What does the course cover? The programme of study and National Curriculum links

The Wolsey Hall Year 9 Spanish course follows the National Curriculum for England at Key Stage 3.

We have ensured that all of the National Curriculum outcomes are covered in the course and the table below provides an overview of how the Wolsey Hall course can be mapped to the course textbooks and to the National Curriculum for England.

You may want to print out this overview of the course Download this overview of the course

and refer to it as you progress through the course. Do also bear in mind that:

Before Module One, there is a Welcome call with your tutor.
At the end of Module Two, there is a mid-course review.
At the end of Module Four, there is an end-of-course review.

Course introduction

Read the Course Guide and Skype with your tutor

Module One: Aquí mando yo	Course Book
Topic One (1.1): Generación digital Discussing the Internet and social media Forming negative expressions Saying anglicisms in Spanish	Claro 2 Pages 52 to 53
Topic Two (1.2): ¿Qué ponen en la televisión? Discussing TV programmes Using acabar de Translating short sentences into Spanish	Claro 2 Pages 54 to 55
Topic Three (1.3): ¿En el cine o en casa? Watching films at the cinema and at home Using mejor and peor Inferring meaning	Claro 2 Pages 56 to 57
ASSIGNMENT ONE A
Topic Four (1.4): Somos melóman@s Discussing musical tastes Making comparisons with preferir… a… Answering multiple-choice questions	Claro 2 Pages 58 to 59
Topic Five (1.5): Mis intereses personales Creating an online profile Using ser and estar Giving a presentation confidently	Claro 2 Pages 60 to 61
TopicSix (1.6): Quiero ser Discussing jobs and careers Using the future tense (regular verbs) Understanding short prose pieces	Claro 2 Pages 62 to 63
Topic Seven (1.7): Revision and practice	Claro 2 Pages 64 to 73
ASSIGNMENT ONE B ASSIGNMENT ONE S

Module Two: Adict@s a la moda	Course Book
TopicOne (2.1): Esto es lo que llevo Describing what you wear Using demonstrative adjectives Managing your time in exams	Claro 2 Pages 74 to 75
Topic Two (2.2): Estrellas con estilo Describing fashion in greater detail Forming the present continuous tense Researching a famous Hispanic person	Claro 2 Pages 76 to 77
Topic Three (2.3): De tiendas Talking about shopping on the high street Using indefinite adjectives Taking the initiative in conversation	Claro 2 Pages 78 to 79
ASSIGNMENT TWO S
Topic Four (2.4): En el centro comercial Visiting a shopping centre Using cardinal and ordinal numbers Making regular cultural references	Claro 2 Pages 80 to 81
Topic Five (2.5): ¡Es imposible comprar así! Dealing with problems when shopping Using direct object pronouns Reacting to the unpredictable	Claro 2 Pages 82 to 83
Topic Six (2.6): Si ganara la lotería… Discussing hypothetical situations Forming the conditional Understanding different registers	Claro 2 Pages 84 to 85
Topic Seven (2.7): Revison and practice	Claro 2 Pages 86 to 95
ASSIGNMENT TWO

Module Three: Yo y mi mundo	Course Book
Topic One (3.1): Lo que hago por las mañanas Describing morning routines Using reflexive verbs Drafting and re-drafting your work	Claro 2 Pages 96 to 97
Topic Two (3.2): Lo que hago por las tardes y por las noches Describing afternoon and evening routines Using reflexive verbs Speaking more authentically	Claro 2 Pages 98 to 99
Topic Three (3.3): ¡Te he dicho que no! Talking about relationships with friends and family Using direct object pronouns Improving exam technique (translation)	Claro 2 Pages 100 to 101
ASSIGNMENT THREE S
Topic Four (3.4): Sueño con otra vida Comparing routines Using certain prepositions with verbs Understanding poetry	Claro 2 Pages 102 to 103
Topic Five (3.5): Tengo inquietudes Talking about global issues Forming irregular verbs in the future and conditional Writing interesting sentences	Claro 2 Pages 104 to 105
Topic Six (3.6): En busca de un mundo mejor Discussing solutions to global issues Forming impersonal constructions Constructing an argument	Claro 2 Pages 106 to 107
Topic Seven (3.7): Revision and practice	Claro 2 Pages 108 to 117
ASSIGNMENT THREE

Module Four: De paseo por el mundo hispano	Course Book
Topic One (4.1): ¡Vamos a Texas! Discovering Texan culture Forming radical-changing verbs in the present tense Revising grammar	Claro 2 Pages 118 to 119
Topic Two (4.2): ¿Madrid vs. Barcelona? Comparing Madrid and Barcelona Forming the perfect tense (regular verbs) Using idioms	Claro 2 Pages 120 to 121
Topic Three (4.3): CDMX: la superurbe Discovering Mexico City Using irregular past participles in the perfect tense Writing more interesting pieces	Claro 2 Pages 122 to 123
ASSIGNMENT FOUR A
Topic Four (4.4): Machu Picchu me fascinó Finding out about Peru Forming the imperfect tense Listening to native speakers	Claro 2 Pages 124 to 125
Topic Five (4.5): ¡Vente al Caribe! Learning about life in Cuba Using reflexive verbs in different tenses Comparing and contrasting cultures	Claro 2 Pages 126 to 127
Topic Six (4.6): De Colombia a Venezuela Planning a trip across South America Combining the future and conditional Using different grammatical structures	Claro 2 Pages 128 to 129
Topic Seven (4.7): Revision and practice	Claro 2 Pages 130 to 139
ASSIGNMENT FOUR B ASSIGNMENT FOUR S

Module Four: De paseo por el mundo hispano

Course Book

Topic One (4.1): ¡Vamos a Texas!

Discovering Texan culture
Forming radical-changing verbs in the present tense
Revising grammar

Claro 2
Pages 118 to 119

Topic Two (4.2): ¿Madrid vs. Barcelona?

Comparing Madrid and Barcelona
Forming the perfect tense (regular verbs)
Using idioms

Claro 2
Pages 120 to 121

Topic Three (4.3): CDMX: la superurbe

Discovering Mexico City
Using irregular past participles in the perfect tense
Writing more interesting pieces

Claro 2
Pages 122 to 123

ASSIGNMENT FOUR A 

Topic Four (4.4): Machu Picchu me fascinó

Finding out about Peru
Forming the imperfect tense
Listening to native speakers

Claro 2
Pages 124 to 125

Topic Five (4.5): ¡Vente al Caribe!

Learning about life in Cuba
Using reflexive verbs in different tenses
Comparing and contrasting cultures

Claro 2
Pages 126 to 127

Topic Six (4.6): De Colombia a Venezuela

Planning a trip across South America
Combining the future and conditional
Using different grammatical structures

Claro 2
Pages 128 to 129

Topic Seven (4.7): Revision and practice

Claro 2
Pages 130 to 139

ASSIGNMENT FOUR B

ASSIGNMENT FOUR S