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Summer experiences: -ar verbs 1st person present and past

Spanish class experiences: -ar verbs 1st person present and past

Comparing summer experiences: -ar verbs 1st and 2nd person singular

Questions about the summer holidays: -ar verbs in 2nd person singular

This unit introduces the preterite. Pupils form the preterite of the first and second persons singular of -ar verbs. They contrast this with the present tense of the first and second persons singular of -ar verbs. Pupils ask questions in the preterite, and form negative sentences using 'no'.

Contrasting past and present events: -AR verbs singular persons

People: 'ser' and 'estar' singular persons

People and places: 'ser' and 'estar' singular and plural persons

This unit consolidates 'ser' for traits and 'estar' for state/ mood in the context of people and places now versus in general. Pupils combine these verbs with adjectives, practising agreement for gender and number. Weak vowels i and u are combined with strong vowels to create diphthongs.

People and places: 'ser' and 'estar'

News and media: -er verbs in 1st person plural

News and media: simple present for immediate plans

Activities: singular 'hacer' and subject pronouns

Activities: plural 'hacer' and subject pronouns

In class and at home: modal verb 'podemos'

In class and at home: modal verb 'debemos'

A party: -ir verbs in 1st person plural

A party: simple present for immediate plans

In this unit, pupils learn to form the first person plural form of -er and -ir verbs, and the third person plural 'hacen'. They learn English has two translations of the Spanish present tense - present simple and continuous. Spanish subject pronouns are introduced. Stressed syllables are introduced.

Comparing what people do: -ER and -IR verbs

At school: -er and -ir verbs 1st person singular preterite

At school: prenominal adjectives

Free time: -er and -ir verbs 2nd person singular

Free time: -er and -ir verbs 2nd person singular in questions

This unit introduces the first and second persons singular of the preterite for -er and -ir verbs, contrasted with their present tense counterparts. Pupils form yes/ no questions in the present and preterite tenses, and learn that some adjectives precede the noun.

Activities in and out of school: -er and -ir verbs

What people have: 'tener' singular persons

How people feel: idiomatic uses of 'tener' + noun

Free time: what people do

How people feel: idiomatic uses of 'dar' + noun

In this unit, pupils combine 'tener' and 'dar' with nouns to form idiomatic expressions to talk about how people feel. They learn new forms of 'dar' first person plural 'damos' and third person plural 'dan', and a new form of 'querer' first person plural 'queremos'. Pupils learn new stress rules.

Describing how people feel: 'tener' and 'dar' + noun

A country in South America: 'es' and 'tiene'

Bolivia: -er and -ir verbs 3rd person singular and plural

Describe where people go: 'ir' in singular persons

Say where people are going: 'ir' in plural persons

Christmas preparations: simple present and continuous with -ar verbs

My Christmas: present continuous of -ar, -er, -ir verbs

This unit develops pupils' verb knowledge. They recap first and third person plural -ar, -er, and -ir verbs, and learn 'van a' to express future meaning. Pupils use 'ir de' with nouns to talk about activities, and combine 'para' with the infinitive to mean 'in order to'.

Places: -ar, -er, -ir verbs 1st and 3rd person

Socialising: -ar verbs 1st person present, 3rd person preterite

Socialising: adverbs of position, contraction 'del'

Travel: -er and -ir verbs 3rd person singular preterite

Travel: -er and -ir verbs singular persons preterite, subject pronouns

Sustainability activities: -ar verbs singular persons preterite

Sustainability activities: -er and -ir verbs singular persons preterite

This unit introduces pupils to the third person singular preterite of -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. Pupils contrast these forms with their present tense counterparts.  Key sounds revisited are z, que, qui. Pupils contrast z with ce and ci.

Activities past and present: -ar verbs, pronouns, adverbs

Routines: personal 'a'

Routines: personal 'a' and contraction 'al'

Relationships and routines: reflexive 'me'

Relationships and routines: reflexive 'te'

In this unit, pupils learn how to use personal 'a'. Pupils are introduced to reflexive verbs and reflexive pronouns 'me' and 'te'. They contrast these with possessive adjectives 'mi' and 'tu'. Key sounds revisited are hard g with ga, go, gu, and soft g with ge, gi, j.

Relationships and daily life: personal 'a', pronouns

Who does what? SVO vs OVS word order, personal 'a'

Who does what? Direct object pronouns 'lo' and 'la'

Birthday celebrations: indirect object pronouns 'me', 'te' and 'le'

This unit introduces object-verb-subject word order with direct object pronouns 'lo' and 'la' and indirect object pronouns 'me', 'te', 'le'. Pupils describe events, friendships and relationships. Key sounds revisited are n, ñ, b, v.

Friendships and birthday celebrations: pronouns, 'gustar'-type verbs

Preferences and opinions: 'gustar'-type verbs

Preferences and opinions: personal 'a' and gustar-type verbs

Opinions about school: gustar-type verbs

Who does what? Personal 'a' and object-first word order

Extended reading (Ayaymamá)

This unit introduces 'gustar'-type verbs in the context of giving opinions about something. Exploitation of the text 'Ayaymamá' provides consolidation of ‘ser’ for traits and ‘estar’ for state/location. Key sounds revisited are rr, r, silent h.

Opinions and feelings: gustar-type verbs, 'ser' and 'estar'

In Tenerife: -er and -ir verbs singular persons

In Tenerife: -ar verbs singular persons

This unit focuses on singular present tense -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. The unit revisits infinitives and 'para' with an infinitive. Key sounds revisited are a, e, i, o, u, r, rr, co, ci, ll, que, qui, silent h, gu, go, gui, ge, z, b, v.

Visit to a Spanish city: -ar, -er, -ir verbs

Describe family members: possessive adjective 'su'

Describe family members: possessive adjective 'nuestro'

Festival experiences: comparatives 'más que' and 'menos que'

Festival experiences: comparatives 'mejor que' and 'peor que'

Shopping with friends: demonstrative adjectives 'este/a' and 'estos/as'

In this unit, pupils learn possessive adjectives 'su', 'sus', 'nuestra', 'nuestro'. They learn comparatives 'más/menos … que' and irregular comparatives ‘mejor que’ and peor que’.  Demonstratives 'este', 'esta', 'estos', 'estas' are introduced.

Family and friends: possessive adjectives, comparatives

Weekend activities: 'hice', 'hiciste', 'hizo'

Excursions and trips: 'fui', 'fuiste' and 'fue'

This unit introduces singular preterite forms for irregular verbs 'hacer' and 'ir', and revisits their present tense singular forms. Pupils combine adverbs of location with 'del' and 'de la' and use forms of 'ir' with 'al' and 'a la'. Pupils revisit final syllable stress.

Weekend activities and holidays: 'hacer' and 'ir'

Questions about past trips: regular preterite verbs 1st and 2nd person singular

Famous Spanish speakers:  regular verbs 3rd person singular (preterite)

What people do at school: regular verbs 3rd person (present)

What people do at school: regular 1st persons and 2nd person singular (present)

This unit revisits past and present regular -ar, -ir, -er verbs. Pupils listen to and ask questions using rising intonation, and are reminded that Spanish does not use do, did or does to ask questions. Pupils revisit penultimate syllable stress.

Asking questions: -ar, -er, -ir verbs

Exercise and fitness: present continuous with -ar verbs

Exercise and fitness: 'este' and 'esta'

Films and cinema: present continuous with -er and -ir verbs

Films and cinema: present continuous and modal verbs

In this unit, pupils learn how to form the present continuous of -ar, -er, and -ir verbs to talk about what is happening now. Demonstratives 'esta' and 'estas' and modal verb 'querer' are revisited. In phonics, pupils revisit ante-penultimate syllable stress.

What is happening now: present continuous, 'este' and 'esta'

Hispanic festivals: -ar verbs 3rd person preterite

Past trips: 'hacer' and 'ir' singular persons preterite

Future trips: 'ir' + a + infinitive

This unit revisits -ar verbs in the context of the text 'La Tomatina'. Pupils revisit 'ir a' to express future meaning in the context of planning a trip, and singular forms of 'hacer' and 'ir' in the preterite in the context of a past trip.

Past and future trips to Spain and Spanish festivals: -ar verbs, 'hacer', 'ir'

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