¡Bienvenidas en la clase de Español !

Introduction :

Welcome to the Spanish International baccalaureate ab initio course.

You chose a very interesting, challenging, open-minded course which gives you an
opportunity to further your linguistic skills by taking up a second language.

This course will be a Spanish beginner accelerated course which demands hard
work, commitment, motivation and discipline.
One of the main difficulties of the Spanish ab initio course is giving you enough
practice in the language and acquainting you with a culture that you do not
previously know in a very short amount of time. It is almost like studying a
program of 4 years in 2 years.
The vocabulary, grammar, topics, culture needed for the course are extensive
and will require extra effort from home.
The course focuses on everyday situations and aspects of the culture related to
them. This ensures that appropriate emphasis is placed on communication. For
this reason the course has been organised into a number of topics in which
several communicative purposes and grammatical structures and vocabulary can
be practised.

Spanish ab initio objectives:

The overall objective of this course is to achieve competence in a variety of

everyday situations. At the end of the course, candidates will be expected to
demonstrate an ability to:
• communicate information and some basic ideas clearly and effectively in a
limited range of situations

• understand and use accurately the essential spoken and written forms of
the language in a limited range of vocabulary

• use a register that is generally appropriate to the situation

• show an awareness of some elements of the culture(s) related to the

language studied.

Language:
The course will be taught in the target language except when teaching
grammatical points.
The four primary language skills, which we will develop in an integrated way,
are: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Core syllabus:

The core syllabus is the foundation for this course. It is divided into seven
topics with which you will have to become familiar in order to develop a
vocabulary range that covers the most common situations in everyday life.
These topics are:
• The individual
• Education and work
• Town and services
• Food and drink
• Leisure and travel
• The environment
• Health and emergencies

To study these topics, we will use the Listos 1 Heinemann beginner textbook
and the Listos 3 rojo advanced textbook. The teacher will use other books
and materials in order to cover the whole syllabus. Pupils will be expected to
work with the pupil’s workbook and with a dictionary. We will try to use as
many different resources type and support to make the lesson and vocabulary
as varied as possible. This includes tapes, cds, videos, internet, authentic
texts, books, games…
 Assessment Outline

External assessment: written component: 70%

Two written papers externally set and externally assessed:

Paper 1: text handling 1 1/2 hours 40%

Text-handling exercises based on four written texts
A short writing exercise in response to the fourth text

Paper 2: Written production 1 1/2 hours 30%

Section A: short writing task

One writing task from a choice of two

Section B: Extended writing task

One writing task from a choice of three

Internal assessment: Oral component: 30%

Two oral activities to be internally assessed by the teacher and externally:

Individual oral 15%

Short interview with the teacher

Interactive oral activity 15%

The mark of one interactive oral activity
 Programa de clase:

Before we use Listos 3 rojo which is an advanced level book, we will use Listos 1
beginner textbook for the following topics, we will need to rush trhough them in
order to be able to acquire essential vocabulary quickly. These topics will be
later revisited more in depth with the use of Listos 3 rojo.

Year: 11 Listos 1 Coursework: Listos 1 and

3 rojo

Timing Topics Grammar

Term Unit 1 ¡ Bienvenidos! Tu + usted

Basic greetings + Que tal Indefinite article
Pencilcase items + numbers 1-10 Tener (first 3 parts)
Age + numbers 11-20 Mi + Tu + su
Birthdays (months + numbers –31)
Classroom teacher instructions Definite article
1 Classroom objects + days of the week
Alphabet + pupil phrases (revision of
name, nouns and pencilcase items)

Term Unit 2 : Tú y yo Present tense

Where you live and the language you (vivir, ser, estar)
1 speak (hablar)
Family llamarse, tener, mis /tus
Animals and colours adjectival agreement

Module 9 Physical descriptions

P124-125
Module 9
P126-127 Personality descriptions
P128-129 Family problems
(Listos 3
rojo)
Term 3 Unit 3 : Vamos al instituto
School subjects + likes and dislikes Gustar (me/te)
Module 2 Opinions Adjectival agreement +
P20-29 radical changing verbs
Listos 3 rojo Time and school day The verb hacer and ir
Rooms The verb tener
Uniform + clothes The verb llevar
Describing your school + rules
Extra scholar activities
Clubs, sports, activities (unit 6 Jugar al/a
listos1) practicar

Term 3 Food and Drink Questions words

La hora de comer unit3 P50 listos1
Going to a restaurant
Module3 Ordering food, creating a menu,
P 42-43 roleplay
Meals in Spain + culture Meal names, verb tomar

Module 6 Revising food and meal

p80
Module 7 At the market, quantities Medio kilo, gramos
P 102 Demonstrative adjectives
Listos 3 rojo

Term 3

Unit 4 p62 Unit 4: En casa, describing where you

live
Listos 3 rojo Describing your home
P 12-13 Type
General description
Rooms in the house
Describing your bedroom
Listos 3rojo Daily routine Impersonal verbs
P26-27 Reflexive constructions:
Vestirse, lavarse,
levantarse
The climate (one lesson) p90-91
listos1
Term : 3 Unit 5: Mi pueblo
Places around town, say where you
-4 are going Ir a
Directions A + el/ la
Prepositions Imperative tense
Listos 3 rojo Near or far
Module 4 Describing your town
P 50-52 For or against countryside/town

Term : Teach the preterite Grammar the preterite

Timing Topics from Listos 3 rojo Grammar

Term 4 Unit 7 : De compras, shopping

Clothes and fashion Direct object pronoun

The department stores
Unit 7 Expressing opinions about shopping The comparative and the
superlative
P 96 -109 At the market: buying food Demonstrative adjectives
Discounts and buying clothes Kilo/ medio/gramos
Complaining about problems
Position of object
pronoun

Term 4 Grammar : Teach the future

Unit 3 : Holidays

Unit 3
P 36-37 Revision
P38-39 Asking for tourist information Quisiera, tiene usted..
P40-41 Making plans
P44-45 Reading about holidays Revise the preterite
P46-47 Describe what you did on holiday/ Use the preterite
What you are going to do Use the future
LISTOS 1 Module 1

Saludos Greetings
¿Cómo te llamas? What’s you
Me llamo … My name’s
¿Y tú? And you?
¡Hola! Hello!
¡Adiós! Goodbye!
¡Hasta luego! Bye!
Buenos días. Good morni
Buenas tardes. Good after
Buenas noches. Goodnight.
¿Qué tal? How are th
¿Cómo estás? How are yo
¿Cómo está usted? How are yo
Los números Numbers
uno 1
dos 2
tres 3
cuatro 4
cinco 5
seis 6
siete 7
ocho 8
nueve 9
diez 10
once 11
doce 12
trece 13
catorce 14
quince 15
dieciséis 16
diecisiete 17
dieciocho 18
diecinueve 19
veinte 20
veintiuno 21
veintidós 22
veintitrés 23
veinticuatro 24
veinticinco 25
veintiséis 26
veintisiete 27
veintiocho 28
veintinueve 29
treinta 30
treinta y uno 31
cuarenta 40
cincuenta 50
sesenta 60
setenta 70
ochenta 80
noventa 90
cien 100
¿Cuántos años tienes? How old are you?
Tengo … años. I’m … (years old).
Tiene … años. He/She is … (years old).
¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? When is your birthday?
¿Cuándo es su cumpleaños? When is his/her/its/your (formal) birthday?
Mi cumpleaños es el … de … My birthday is the … of …
Su cumpleaños es el … de … His/Her/Its/Your (formal) birthday is the…of…
el primero (uno) de … the first of …
¡Feliz cumpleaños! Happy birthday!
mi my
tu your
su his/her/its/your (formal)

Los meses The months

enero January
febrero February
marzo March
abril April
mayo May
junio June
julio July
agosto August
septiembre September
octubre October
noviembre November
diciembre December

Los días de la semana The days of the week

lunes Monday
martes Tuesday
miércoles Wednesday
jueves Thursday
viernes Friday
sábado Saturday
domingo Sunday

En clase In the classroom

la alumna pupil (female)
el alumno pupil (male)
los deberes homework
el ejercicio exercise
la mesa del profesor/ the teacher’s desk
de la profesora
la pizarra the board
la puerta the door
la silla the chair
la ventana the window
Abrid los libros. Open your books.
Escribid en los cuadernos. Write in your exercise books.
Escuchad la cinta. Listen to the tape.
Levantaos. Stand up.
Mirad la página … Look at page …
Mirad la pizarra. Look at the board.
Sentaos. Sit down.
¡Silencio, por favor! Silence, please!
Tira el chicle en la papelera. Put your chewing gum in the bin.
Voy a pasar lista. I’m going to take the register.
Déjame …, por favor. Please could I have …
Me hace falta … I need …
Necesito … I need …
Toma/Tome (Ud/Uv). Here you are.
¿Cómo se escribe? How do you spell it?
¿Cómo se escribe tu nombre? How do you spell your name?
Se escribe … It’s spelt …
¿Cómo se dice … en español? How do you say … in Spanish?
No comprendo. I don’t understand.
¿Puedes repetir? Can you repeat that?
He terminado. I’ve finished
¿Qué es …? What is …?
Es … It’s …
¿Qué son …? What are …?
Son … They’re …
Trabajad en el ordenador. Work on the computer.

El ordenador The computer

arroba @
los auriculares earphones
barra forward slash
el botón button
la contraseña password
el disco compacto CD
el disquete floppy disk
el micrófono microphone
el número de identidad identity number
la pantalla screen
el ratón mouse
la tecla key
el teclado keyboard
No funciona. It doesn’t work.