Higher and Higher and

Intermediate Intermediate

2 Spanish2 Spanish

Course outlineCourse outline There are three themes in Higher Spanish:

Lifestyles, Education and Work and The Wider

World.

Within each theme are several topics, each of which

will developed through listening, speaking,

writing and reading exercises. Special attention

will be paid to the various grammar points which will

come up throughout these exercises.

Topics and sub-topics will contribute to essaysessays. Each

essay title will contribute to speaking assessment as

well as prepare you for the external assessments.

Theme: LifestylesTheme: Lifestyles

Family, friends and society

Issues in relationships with friends and familyRole of the individual in the home and in societyAdvantages/disadvantages of home area

Leisure and healthy living

Leisure interestsHealth issues

Extended Reading and ViewingExtended Reading and Viewing

You will watch a Spanish film and read several

texts, in Spanish, related to that film.

You will be asked to write about the film,

replying to several bullet points.

We will devote one double period per week to

ER/V after the summer break.

We will complete the writing NAB for ER/V by

Christmas.

Home and additional studyHome and additional study

You will be given additional work to do after most lessons.

This will consist of finishing class work, reading tasks, listening tasks, writing up essays, translation exercises, grammar revision, vocabulary work in preparation of class work...

As well as finishing off or preparing work for class, you should make time for additional study (see handout)

Internal assessmentsInternal assessmentsLanguage (Lifestyles, Education and Work, Wider

World)

SPEAKING – presentation on topic of choice; follow-up discussion. 25% of overall mark, also external assessment (March)

LISTENING – 1 text 2-3 minutes; responses in English; played up to three times (before prelims)

READING – 1 text 400-450 words (October/November)

Extended reading and viewing

WRITING – presentation and follow-up discussion on content of film and texts studied (December)

External assessmentsExternal assessmentsSpeaking - 25%

(as per internal assessment)

Listening - 20%

1 text - 2-3 minutes, interview, played twice (20 minutes)

Reading - 30%

1 text - 600-700 words (65 minutes), including translation into

English

Writing - 25%

Personal opinion - 120-150 words, linked to L (40 minutes)

Directed writing to stimulus in English 120-150 words (40 minutes)

External assessments (Int 2)External assessments (Int 2)Speaking – 30%

(as per internal assessment)

Listening - 20%

3 items of 40-60 seconds, played twice (approx. 30

minutes)

Reading - 30%

3 texts 50-75 words; 1 text 300-350 words (70 minutes)

Writing - 20%

Job application to given scenario and headings, 120-150

words

(40 minutes)