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Where people go: 'zu' vs 'nach', present tense (future meaning)
Pupil outcome: I understand the different uses of 'nach' and 'zu' meaning 'to' and can use them to say where people are going. Key learning points: - 'Der Bodensee' (Lake Constance) is a lake that borders Germany, Switzerland and...
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What I do and when: inversion in statements with adverbs of time
Pupil outcome: I can distinguish between word order 1 and word order 2 and use both to say what I do and when. Key learning points: - [th] is pronounced as in 'Theater'. All German words containing [th] come from other languages. The 'h'...
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Other people's actions: singular present tense strong verbs
Pupil outcome: I can use the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular forms of strong verbs to understand and respond to information about other people's actions. Key learning points: - German vowels (with or without umlauts) can be short or...
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Activities at home: build sentences from infinitive verbs, word order
Pupil outcome: From an infinitive, I can build statements and questions using the correct word order and the correct singular person of the verb. Key learning points: - A simple German sentence contains a subject (for example I, you) and...
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Shopping and other activities: 'faire' and 'de', questions with 'quels, quelles'
Pupil outcome: I can describe what I do and buy, using the partitive article and ask/answer questions using 'quel/quelle/quels/quelles'. Key learning points: - The word for 'some' changes depending on the gender/number/spelling of the...
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What someone does: 'faire' singular persons
Pupil outcome: I can use 'faire' to say what activities I and others do at home. Key learning points: - Use 'je fais' for I do/make, 'tu fais' for you do/make, 'il fait' for he does/makes, 'elle fait' for she does/makes. - Use definite...
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Introducing zero
Pupil outcome: I know what zero means and know when to use it. Key learning points: - Understand that zero is a number which shows that there is no amount. - Know the number word used is zero and the symbol used is 0 - Recite rhymes...
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What there is in different places: inversion with adverbs
Pupil outcome: I can choose the correct verb 'to go' for specific contexts, and identify how adverbs can describe location or movement. Key learning points: - [ig] varies in pronunciation between German-speaking regions and sounds either...
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The theme of community in 'A Superhero Like You'
Pupil outcome: I can listen and respond to a story. Key learning points: - Most stories start by introducing the main characters and setting - The plot means what happens in a story - Illustrations are important to help to tell a story -...
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A country in South America: 'es' and 'tiene'
Pupil outcome: I can read and understand an extended text about a country in South America. Key learning points: - It is helpful to try out a variety of different methods for remembering vocabulary to find those that work best for you. -...
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What there is at home and school: 'hay', 'unos' and 'unas'
Pupil outcome: I can use ‘hay’ and ‘tener’ to describe what there is around me. Key learning points: - The SSC [qui] sounds as in 'equipo'. - ‘Hay’ means ‘there is' and 'there are’, and like ‘tiene’ can be used to describe places. -...
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Activities in school: -ar singular verbs, plural nouns
Pupil outcome: I can count to 12 in Spanish and use the plural for nouns for different genders. Key learning points: - To count to 12 in Spanish. - To use plurals with different genders. - To include more words in 'mi vocabulario.'
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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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In class: asking intonation questions
Pupil outcome: I can greet others and use ‘estoy’ and ‘estás’ to ask and answer yes/no questions about where someone is. Key learning points: - The sound-symbol correspondence [u] sounds like the ‘u’ in the Spanish word ‘universo’. -...
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Components in a simple circuit
Pupil outcome: I can identify and name basic components in a simple electrical circuit. Key learning points: - Electricity and circuits are just about everywhere and a part of most of our daily lives. - The basic elements of an...
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El mundo natural: suffix -ito/a, suffix -ísimo/a
Pupil outcome: I can use demonstrative adjectives and the suffixes -ito and -ísimo to describe the natural world in Spanish. Key learning points: - 'Este' and 'esta' mean 'this' before a singular or uncountable noun. 'Este' is masculine...
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Una nueva vida: time, manner, place adverbs
Pupil outcome: I can use and understand adverbs of time, manner and place in the context of Mexican emigration. Key learning points: - The ‘look, cover, write, check’ method is a useful way to learn vocabulary. - Adverbs of time indicate...
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What you have: intonation questions, 'tienes'
Pupil outcome: I can use ‘tienes’ to understand and ask questions about things in the classroom. I can read aloud words with [ci] and [ce]. Key learning points: - Sound spelling correspondences [ce] and [ci] have a softer 'c' sound than...
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Nouns: common and proper
Pupil outcome: I can define and identify a noun. Key learning points: - Nouns are words that name people, places or things. - Common nouns do not need capital letters. - Proper nouns need capital letters.
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Parques nacionales: interrogative adjectives and pronouns
Pupil outcome: I can ask and answer questions about national parks in Spain. Key learning points: - In most of mainland Spain the 'c' in 'ce' and 'ci' is pronounced as in the 'th' of the English 'throw'. - 'Cuánto' agrees with the noun...
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Draw and translate simple shapes on the full coordinate grid
Pupil outcome: I can draw and translate simple shapes on the full coordinate grid Key learning points: - To translate a shape is to move it in a horizontal or vertical direction or a combination of the two. - The translation will give a...
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Christmas: 'Es gibt' with plurals, the song 'O Tannenbaum'
Pupil outcome: I can apply masculine and neuter plural rules 1 and 2 to build sentences with ‘es gibt’ and ‘viele’. Key learning points: - 'Es gibt' means 'there is' or 'there are' and 'viele' means 'lots of' or 'many'. - [ü] can be...
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Ma ville, mon pays : prepositions and emphatic pronouns lui, elle, eux, elles
Pupil outcome: I can describe my area in detail and describe people's roles within it using prepositions and emphatic pronouns. Key learning points: - [ui] sounds like 'huit' and [eu] sounds like 'deux'. - Emphatic pronouns can be used...
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Weekday routine: inversion questions, negation
Pupil outcome: I can use inversion and negation to ask and answer questions about my everyday activities. Key learning points: - Change statements into questions in French with raised intonation; a question word at the end gets more...