KS3 & KS4 Spanish curriculum

In this unit, pupils develop the ways in which they can use verbs. Pupils build on their existing knowledge of the present tense of 'ir' with 'a' to express the future by adding 'van a'. They also use 'ir de' with new and revisited nouns to talk about activities and combine 'para' with new and revisited infinitives. Pupils consolidate -ar, -er, and -ir verbs, subject pronouns nosotros/as and ellos/as, singular and plural nouns, and indefinite articles, and work on a challenging text 'Bolivia: Un país diverso'. Pupils revisit key sounds cu plus a vowel, ll, l, ce, ci.

1. A country in South America: 'es' and 'tiene'
2. Bolivia: -er and -ir verbs 3rd person singular and plural
3. Describe where people go: 'ir' in singular persons
4. Say where people are going: 'ir' in plural persons
5. Christmas preparations: simple present and continuous with -ar verbs
6. My Christmas: present continuous of -ar, -er, -ir verbs

• Pupils know 'voy' 'vas' 'va' 'vamos' with 'a' and an infinitive to express future meaning.
• Pupils know 'al' and 'a la'.
• Pupils know the first and third person plural of -ar/-er/-ir verbs in the present tense.
• Pupils know subject pronouns 'nosotros/as' and 'ellos/as'.
• Pupils know sound-symbol correspondences [cu], [ll], [l], [ce], [ci].