The 5 Pathways
A brief overview of each of the languages pathways: Pink Excelling This pathway leads to a GCSE Grade 9 Students on this pathway have demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of all concepts and skills in a unit of work. Yellow Secure This pathway leads to GCSE Grades 7 & 8 Students on this pathway have grasped the main concepts and skills in a unit of work and can apply to new contexts. Blue Approaching This pathway leads to GCSE Grades 5 & 6 Students on this pathway have a secure understanding of the main concepts and skills when applied to familiar contexts. Lilac Developing This pathway leads to GCSE Grade 4 Students on this pathway have grasped most of the main concepts and skills in a unit of work, and is approaching 'Secure'. Green Emerging This pathway leads to GCSE Grade 3 Students on this pathway have grasped some of the main ideas and skills in a unit of work, others require development.
Building on Primary Languages The success criteria on the next 3 pages applies to French and Spanish, where many students will have had some experience of studying these languages at primary school.
I can: Green Emerging identify and use different words for the the and a use high frequency verb forms (I have, I am, it is, you are, they are, there is/are), recall numbers 1-13 Identify cognates by sight and sound Use indefinite and definite articles with a variety of nouns Create sentences using the correct words for a variety of sentences using key verbs. Yr7 Spanish Grammar & Vocabulary Lilac Developing Blue Approaching Identify noun gender in a dictionary and use a, my and your correctly Recall basic pronouns (I, he, she and we) and forms of several regular verbs in the present tense. Justify my opinion using porque with a range of basic adjectives. I can recall number patterns and form numbers up to 31. I can use the conjunctions and, but Yellow Secure Say what I have and do not have using negations. Recall 20 high-frequency regular and irregular verb and verb forms, nouns, articles and adjectives to form simple sentences independently. Understand the difference between ser and estar. and phrases related to people, places, things and simple actions. Recall a variety of simple opinion phrases and some adverbs for describing my likes and dislikes. things are and use frequency words. Pink Excelling Say when and where things are manipulating word order to put verb 2 nd Ask for things using tu and usted(informal and formal) Say what I like doing using a range of adverbs. Use some set phrases in the future tense such as tendria/seria or a sentence in the immediate future. Use different forms of irregular verbs e.g. hacer and ir. Justify my opinion with porque and use some connectives To be able to agree adjectives with gender. To be able to use other tenses as well (native speakers or near native)
. Green Emerging Identify noun gender in a dictionary and use a, my and your correctly Recall basic pronouns (I, he, she and we) and forms of several regular verbs in the present tense I can recall numbers. I can use conjunctions and, but and also Year 8 Spanish Grammar & Vocabulary Lilac Developing Say what I have and do not have using negative (Tengo, no tengo ) Use high-frequency verb forms, nouns, articles and adjectives to form simple sentences independently. and phrases related to people, places, things and simple actions. Recall simple opinion phrases and some adverbs for describing my likes and dislikes things are. Blue Approaching Say what I have and do not have using negative ( Tengo, no tengo Recall 20 high-frequency verb and verb forms, nouns, articles and adjectives to form simple sentences independently and phrases related to people, places, things and simple actions. Recall variety of simple opinion phrases and some adverbs for describing my likes and dislikes things are manipulating word order to put verb 2 nd Yellow Secure recall and use 30 verbs in the present tense, the immediate future or the preterite tense. Be able to use Fui with some past tense time markers. Use time adverbs Form a variety of questions recalling different questions words Use 35 high frequency verbs (regular and irregular). To be able to successfully agree adjectives with gender. Pink Excelling recall and use 40 verbs, including comparative forms. Identify and use separable verbs. Use all three tenses. Form the preterite tense with ar er and ir regular verbs and learn key irregular verbs. Use a variety of opinion phrases using porque and use some idiomatic phrases. Write with some detail using a variety of connectives. use a variety of time phrases
I can: Green Emerging Say what I have and do not have using negative (Tengo, no tengo) Use high-frequency verb forms, nouns, articles and adjectives to form simple sentences independently and phrases related to people, places, things and simple actions. Recall simple opinion phrases and some adverbs for describing my likes and dislikes things are manipulating word order to put verb 2 nd Year 9 Spanish Grammar & Vocabulary Lilac Developing Say what I have and do not have using negative (Tengo, no tengo) Recall a number of highfrequency verb and verb forms, nouns, articles and adjectives to form simple sentences independently and phrases related to people, places, things and simple actions. Recall variety of simple opinion phrases and some adverbs for describing my likes and dislikes things are and agree adjectives and nouns most of recall and use a number of verbs in the present tense, the immediate future tense or the past. Form a variety of questions recalling different questions words Use a good range of high frequency verbs (regular and irregular and have a good range of vocabulary. Understand the difference between ser and estar. Understand how to agree nouns and adjectives. Yellow Secure recall and use 40 verbs, including comparative forms. Identify and use separable verbs Form the past tense with regular and key irregular verbs. Use some imperfect verbs. Use the future tense. Use a variety of opinion phrases and be able to express opinions in the past with lo pasé Have a wide range of vocabulary. Able to successfully complete a 90 word written task and attempt a 150 Pink Excelling recall and use 60 verbs, selecting and forming the correct time frame, albeit with some errors, Can use several stem changing verbs e.g pensar and querer+ infinitive constructions Can make some basic sentences in the imperfect subjunctive with the conditional. A variety of negations, and superlatives. A very wide range of vocabulary. Able to successfully complete a 90 and 150