Theme 1 Unit 1 “Changes in family structures”
Students understand and give information about the different family structures in Spain, marriage and family relationships. They revise the present tense of regular and irregular verbs, adjectival agreements and reflexive verbs in different tenses. Students have to learn around 20 words from the A Level vocab list every week and they are tested on these in class every week. They also get an A Level homework task such as listening, reading or writing, to prepare them effectively. By the end of Theme1 Unit 1 “Changes in family structures”, students have been assessed in listening, reading and writing (preparation of task 1 speaking questions).
Theme 1 Unit 2 “The world of work“
Students understand and give information about young people and work, the different sectors of work and equality between men and women at the work place. They practise using definite and indefinite articles, interrogatives and comparatives. Students have to learn around 20 words from the A Level vocab list every week and they are tested on these in class every week. They also get an A Level homework task such as listening, reading or writing, to prepare them effectively. By the end of Theme1 Unit 2 “The world of work“, students have been assessed in listening, reading and Speaking (task 1 speaking question).
Theme 1 Unit 3 “Tourism in Spain“
Students understand and give information about the changes and the impact of tourism, the impact of tourism on the environment and the economic benefits of tourism. They practise contrasting the imperfect and preterite tenses, using direct/indirect pronouns and using the conditional tense. Students have to learn around 20 words from the A Level vocab list every week and they are tested on these in class every week. They also get an A Level homework task such as listening, reading or writing, to prepare them effectively. By the end of Theme1 Unit 3 “Tourism in Spain“, students have been assessed in listening, reading and Writing (task 1 speaking questions preparation).
Theme 2 Unit 4 “Music“
Students understand and give information about the influence of singers and musicians and the changes in musical styles. They also learn about tango music and some Spanish / Latin-American dances. They practise using the verb “gustar”, the infinitive, the gerund. Students have to learn around 20 words from the A Level vocab list every week and they are tested on these in class every week. They also get an A Level homework task such as listening, reading or writing, to prepare them effectively. By the end of Theme2 Unit 4 “Music“, students have been assessed in listening, reading and Speaking (task 1 speaking questions preparation).
Theme 2 Unit 5 “Communication and Media“
Students understand and give information about the impact of TV, the present and the situation of the Spanish press, the impact of social networks on . They practise using the imperative, the present subjunctive and relative pronouns. Students have to learn around 20 words from the A Level vocab list every week and they are tested on these in class every week. They also get an A Level homework task such as listening, reading or writing, to prepare them effectively. By the end of Theme2 Unit 5 “communication and Media“, students have been assessed in listening, reading and Writing (task 1 speaking questions preparation).
Theme2 Unit 6 “Customs and traditions “
Students understand and give information about aspects of customs related to food, non-religious festivals, aspects of Latin-America gastronomy and some religious fiestas in Spain. They practise using the preterite tense, “por” and “para”, negative forms and verbs followed by prepositions. Students have to learn around 20 words from the A Level vocab list every week and they are tested on these in class every week. They also get an A Level homework task such as listening, reading or writing, to prepare them effectively. By the end of Theme2 Unit 6 “Customs and traditions “, students have been assessed in listening, reading and speaking (task 1 speaking questions preparation).
Film Studies
Students develop a range of critical and analytical skills used in relation to a film. They prepare for the 300-word essay on their studied film, by exploring the film’s context, its form and the meanings and responses created. They analyse the importance of language registers, representations and film techniques when answering typical essay questions. Students have to learn around 20 words from the A Level vocab list every week and they are tested on these in class every week. By the end of the module “Film Study”, students have been practising three 300-words essays. They will have received constructive feedback and redrafted their passages, ready for their final examination.