Year 8

Curriculum Intent: In Year 8 students will focus on communicating questions and answers relating to where they live and their house. They will also learn to provide information about their school. Grammatical knowledge will be built upon providing reinforcement from Y7, alongside introducing a wider range of tense structures. Continual skill development will occur through the inclusion of the four key areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will make links between these areas to develop their understanding of how languages work. A range of skills within these key areas will be developed throughout each unit with repeated practice. Students will be assessed at the end of each topic, alternating between a Listening and Writing Assessment, and Speaking and Reading. Students will be also assessed on vocabulary and grammar. This Scheme of Assessment allows students and teachers to see particular areas of strength and areas to work on in terms of knowledge, understanding and skill.

TERM	PROGRAMME OF STUDY	ASSESSMENT TASKS
AUTUMN	Unit 1 - Unit 1: Mi casa Talking about the area where you live Using es and está Describing types of house Using the verb vivir in the present tense Describing rooms in the house Using the definite article Describing your bedroom Using prepositions of place with estar Describing your dream house Using some basic conditional expressions Describing household tasks Saying how many times you do things	Unit 1 Vocabulary and grammar tests Talking about school subjects Using the verb estudiar Giving more detailed opinions about school subjects Using exclamations with qué! Describing a timetable in a Spanish school Describing your school environment Using se puede and se debe Talking about extracurricular activities Using antes de and después de Discussing future plans Using future expressions
SPRING	Unit 2 – En mi ciudad Talking about places in town Using hay with singular and plural nouns Describing where you go in town. Using ir in the present tense. Giving and understanding directions. Using the imperative. Discussing plans for the weekend. Forming the near future. Comparing rural and urban environments Using the comparatives tan and tan… como Describing how areas have changed over time Using some key expressions in the imperfect tense	Unit 2 Writing and Reading assessment. ILT: Vocabulary lists to reinforce knowledge. Several written tasks to reinforce learning.
SUMMER	Unit 5: Mi insti	Speaking and listening assessments ILT: Three tasks to describe subjects and opinions, school life and future plans.

St Ninian's High School — Scoill Ard Noo Ninian

Year 8 - Spanish

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