MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES

The study of a modern language should broaden students’ horizons and encourage them to step beyond familiar cultural boundaries. We want students to develop confidence in communicating in another language and appreciate other cultures traditions and worlds.

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The study of a modern language should broaden students’ horizons and encourage them to step beyond familiar cultural boundaries. Just one in four of the world’s population speaks English, which means having another language will give your child countless opportunities to meet new people, make friends and network. It is reported that close to seven in ten teenagers say they’d like to work abroad at some point and the study of a language could help them in almost any career and open up opportunities at home and abroad.

Module 1: Being able to describe myself and others, saying what people do (and don’t do)
Module 2: Describing locations and places to say what is around us. Thinking about Spanish festivals
Module 3: Looking at other Spanish speaking countries and what we may find there. Talking about our families
Module 4: Talking about what we do with others, and contrasting what people want to do and have to do. Writing to penfriends
Module 5: Linking the use of technology to our travel plans.
Module 6: Describing when and where people go, now and in the future

Module 1: How we use our mobiles and other technology . Expressing our opinions and comparing TV programmes, apps and genres of music
Module 2: Holiday activities and talking about the weather. Discussing our holiday preferences
Module 3: Describing a past holiday, giving opinions and using time phrases
Module 4: Talking about healthy lifestyles with food and exercise including how this fits in with our daily routine
Module 5: Giving opinions about jobs and discussing different roles. Saying what jobs we would like to do and why. Describing our qualities in relation to suitable jobs.
Module 6: Writing about a past and planned trip to South America.

Module 1: Relationships with our friends and family. Thinking about the qualities of a good friend
Module 2: Talking about healthy lifestyles with food and exercise including how this fits in with our daily routine
Module 3: Describing school uniform giving opinions about school uniform. Describing what primary school used to be like Discussing school rules
Module 4: Describing job roles and giving opinions about jobs Saying what job we would like to do and why. Describing our qualities and suitable jobs
Module 5: Talking about what we can do in Madrid and what we must see and do in the city Describing our favourite day in Madrid using the past tense
Module 6: A project about our ideal town and where we would like to live in the future

Module 1: Holiday activities and weather. Past holidays booking accommodation holiday disasters holiday preferences
Module 2: Opinions about subjects teachers, uniform, school day, school facilities
Module 3: Talking about socialising describing people social networks and apps Making arrangements talking about reading describing relationships
Module 4: Free time activities TV and film role models and inspirational people
Module 5: Describing where I live and describing places and what you can do there pros and cons of town living describing a visit in the past Shopping and directions
Module 6: Mealtimes and daily routine Illness and injury Food, festivals and dining out

Module 1: Talking about different jobs and job preferences Talking about earning money Talking about working duties The importance of learning languages Applying for jobs, and gap years
Module 2: Types of houses Global issues and the environment Local issues international events Natural disasters
Module 3: Revision of modules and speaking exam preparation
Module 4: Revision
Module 5: Revision
Module 6: Exams

Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.
Rita Mae Brown