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Topic title: Mi tiempo libre – Free time

Year group: 8

What are we learning?

  • To say what hobbies you do.
  • To give justified opinions on hobbies.
  • To say what you do in different weathers
  • To say what you are doing next weekend.

Why is this important to know? 

  • This topic encourages students to use key regular and irregular verbs as well as adding details to their work using time phrases, connectives and weather phrases.
  • Introducing the future tense increases the autonomy of pupils to express their ideas.
  • Students are able to recognise and discuss activities they might wish to do when in a Spanish speaking country.
  • Giving justified and developed opinions can be applied to other topics they will study in the future.

Where does this link into our past and future learning? 

  • This builds on the work we have done on present tense verbs in previous topics.
  • Students already know how to give opinions, but are now adding further detail and justification to their opinions.
  • Once students are confident in using two tenses, they will be able to move on to learn the past tense as well.

How will we be assessed on this topic?

  • The Year 8 assessment will comprise:
    • Vocabulary recall
    • Dictation
    • Read aloud task.

What makes a strong piece of work in this topic?  What are teachers hoping to see?  

  • Accurate verbs in two tenses
  • Reference to different weathers
  • Use of time phrases and connectives
  • Well justified positive and negative opinions.

What key words are there in this topic?

All new vocab will be added to the Year 8 Spanish Quizlet classroom:

What can I try if I want to stretch and challenge myself on this topic?

  • Write about what others do in their free time as well as yourself.
  • Use Word Reference to look up and learn more unusual vocab for hobbies, that may be specific to your own interest.
  • You can use Languages Online to revise and test yourself on present and future tense verbs.

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