/ these”?  

- Recovery of what do I talk about holiday activities using superlative? 

- Recovery of how do I give an account of a party using three tenses together 

 

All Year 8 Subjects Next Year 8 Subject - Computer Science

Year 9 - Modern Foreign Languages

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

All about me/ us 

 

-How do I talk about things I like using irregular verbs in the present tense? 

-How do I talk about my week using regular verbs in the present tense? 

-How did I celebrate my birthday using the preterite tense? 

Jobs

 

- How do I say what I have to do at work using tener que?  

- What job I would like to do using correct adjective agreement? 

- How do I talk about my future using the near future? 

- How do I describe my job using three tenses? 

Spring 1 Spring 2

Healthy lifestyle

 

-How do I talk about my diet using direct object pronouns)? 

- How do I talk about an active lifestyle using stem-changing verbs? 

-How do I share my daily routine using reflexive verbs? 

-How do I talk about getting fit using se debe / no se debe? 

-How do I talk about ailments using me duele(n)? 

Young people in action 

 

- How do you talk about children’s rights using the verb Poder? 

-How do you talk about fair trade using your point of view? 

-How do you talk about recycling using se deberia? 

- How do you talk about a tow using the imperfect tense? 

Summer 1 Summer 2

An adventure in Madrid 

- How do you greet people using expressions with Tener? 

-How do you talk about treasure hunt using the superlative? 

-How do you discuss buying souvenirs using the comparative? 

-How do you talk about what you will do using the simple future tense?

All modules revision 

 

- Recovery  of what is the using irregular verbs in the present tense? 

-  How do I use reflexive verbs to discuss my daily routine?  

- Recovery of how do I use the verb poder to discuss children’s rights? 

- Recovery How  talk about recycling using se deberia? 

- Recovery of what do I buy souvenirs using the comparative? 

- Recovery of how do you greet people using expressions with Tener? 

All Year 9 Subjects Next Year 9 Subject - Computer Science

 

Year 10 - Modern Foreign Languages

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Holidays

- How do I discuss holidays and weather , using the preterite and present tenses? 

-How do I book accommodation and deal with problems using usted? 

- How do I give an account of a holiday using three tenses together? 

School

 

- How do I give my opinion -about school subjects? 

-How do I describe school my school uniform and school day using adjectives? 

-How do I talk about my school subjects and teachers using comparatives and superlatives? 

How do I describe my school using negatives: nada, nadie,ni…ni, nunca, tampoco? 

-How do I discuss my school rules and problems using phrases followed by an infinitive? 

-How do I talk about my activities and achievements using Desde hace+ present tense? 

Spring 1 Spring 2

Who am I?

 

- How do I talk about socialising and family using possessive adjectives? 

- How do I describe people using adjectival agreement? 

-How do I talk about social networks using para + infinitive? 

-How do I make arrangements using the present continuous? 

-How do I talk about my daily cultural life, reading and preferences using range of connectives? 

-How do I describe others using ser and estar? 

- How do I talk about friends and family using a range of relationship verbs? 

Free time activities 

 

- How do I talk about my free time activities using stem- changing verbs?  

-How do I talk about TV programmes and films using adjectives of nationality, definite & indefinite articles? 

-How do I talk about what I usually do using soler+ infinitive & direct object pronouns? 

- How do I talk about sports using ya and todavía  with the imperfect and present tenses? 

- How do I talk about what’s trending using using ya and todavía  with the perfect tense? 

-How do I discuss different types of intertainment using algunos, ciertos, otros…? 

-How do I talk about who inspires me using a range of past tenses? 

Summer 1 Summer 2

Town/ region 

 

- How do I talk about places in a town using negatives: no, ni…ni, tampoco? 

-How do I talk about shops using usted? 

-How do I describe the features of a region using se puede and se pueden? 

-How do I plan what to do using the future tense? 

- How do I shop for clothes and presents using demonstrative adjectives? 

-How do I talk about problems in a town using tan and tanto/ using the conditional/ different tenses together?  

- How do I describe a visit in the past using different tenses together?

Healthy lifestyle 

 

- How do I describe mealtimes using reflexive verbs in the present tense? 

-How do I talk about illnesses and injuries using hay que and tener que to give advice?  

-How do I talk about typical food using the passive form? 

-How do I compare different festivals avoiding the passive? 

-How do I describe a special day using the reflexive verbs in the preterite tense?  

- How do I order food in a restaurant using superlatives and the past tenses correctly? 

-How do I talk about a music festival using expressions followed by the infinitive: para, al, sin, antes de, después de? 

 

All Year 10 Subjects Next Year 10 Subject - Computer Science

Year 11 - Modern Foreign Languages

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Work

 

- How do I talk about different jobs using masculine and feminine nouns? 

-How do I talk about how I earn money using soler in the present and imperfect tense? 

-How do I talk about work experience using preterite and imperfect tenses correctly? 

Work

 

-How do I talk about the importance of learning languages using saber and conocer/ using the present and the present continuous? 

- How do I apply for a summer job using indirect object pronouns? 

-How do I discuss gap years revising the conditional tense? 

-How do I discuss plans using the subjunctive with cuando? 

Spring 1 Spring 2

Environment

 

- How do I describe types of houses using debería? 

-How do I talk about healthy eating using debería? 

-How do I talk about global issues using the present subjunctive? 

-How do I talk about natural disasters using the imperfect continuous? 

Environment

 

-How do I talk about local actions using the subjunctive in commands? 

-How do I  discuss healthy lifestyle using different tenses? 

-How do I talk about international sporting events using the pluperfect tense? 

Summer 1 Summer 2

Revision

 

- Recapping grammar and vocabulary from KS3. 

Any additional weeks in the term will be spent practising exam-style questions and/or doing extra skills work. 

Exams

 

All Year 11 Subjects Next Year 11 Subject - Computer Science

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