Spanish (Year 8)
See Year 8s Spanish ‘Schedule of Learning’ for the 2025/26 academic year
| Topic | Sub-topic |
|---|---|
| Weather | seasons |
| Free time | opinion phrases |
| Routine 1 | telling the time |
| Routine 2 | morning routine |
| Routine 3 | afternoon routine |
| The weekend | near future tense |
| Where I live 1 | Describing location of your house |
| Where I live 2 | Third person of the verb ‘to live’ |
| Where I live 3 | Speaking practice |
| My neigbourhood 1 | saying what is in my neigbourhood |
| My neigbourhood 2 | giving opinion on neighbourhood |
| My ideal house | using conditional tense |
| Food 1 | describing mealtimes |
| Food 2 | opinions on food |
| Food 3 | ordering food in a restaurant |
| Food 4 | ordering food continued |
| Food 5 | food from around the Hispanic world |
| Food 6 | imperatives and understanding a recipe |
| Food 7 | cook a dish in the food lab |
| Food 8 | Food revision lesson |
| Litte Red Riding Hood | Story lesson |
| Easter Lesson | Reading skills |
| Holidays 1 | what do you do on holidays normally? |
| Holidays 2 | Where did you go on holidays last year? |
| Holidays 3 | Where are you going to go on holidays next summer? |
| Y8 exams (English, Maths, Science, Languages, Humanities) | |
| Speaking assessments | |
| Listening assessments and feedback on Exams | Ideal holidays using conditional |
| Preparation for Languages Festival 1 | Students to prepare displays, performances, etc. |
| Preparation for Languages Festival 2 | Students to prepare displays, performances, etc. |
| El Pollito Tito | Story lesson |
| End of year lessons | Escape Room or Quiz |
What will you study?
Hobbies and daily routine
1. Weather
2. Free time
3. Daily routine
4. Afternoon activities
5. Christmas activities
Town
1. Where I live
2. Directions
3. Ideal house
4. Prepositions
Food
1. Different mealtimes
2. Food and drink with likes and dislikes
3. Healthy eating
4. Making a complaint in a restaurant
Useful tips and resources
Watch a programme with Spanish audio/Spanish subtitles
Listen to Spanish music
Make mindmaps/flashcards to revise key vocabulary
Practise speaking with a friend or family member
CGP KS3 Spanish revision book
Pupils will be given login details for each of the websites as necessary
Quizlet – To practice vocabulary
Linguascope – To practice key vocabulary
Language Nut – Each student will get their own login info
Language Gym – To practice language and grammar