Languages
‘The limits of my language mean the limits of my world’ – Ludwig Wittgenstein
At Winterstoke Hundred Academy we are passionate about the power of languages to broaden horizons and to develop the transferable skills that highly sought after by employers in today’s global employment market.
Our curriculum is designed for students of all abilities to achieve their very best in communicating in their chosen modern foreign language and to broaden their cultural understanding, which will empower them as future global citizens.
At Key Stage 3 our students follow a topic-based course, focusing on building a bank of vocabulary, grammatical structures and phonics in order to understand (read and listen to) and to communicate (speak and write in) the language. Students will also learn about cultural similarities and differences, for example how different festivals are celebrated and how school systems differ.
At Key Stage 4, knowledge of grammar, vocabulary and phonics is broadened within topic areas. They will be able to communicate confidently in the target language using a wide variety of structures and opinions and will be able to apply their knowledge of phonics to listening and speaking. Their core vocabulary will have been revisited, extended and developed within each topic area Students will have acquired solid exam strategies and skills.
By the end of Key Stage 5, students will be able to communicate confidently and coherently in the target language, both in writing and speaking. They will be able to understand and analyse a wide range of texts, covering A Level topics and themes, both written and spoken. Students will have studied a literary text and film in the language and will be able to critically analyse and support their arguments, writing essays in the target language. Speaking skills are further developed through an Independent Research Project, where students research their chosen aspect of French or Spanish speaking society and provide a presentation followed by a question and answer session.
Languages – Key Stage 3
| Year 7: French, German, Spanish | ||||
| Term 1 – Term 2 7.1. Languages and Me | Term 2– Term 3 7.2. People around me | Term 3 – Term 4 7.3 Free Time | Term 5 – Term 6 7.4. My life at school | |
| Present Tense & infinitives Opinions and Reasons Adjectives Connectives Intensifiers To have, to do, to go, to be Comparisons Negatives | •Being a language detective Name Numbers Dates/birthday Age Classroom Objects Colours (adjectives) Verb to have | •Family and friends vocab Personality Physical appearance To be (reinforce to have) Negatives Adjectival agreement Possessive adjectives Pets Describing pets DOOYA assessment | •Family and friends vocab Personality Physical appearance To be (reinforce to have) Negatives Adjectival agreement Possessive adjectives Pets Describing pets DOOYA assessment | Regular ER (Fr)/ Regular (Ge)/ Regular AR (Sp) present tense – 1st and 3rd person Time • Subjects & opinions and reasons • Uniform & adjectives • Teachers & adjectives Daily routine DOOYA assessment |
| Year 8: French, Spanish | ||||
| Term 1 – Term 2 8.1 My life at school | Term 2– Term 3 8.2. Food and drink | Term 3 – Term 4 8.3 My home and town | Term 5 – Term 6 8.4. Free time | |
| Estar (Spanish) Future tense Perfect/preterite tense Basic imperfect expressions Prepositions De (French) Time expressions | •Regular ER (Fr)/ Regular AR (Sp) present tense – 1st and 3rd person Time • Subjects & opinions and reasons • Uniform & adjectives • Teachers & adjectives Daily routine | Food and drink • Meal times • Partitive article (de) • Transactional vocabulary for a café/restaurant • Money / higher numbers Eating out Restaurant phrases • Complaints • Quantities • Cultural specialities/recipes In the supermarket DOOYA assessment | • Types of home • Adjectives • Rooms of the house • Furniture and prepositions Places in town and prepositions • You can/can’t • Directions/imperatives • To go • Near future tense • Future expressions +infinitives | Regular present tense verbs Irregular verbs Present Tense time expressions Media activities Technology, TV and film Sports, hobbies, weather, when and if clauses. DOOYA assessment |
| Year 9: French, Spanish | ||||
| Term 1 – Term 2 9.1 Technology and Media | Term 2– Term 3 9.2. Leisure and Healthy Living | Term 3 – Term 4 9.3 School | Term 5 – Term 6 9.4 Geographical culture and festivals | |
| Full conjugations of regular verbs in present, near future and preterit (past) tenses) Imperfect tense Adjectival agreement Negation Modal verbs | •Technology and opinions on technology Near future tense Perfect tense Films and T.V. Types of film Music Negatives Comparisons | •Past tense Three tenses Food (healthy and unhealthy) Healthy and unhealthy activities (sports) Imperfect tense Modal verbs DOOYA assessment | •Past tense Three tenses Food (healthy and unhealthy) Healthy and unhealthy activities (sports) Imperfect tense Modal verbs | •Festivals Customs Celebrations in target language countries Geography Countries that speak target language and their culture Festivals in the past tense DOOYA assessment |
Spanish – GCSE – AQA
| KS4 | Term 1 Theme 1 / Unit 1: Talking about identity and culture. Theme 1 / Unit 2: Technology in everyday life | Term 2 Theme 1 / Unit 2: Technology in everyday life Theme 1 / Unit 3: Free time activities | Term 3 Theme 1 / Unit 3: Free time activities | Term 4 Theme 1 / Unit 4: Customs and festivals | Term 5 Theme 2 / Unit 5.1: Home, town, neighbourhood and region | Term 6 Theme 2 /Unit 8: Travel and Tourism |
| Year 10 | Talking about friends Describing family relationships Talking about future plans Talking about relationships nowadays. Giving opinions about online messaging | Talking about the good and bad of social media Giving opinions about mobile technology Talking about mobile use and overuse. Talking about your free time Talking about your plans for the weekend | Talking about food Talking about special occasion meals Extending what you can say about sport Talking about sport in the world | Learning about local customs Learning about Spanish customs Learning about Latin American Culture Learning about Spanish Culture | Saying what your house is like Describing your house and where it is Talking about the amenities in your area Discussing the advantages/ disadvantages of living in town / country. | Talking about holiday accommodation Talking about holiday activities Understanding tourist leaflets and websites Describing a region |
| Term 1 Theme 3 / Units 9, 10 & 11 | Term 2 Theme 3 Unit 12 Theme 2 Unit 6.1 | Term 3 Theme 2 Unit 6.2 Theme 2 Unit 7.1 | Term 4 Theme 2 Unit 7.2 | Term 5 Revision | ||
| Year 11 | Talking about your studies Talking about your school Talking about your school rules and uniform Talking about the good & bad aspects of school Discussing choices at 18 Talking about the benefits of higher education | Looking for and applying for jobs Talking about the ideal job Talking about charities and voluntary work Learning more about charities and volunteering | Talking about healthy and unhealthy lifestyles Discussing opinions related to healthy living Talking about ways of protecting the environment Understanding and discussing environmental problems | Talking about homelessness Talking about helping the homeless and needy Revision | Revision Speaking Exam |
Spanish/French – A Level – AQA
| KS5 | Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | Term 5 | Term 6 |
| Year 12 French | Transition to KS5 Organisation Independent study T1: Theme 1: La vie en voie de changement T2: Theme 2: La ‘cyber-société’ | T1: Theme 1: La vie en voie de changement / Theme 3: La rôle de bénévolat T2: Theme 2: La ‘cyber-société’ / Theme 4: Une culture fière de son patrimoine | T1: Theme 3: La rôle de bénévolat T2: Theme 4: Une culture fière de son patrimoine | T1: Theme 5: La diversité de la musique francophone contemporaine T2: Theme 6: Le septième art | T1: Theme 5: La diversité de la musique francophone contemporaine T2: Theme 6: Le septième art | T1: film study T2: Y2 Theme 1: les aspect positifs d’une société diverse |
| Year 12 Spanish | Transition to KS5 Organisation Independent study T1: Theme 1: Los valores tradicionales y modernos T2: Theme 2: El ciberespacio | T1: Theme 1: Los valores tradicionales y modernos / Theme 3: La igualdad de los sexos T2: Theme 2: El ciberespacio/ Theme 4: La identidad regional en España | T1: Theme 3: La igualdad de los sexos T2: Theme 4: La influenca de los idolos | T1: Theme 5: La identidad regional en España T2: Theme 6: El patrimonio cultural | T1: Theme 5: La identidad regional en España T2: Theme 6: El patrimonio cultural | T1: film study T2: Y2 Theme 1: La immigración |
| Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | Term 5 | ||
| Year 13 French | T1: completes film study T2: Theme 1: les aspect positifs d’une société diverse T3:Theme 2: Quelle vie pour les marginalisés? Independent Research Project (IRP) | T1: Theme 1: les aspects positifs d’une société diverse/ Theme 3: Comment on traite les criminels T2: Theme 1: les aspects positifs d’une société diverse/ Theme 3: Comment on traite les criminels T3: Book | T1: Theme 3: Comment on traite les criminels / Theme 4: Les ados, le droit de vote et l’engagement politique T2: Theme 3: Comment on traite les criminels / Theme 4: Les ados, le droit de vote et l’engagement politique T3: Theme 5: Manifestations, grèves, c’est à qui le pouvoir? IRP | T1: Theme 4: Les ados, le droit de vote et l’engagement politique/ Theme 6: La politique et l’immigration T2: Theme 4: Les ados, le droit de vote et l’engagement politique/ Theme 6: La politique et l’immigration T3: IRP Revision Exam strategy | T1: Revision Exam strategy T2: Revision Exam strategy T3: Revision Exam strategy Speaking exam | |
| Year 13 Spanish | T1: completes film study T2: Theme 1: La immigración Independent Research Project (IRP) | T1: Theme 2: El racismo/ Theme 3: La Convivencia T2: Book | T1: Theme 3: La Convivencia/ Theme 4: Jóvenes de hoy, ciudadanos de mañana T2: Theme 5: Monarquías y dictaduras IRP | T1: Theme 4: Jóvenes de hoy, ciudadanos de mañana/ Theme 6: Los movimientos populares T2: IRP Revision Exam strategy | T1: Theme 6: Los movimientos populares Revision Exam strategy Speaking exam |
