KS3 & KS4 Spanish curriculum

In this unit, pupils build on their knowledge of possessive adjectives 'mi', 'mis','tu', and 'tus' by adding 'su', 'sus', 'nuestra', 'nuestro' to their repertoire. Pupils embed 'está/están' for states and 'es/son' for traits with number and gender agreement for adjectives in sentences using comparatives, which are new to this unit. Pupils learn demonstratives 'este', 'esta', 'estos', 'estas' and use these in sentences with comparatives. In phonics, spelling change to -qué and -gué in 1st person preterite is introduced, and pupils revisit strong and weak vowels.

1. Describe family members: possessive adjective 'su'
2. Describe family members: possessive adjective 'nuestro'
3. Festival experiences: comparatives 'más que' and 'menos que'
4. Festival experiences: comparatives 'mejor que' and 'peor que'
5. Shopping with friends: demonstrative adjectives 'este' and 'esta'
6. Shopping with friends: demonstrative adjectives 'estos' and 'estas'

• Pupils know possessive adjectives 'mi', 'mis', 'tu', 'tus'.
• Pupils know the third person singular and plural of 'ser' in the present tense.
• Pupils know adjectives in Spanish agree for gender and number.
• Pupils know the third person singular and plural of 'estar' in the present tense.
• Pupils know a variety of question words.
• Pupils know strong vowels [a], [e], [o].
• Pupils know weak vowels [i], [u].