KS3 & KS4 Spanish curriculum

In this unit, pupils expand their knowledge of present tense forms of 'ir' by adding second person plural form 'vais'. They use this to form sentences using 'vais a' with an infinitive to express future meaning, and also consolidate other plural forms of 'ir' with 'a'. They revisit singular forms of 'ir' in the preterite, and contrast these with singular present tense forms to talk about where people go and went. Pupils refresh combining 'ir' with 'al' and 'a la', and adverbs ending '-mente'. In phonics, pupils revisit use of accents, and revisit key sounds gue versus ge and gui versus gi.

1. Where people go and went: 'ir' in singular persons
2. Where people go and went: suffix -ción
3. Seasonal traditions: 'vais'
4. Seasonal traditions: 'ir' + a + infinitive

• Pupils know singular and plural persons of 'ir' in the present tense.
• Pupils know singular persons of 'ir' in the preterite.
• Pupils know to use 'ir' with 'a' and a verb in the infinitive to express future intention.
• Pupils know 'para' with an infinitive means 'in order to'.
• Pupils know sound-symbol correspondences [ge], [gi].
• Pupils know stress rules for plural nouns.
• Pupils know -ly at the end of an English adverb often changes to –mente in Spanish.