Key Stage 3 Topics
| Greetings Understand classroom instructions and learn simple classroom language School objects and the alphabet Days of the Week and Months Count up to 31 (using the verb "avoir" to give your age) Say when your birthday is |
| Talk about where they are from, where they live and which languages they speak Talk about their pets and use colours to describe them Talk about brothers and sisters and other family members Describe yourself and others |
| Talk about school subjects Give reasons why they like and dislike subjects Learn to tell the time to describe their timetable Learn food and drinks to describe what they eat at lunchtimes. Describe their school building inside and out Talk about how they travel to school |
| Talk about where you live Describe your house or apartment Describe the plan of your home Describe your bedroom in detail Talk about what you do in the mornings and in the evenings |
| Talk about going to different places in a town Asking the way to places Understand and give directions Describe your town Understand and describe what the weather is like |
| Say which sports you do Talk about what you like and dislike doing in your free time Talk about what you do on weekends Arranging to meet someone Talk about what you are going to do this weekend Describe what you do to help at home |
| Talk about what is of interest for tourists in areas of Southern Spain Talk about where you go and what you do on holidays Talk about where you went using the simple past tense Describe where other people went Talking about other things you did on holiday and if you enjoyed the activities or not Describing what other people did on holiday |
Arranging to go to the cinema |
| Talk about what you and others wear and understand European sizes Describe what clothes you like and why using colour adjectives Talk about what you are going to wear to a party Buying clothes Describing school uniform and giving opinions and reason |
Key Stage 4
In Year 10 and Year 11, students study Spanish as beginners. Students use Listos 3 Verde and Rojo (Foundation and Higher levels) as the main textbooks. During the two-year course, the students cover five topic areas:
Topic 1: At home and abroad
•Things to see and do
• Life in town, countryside, seaside
• Holidays, tourist information and accommodation
Topic 2: Education, training and employment
• School life and routine
• Different types of jobs
• Future plans and work experience
Topic 3: House, home and daily routine
• Types of homes, rooms, furniture
• Information about self, family and friends
• Food and drinks
Topic 4: Media, entertainment and youth culture
• Sport, fashion and entertainment
• Famous personalities
• Current affairs, social and environmental issues
Topic 5: Social activities, fitness and health
•Free time (evenings, weekends)
• Special occasions
• Hobbies, interests and sports
• Shopping and money matters
• Accidents, injuries
• Health issues