KS3 & KS4 Spanish curriculum

In this unit, pupils fine-tune uses of the present tense to talk about life in school and work. They use the present continuous and idiomatic phrases, form nouns, and revisit a variety of vocabulary. They embed formal language with 'usted' and possessive adjective 'su' to ask questions formally. Having consolidated 'ser' and 'estar' multiple times throughout the course, pupils now confidently differentiate these two verbs. Pupils reflect on their past experiences at school using the preterite and imperfect.

1. Experiencias del colegio: adjectives
2. Experiencias del colegio: verbs of opinion, negation
3. Experiencias del colegio: photo description, extended writing
4. Entrevistas: 'usted' and 'tú', present continuous
5. Mis estudios y mi futuro: uses of the present tense, 'desde hace'
6. Mis estudios y mi futuro: role play, conversation practice

• Pupils know all persons of the present tense, including irregulars.
• Pupils know all persons of the preterite, including irregulars.
• Pupils know how to talk in a formal register, using 'usted' to mean 'you', and possessive adjective 'su' to mean formal 'your'.
• Pupils know the difference between 'ser' and 'estar'.
• Pupils know how to use the present tense with 'desde hace', and 'llevar' with a time period and present participle .