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Free time activities: -er and -ir verbs 2nd person singular
Pupil outcome: I can use singular -er and -ir verbs to write a short text from memory about free time activities in the present tense. Key learning points: - Some Spanish infinitives end in -er and -ir; we call them -er and -ir verbs. -...
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Homework disaster: -ar infinitives and 3rd person singular
Pupil outcome: I can use the infinitive and 3rd person singular forms of regular -ar verbs Key learning points: - The Spanish sounds [cue], [cua] and [cui] are pronounced as in 'cuerpo', 'cuatro' and 'cuidar'. - The masculine and...
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A big adventure: -ar verbs 3rd person singular
Pupil outcome: I can understand and create 3rd person narratives. Key learning points: - The Spanish sounds [cue], [cua] and [cui] are pronounced as in 'cuerpo', 'cuatro' and 'cuidar'. - Infinitive verbs communicate the general meaning...
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What do you do? information questions 'cuánto(s)', 'cuál(es)', 'quién(es)'
Pupil outcome: I can use information questions with number agreement and new and revisited language to write a longer text about myself and what I do. Key learning points: - Information questions start with a question word and have more...
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Music lessons: singular regular verbs
Pupil outcome: I can use my knowledge of singular forms of -ar and -er verbs to say what I and others do and to understand a text about music lessons. Key learning points: - Secure knowledge of sound spelling correspondences helps when...
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End of school year: 'jugar', 'juego', 'juegas', 'juega'
Pupil outcome: I can use singular forms of the verb 'jugar' to describe end of term activities. Key learning points: - The sounds [b] and [v] in Spanish sound the same; reading aloud helps with pronunciation. - Retrieval of vocabulary...
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Después del colegio: extended writing
Pupil outcome: I can write a detailed description of after-school experiences using a range of features. Key learning points: - Regular -er/-ir verbs: Singular persons (-í, -iste, -ió) and 3rd person plural (-ieron). - A detailed...
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Todo sobre el instituto: role-play and conversations
Pupil outcome: I can complete role-play tasks and express developed opinions in the context of life at school. Key learning points: - When preparing and performing role-plays, it’s important to include a verb in each answer. - Role-play...
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Una historia de inmigración: 'ser' and 'ir' preterite
Pupil outcome: I can use plural forms of ‘ser’ and ‘ir’ in the preterite tense in the context of stories of immigration. Key learning points: - In Spanish, it is important to differentiate between vowel sounds in a diphthong. - The verbs...
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I love languages: opinion verbs 'amar' and 'odiar'
Pupil outcome: I can use the verbs 'amar' and 'odiar' to understand opinions. Key learning points: - The sound-symbol correspondence [r] is pronounced as in 'pero'. - The sound-symbol correspondence [rr] is pronounced as in 'perro'. -...
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What isn't happening: 'ne … pas' negation
Pupil outcome: I can use negation with 'ne… pas' to describe what isn’t happening in everyday life. Key learning points: - [oi] sounds like 'voir' - The verb 'dormir' means 'to sleep'. Singular forms 'dors' and 'dort' sound the same due...
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Rich vocabulary associated with trying hard
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘tenacious’, ‘persevere’ and other rich vocabulary associated with trying hard. Key learning points: - 'Tenacious' is an adjective which means determined or strong-willed. - 'Persevere' is a...
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Writing sentences in the progressive present, past and future tense
Pupil outcome: I can write a range of sentence types in the progressive present, past or future tense. Key learning points: - The verb carries the tense of a sentence. - The progressive tense can denote present, past or future action. -...
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Spelling words with the suffix "-ly"
Pupil outcome: I can change adjectives into adverbs by adding the suffix -ly. Key learning points: - -ly is a suffix that can be used to create adverbs. For most words just add -ly. - For words ending in 'ic' add -ally. - For two...
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Using the suffix "-ing" to make the present and past tenses
Pupil outcome: I can spell a word in the present or past tense using the suffix -ing. Key learning points: - Adding the -ing suffix turns the verb into the progressive tense. - The progressive tense makes use of an auxiliary verb with...
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Turning nouns and adjectives into verbs using the suffixes -ify and -ise
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffixes -ify and -ise. Key learning points: - The suffixes -ise and -ify often turn adjectives and nouns into verbs. - When the root word ends in a consonant, we often just add the suffix. -...
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Identifying the active and passive voice
Pupil outcome: I can identify whether sentences are written in the active or passive voice. Key learning points: - There are different tenses and ways of forming verbs in English. - The subject of the clause does or is the verb in the...
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Aprender un idioma: 'hay que', 'se puede', 'se necesita', 'se debe'
Pupil outcome: I can make suggestions about how to learn Spanish using 'hay que', 'se debe', 'se puede' and 'se necesita'. Key learning points: - Impersonal verbs don’t refer to a particular person or thing. - Common impersonal verb...
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Aprender un idioma: translation, extended writing
Pupil outcome: I can use the BORDER acronym to produce a piece of extended writing in Spanish about why you should learn a language. Key learning points: - The verb 'hace' + noun describes a range of weather conditions, e.g. 'hace sol'....
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Barcelona: 'desde', 'desde hace' vs 'hace', phrases with 'llevar'
Pupil outcome: I can understand a range of structures to talk about how long I've been doing something. Key learning points: - Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, a region in northeastern Spain, and is known for its art and...
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¿Qué tipo de viaje harás? Irregular inflectional future stems 'dir-', 'saldr-'
Pupil outcome: I can use regular and irregular verbs in the inflectional future to talk about a trip. Key learning points: - A small number of verbs are irregular in the inflectional future and have irregular future stems. - ‘Decir’,...
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Feria de trabajo: singular inflectional future
Pupil outcome: I can use the inflectional future tense to talk about career aspirations. Key learning points: - The inflectional future tense is used to express what will happen. - To form the inflectional future tense of regular verbs...
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Este fin de semana: infinitives with 'sin', 'para', 'antes de', 'después de'
Pupil outcome: I can use infinitive clauses and a variety of persons of the verb ‘ir’ in order to talk about weekend plans. Key learning points: - When followed by a noun, 'para' translates as 'for' or 'to'; when followed by an...
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Rich vocabulary associated with running
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words 'hurtle', 'scamper' and other rich vocabulary associated with running. Key learning points: - 'Hurtle' is a verb which means to rush or move very quickly. - 'Scamper' is a verb which means...