Spanish Certificate

Topics:

• Personal information
• food and drink
• travel and transport
• social language
• accommodation abroad
• likes and dislikes
• leisure activities
• home and family
• shopping
• jobs etc.

Grammar:Present tense, simple past, immediate future in indicative mood (including reflexive forms); negation; personal pronouns; interrogation; possessive adjectives and pronouns; common adjectives; agreements; number and gender of nouns; common prepositions; common adverbs; awareness of formal and informal usage.

• communicate simply in the spoken language in a range of everyday situations in such a way that basic daily requirements can be met
• understand some specific details of simple everyday aural and written messages (e.g. postcard, e-mails)
• recognise and use some of the basic features of the grammatical system of the language, and use a bilingual dictionary confidently
• use a small range of 'repair strategies' to overcome communication breakdown in a range of basic everyday situations
• describe some differences between own language and culture and target language and culture
• use language skills at a level of A1, as described in the Council of Europe Common European Framework (CEF).

Topics:

• Personal information
• daily routine
• food and drink
• travel and transport
• social language
• accommodation abroad
• likes and dislikes
• leisure activities
• home and family
• shopping
• jobs
• health
• geography and weather
• education, etc.

Grammar: Revision/introduction of: the present, past and future in indicative mood (including reflexive forms); negation; pronouns (personal, demonstrative, possessive); interrogation; possessive and demonstrative adjectives; agreements between nouns and adjectives; number and gender of nouns; a range of main prepositions; adverbs and some adverbial phrases of time and place; conjunctions; formal and informal usage.

• communicate satisfactorily in the spoken language in a range of everyday social and transactional situations
• communicate satisfactorily in the written language in basic informal situations (notes, informal letters)
• understand the main points and specific details of simple aural and written messages
• recognise and use the basic features of the grammatical system of the language, and to use a bilingual dictionary competently
• use a range of 'repair strategies' to overcome communication breakdown
• describe some of the main differences between own language and culture and target language and culture
• use language skills at a level of A1 (all skills areas) and selected skills areas of A2, as described in the Council of Europe Common European Framework (CEF).

Topics:

• Giving/asking for information
• expressing likes and dislikes
• asking for/giving times, prices, and dimensions
• giving detailed descriptions
• reporting events
• asking for/ giving directions
• giving explanations
• talking about one's job/studies
• making comparisons
• asking for/giving an opinion
• agreeing/disagreeing
• complaining
• giving advice
• arranging dates, meetings
• summarising texts etc.

Grammar: Revision/introduction of: the main tenses in the indicative mood; basic active and passive voices; pronouns (personal, demonstrative, possessive, reflexive); nouns: gender, singular, plural; case endings in main contexts; prepositions; modals and auxiliaries; declension of adjectives/ adjectival agreement; comparison of adjectives; some principles of word formation; word order; adverbial phrases of time, manner, place; conjunctions; formation of verbs; negation; questions.

• communicate adequately in a range of social, transactional and work-related situations
• understand the main points and specific details of everyday aural and written messages and texts
• write short everyday messages and simple letters/e-mails (informal and formal)
• recognise and use the basic features of the grammar confidently and accurately, and to be aware of more complex features of the language system; and to use a bilingual dictionary competently
• use a range of 'repair strategies' to overcome communication breakdown
• describe differences between own language and culture and target language and culture
• use language skills at a level of A2 (all skills areas) and selected skills areas of B1 (as described in the Council of Europe Common European Framework (CEF).

Topics:

• Personal information
• daily routine
• food and drink
• travel and transport
• social language
• accommodation abroad
• likes and dislikes
• leisure activities
• home and family
• shopping and consumerism
• jobs and work
• health
• geography and climate
• education
• the environment
• the media and manipulation
• politics
• current affairs and events etc.

Grammar: Revision/introduction of: the main grammatical features of the language, to include most tenses in the present, past, future (in indicative mood) and the conditional mood; active and passive voices; and some tenses in the subjunctive mood (where relevant); pronouns (personal, possessive, demonstrative, reflexive); a range of prepositions; adverbs and adverbial phrases; adjectives and adjectival phrases, comparison of adjectives; conjunctions; infinitive constructions; formal and informal usage.

• communicate adequately in a range of social, transactional and work-related situations
• understand the main points and specific details of everyday aural and written messages and texts; and also the main points of more complex texts (such as reports, newspaper articles etc.)
• write everyday messages and simple letters, simple business correspondence and factual texts
• provide translations of simple texts into English
• recognise and use the main features of the grammar with confidence;
• use a bilingual dictionary competently
• use a range of 'repair strategies' to overcome communication breakdown
• describe a range of differences between own language and culture and target language and culture
• use language skills at a level of B1 (all skills areas) and selected skills areas of B2, as described in the Council of Europe Common European Framework (CEF).

Topics:

• Personal information
• daily routine
• food and drink
• travel and transport
• social language
• accommodation abroad
• likes and dislikes
• leisure activities
• home and family
• shopping and consumerism
• jobs and work
• health
• geography and climate
• education
• the environment
• the media and manipulation
• politics
• current affairs and events etc.

Grammar: Revision/introduction of: all the main grammatical features of the language, to include most tenses in the present, past, future (in indicative mood) and the conditional mood; active and passive voices; and some tenses in the subjunctive mood (where relevant); pronouns (personal, possessive, demonstrative, reflexive); a range of prepositions; adverbs and adverbial phrases; adjectives and adjectival phrases, comparison of adjectives; conjunctions; infinitive constructions; formal and informal usage. - communicate adequately in a range of social, transactional and work-related situations

• understand the main points and specific details of everyday aural and written messages and texts, and complex written material such as reports, newspaper articles, literary texts etc.;
• write everyday messages and letters, business correspondence and factual texts
• provide translations of simple texts into English
• recognise and use appropriately a wide range of linguistic structures
• use a bilingual dictionary competently
• use a range of 'repair strategies' to overcome communication breakdown
• use language skills at a level of B2 (all skills areas) and selected skills areas of C1, as described in the Council of Europe Common European Framework (CEF).

Topics:

• Current affairs and events, including major European developments
• Contemporary cultural, social and ethical issues (e.g. education, immigration, xenophobia, terrorism, non-traditional families, the status of women, technological advances)
• films, literature, key historical events.

Grammar: All the main grammatical features and tenses of the language in complex contexts, active and passive; pronouns; adverbs and adverbial phrases; adjectives and adjectival phrases, conjunctions; prepositions; infinitive constructions; formal, informal, colloquial usage etc.

• use and reflect on an extensive range of vocabulary and grammatical structures
• communicate in an extensive range of contexts, using speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, either in Britain or abroad
• demonstrate a high level of transferable presentation skills
• demonstrate a high level of intercultural awareness between the culture(s) of their chosen target language and their own
• conduct independent investigative and analytical project work in the target language
• research, analyse and evaluate effectively material from a wide range of sources.
• provide accurate and readable English translations of a range of texts
• use their language skills at a level of C1 (all skill areas) as described in the Council of Europe Common European Framework.
• use language skills at a level of C1 (all skills areas) as described in the Council of Europe Common European Framework (CEF).

Topics:

• Current affairs and events, including major European developments
• contemporary cultural, social and ethical issues
• films, literature, key historical events.

Grammar: All the main grammatical features and tenses of the language in complex contexts, active and passive; pronouns; adverbs and adverbial phrases; adjectives and adjectival phrases, conjunctions; prepositions; infinitive constructions; formal, informal, colloquial usage etc.

• use and reflect on an extensive range of vocabulary and grammatical structures
• communicate in an extensive range of contexts, using speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, either in Britain or abroad
• demonstrate a high level of transferable presentation skills
• demonstrate a high level of intercultural awareness between the culture(s) of their chosen target language and their own
• conduct independent investigative and analytical project work in the target language
• research, analyse and evaluate effectively material from a wide range of sources.
• provide accurate and readable English translations of a range of texts
• use their language skills at a level of C1 (all skill areas) as described in the Council of Europe Common European Framework.
• use language skills at a level of C1 (all skills areas) as described in the Council of Europe Common European Framework (CEF).