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Schemes of work: Secondary Modern Foreign Languages - Spanish

This page shows the units for the new Modern Foreign Languages - Spanish scheme of work for key stage 3. The scheme of work has been developed using the national curriculum programmes of study and can be used as a basis for Spanish lessons by any school that wishes to do so.

At present, the units are available on the Standards Site in Microsoft Word and Acrobat PDF format. For help about using PDF files, click here. The teacher's guide and a full web page version of all the units will become available later in November. For the latest information about when these resources will be available on the Standards Site, click here.

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Unit 1 !Hola!

In this first unit pupils learn to ask and answer simple questions about themselves in Spanish. They learn some useful classroom phrases and vocabulary for classroom objects as well as basic rules of pronunciation and spelling.

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Unit 2 La familia y los amigos

In this unit pupils learn to talk and write about their family, friends and pets, and how to describe their appearance.
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Unit 3 El horario

In this unit pupils learn to talk about which school subjects they like, dislike and prefer, giving simple reasons. They learn to comment orally and in writing about their school timetable and the times of different activities, including mealtimes.

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Unit 4 En casa

In this unit pupils learn to ask and answer questions about daily routines and where they live. They describe what they and others do. They begin to develop creative writing skills.

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Unit 5 En el pueblo

In this unit pupils learn about places in town and to ask for and give simple directions. They learn to talk about the weather and names of countries.
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Unit 6 Pasatiempos

This final year 7 unit gives pupils an opportunity to use the language they have learnt so far to communicate about their hobbies, interests and leisure activities.
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Unit 7 Nos presentamos

In this unit, pupils learn to compare personal characteristics, to make simple introductions and to express thanks and appreciation.

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Unit 8 La comida

In this unit pupils learn to discuss their likes, dislikes and preferences with regard to food and drink. They learn about quantities and devise recipes.
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Unit 9 La salud

In this unit pupils learn to talk and write about feeling well and unwell and to give simple advice about medical matters. They read and write about maintaining a healthy routine and lifestyle.
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Unit 10 De compras

In this unit pupils talk about clothes, describing them and giving opinions. They learn how to use este, ese and aquel in the singular and plural.
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Unit 11 El turismo

In this unit pupils learn to use a range of tenses to talk and write about trips and holidays.
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Unit 12 Diversiones

In this unit pupils learn to talk and write about a variety of past events. They consolidate and extend their knowledge of the preterite tense.
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Unit 13 Nosotros, los jovenes

In this unit pupils learn to describe in more detail what kind of person they are. They also learn to talk about what jobs they do around the home and about their pocket money.
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Unit 14 Los medios de comunicacion

In this unit pupils learn to talk and write about the media, expressing their opinions. They learn to compare how things used to be with how they are now.
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Unit 15 Nuestros proyectos

In this unit pupils learn to talk and write about how well they are doing at school.
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Unit 16 Nuestro medio ambiente

In this unit pupils learn to talk and write about the environment in positive and negative terms, using a wide range of commands, negatives and tenses to compare how things used to be, are now and will be in the future.
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Unit 17 El mundo hispano

In this unit pupils learn about countries where Spanish is spoken. They apply their knowledge of Spanish to make factual presentations both orally and in writing.
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Unit 18 ?Tu, que opinas?

This final unit consolidates language skills and gives pupils the opportunity to read longer and more detailed texts, both for information and for pleasure.
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