School Languages Curriculum

Topics

• Greetings
• Introductions
• Name
• Age
• Nationality
• Languages spoken
• Classroom routines

Grammar

• Personal pronouns
• Present tense introduction
• Question forms
• Simple negatives

Outcomes

• Introduce yourself
• Ask and answer personal questions
• Understand basic classroom instructions

Topics

• School subjects
• Timetables
• Teachers
• Equipment
• Opinions

Grammar

• Opinion phrases
• Simple connectives
• Definite and indefinite articles

Outcomes

• Describe subjects
• Express likes and dislikes
• Give simple reasons

Topics

• Family members
• Pets
• Physical descriptions
• Personality

Grammar

• Adjectives
• Possessive structures
• Simple sentence expansion

Outcomes

• Describe family members
• Compare people
• Give personal information

Topics

• Sports
• Music
• Gaming
• Social activities

Grammar

• Present tense verbs
• Frequency expressions
• Time phrases

Outcomes

• Discuss hobbies
• Explain preferences
• Ask others about interests

Topics

• Morning routine
• School day
• Evening activities

Grammar

• Reflexive structures (where relevant)
• Sequencing words
• Time expressions

Outcomes

• Describe a typical day
• Use chronological language

Topics

• Meals
• Ordering food
• Healthy lifestyles

Grammar

• Quantities
• Preferences
• Transactional language

Outcomes

• Order food
• Discuss eating habits

Topics

• House
• Rooms
• Town
• Neighbourhood

Grammar

• Prepositions
• There is / there are structures

Outcomes

• Describe where you live
• Give directions

Topics

• Transport
• Journeys
• Holidays

Grammar

• Past tense introduction
• Future intentions

Outcomes

• Describe journeys
• Talk about previous travel

Topics

• Social media
• Internet
• Digital life

Grammar

• Extended opinions
• Justifications

Outcomes

• Discuss technology use
• Evaluate digital habits

Topics

• Clothing
• Shopping
• Money

Grammar

• Comparisons
• Questions
• Numbers and prices

Outcomes

• Conduct shopping conversations
• Express preferences

Topics

• Illness
• Exercise
• Healthy living

Grammar

• Modal verbs
• Advice structures

Outcomes

• Describe symptoms
• Give health advice

Topics

• Celebrations
• Traditions
• Customs

Grammar

• Past and present comparisons

Outcomes

• Describe cultural events
• Compare cultures respectfully

Topics

• Jobs
• Skills
• Ambitions

Grammar

• Future tense
• Conditional introduction

Outcomes

• Discuss aspirations
• Explain future plans

Topics

• Climate
• Recycling
• Environment

Grammar

• Cause and effect structures
• Complex connectives

Outcomes

• Present opinions on environmental issues
• Propose solutions

Topics

• International issues
• Diversity
• Community

Grammar

• Complex sentence building

Outcomes

• Debate social issues
• Justify viewpoints

Topics

• School systems
• Future education

Grammar

• Comparative structures

Outcomes

• Compare educational experiences

Topics

• Tourism
• International exchanges

Grammar

• Multiple time frames

Outcomes

• Narrate experiences
• Plan travel

Topics

• Student-selected theme: research, presentation, discussion, extended writing

Grammar

• Multiple tenses
• Conditional structures
• Subordination
• Formal and informal register
• Idiomatic expressions

Outcomes

• Demonstrate independent language use
• Apply language across contexts

Topics

• Family and friends
• Relationships
• Personality
• Role models
• Marriage and partnership

Grammar

• Present tense (regular & irregular)
• Reflexive verbs
• Adjective agreement and position
• Possessive adjectives

Outcomes

• Describe relationships in detail
• Give and justify opinions about people
• Use high-frequency vocabulary accurately

Topics

• Diet
• Exercise
• Sleep
• Smoking, alcohol and wellbeing
• Mental health

Grammar

• Imperatives
• Modal verbs
• Negative structures
• Impersonal expressions

Outcomes

• Discuss lifestyle choices
• Give advice
• Compare past and present habits

Topics

• School life
• School rules
• Future study
• Jobs and careers
• Part-time work

Grammar

• Future tense
• Conditional
• Infinitive constructions
• Relative pronouns

Outcomes

• Talk about school and its pressures
• Explain future plans and ambitions
• Use three time frames

Topics

• Music
• Cinema and TV
• Sport
• Reading
• Eating out

Grammar

• Preterite / perfect tense
• Imperfect tense
• Time expressions
• Comparatives and superlatives

Outcomes

• Narrate past leisure activities
• Compare preferences
• Justify opinions with complex reasons

Topics

• National festivals
• Religious celebrations
• Family celebrations
• Traditional food

Grammar

• Imperfect vs perfect/preterite
• Passive voice (recognition)
• Object pronouns

Outcomes

• Describe festivals in target-language countries
• Compare with UK customs
• Narrate a celebration

Topics

• Celebrities and influencers
• Reality TV
• Sporting heroes
• Fame and its effects

Grammar

• Subjunctive (common triggers, recognition)
• Opinion + subordinate clauses
• Demonstratives

Outcomes

• Discuss positive and negative effects of fame
• Build extended arguments
• Agree and disagree

Topics

• Holidays
• Places of interest
• Accommodation
• Transport
• Problems on holiday

Grammar

• Three time frames together
• Pluperfect (recognition)
• Question forms
• Transactional language

Outcomes

• Describe past, present and future holidays
• Handle transactional role plays
• Complain and solve problems

Topics

• Mobile phones
• Social media
• Internet safety
• Gaming
• Streaming

Grammar

• Present continuous
• Conjunctions of cause and consequence
• Indirect object pronouns

Outcomes

• Evaluate advantages and disadvantages
• Discuss online safety
• Give balanced opinions

Topics

• Home and town
• Rural vs urban life
• Environmental problems
• Sustainability
• Global issues

Grammar

• Conditional + si clauses
• Must / should structures
• Future tense with proposals

Outcomes

• Describe where you live and would like to live
• Discuss environmental problems and solutions
• Propose actions

Topics

• Sound–symbol correspondence (SSC)
• Dictation practice
• Read-aloud task
• Pronunciation of cognates and false friends

Grammar

• Spelling patterns
• Accents and diacritics
• Liaison / stress rules

Outcomes

• Transcribe spoken sentences accurately
• Read aloud with accurate pronunciation
• Apply SSC to unfamiliar words

Topics

• English to target language
• Target language to English
• Common translation traps

Grammar

• Word order
• Tense recognition
• Articles and agreement
• Idioms

Outcomes

• Translate sentences and short passages accurately
• Avoid word-for-word errors
• Check for tense and agreement

Topics

• Role play
• Photo card / picture task
• General conversation
• 90-word and 150-word writing tasks

Grammar

• Complex structures for higher marks
• Range of tenses
• Opinions and justification
• Connectives and intensifiers

Outcomes

• Perform role plays confidently
• Describe a photo and extend answers
• Write structured, accurate extended answers

Topics

• Family structures
• Marriage and partnership
• Generational relationships
• Parenthood

Grammar

• Full tense system review
• Subjunctive (present) after emotion and doubt
• Relative pronouns (advanced)

Outcomes

• Analyse changes in family life in target-language countries
• Present and defend a viewpoint
• Use the subjunctive accurately

Topics

• Social networks
• Online safety and privacy
• Impact of technology on society

Grammar

• Passive voice
• Impersonal constructions
• Conjunctions requiring the subjunctive

Outcomes

• Evaluate benefits and risks of technology
• Summarise authentic texts
• Translate complex sentences

Topics

• Music and fashion
• Youth identity
• Volunteering and its value

Grammar

• Conditional perfect
• Si clauses (all types)
• Infinitive constructions

Outcomes

• Discuss youth trends and identity
• Hypothesise about past and future
• Respond to a stimulus card

Topics

• Cultural heritage and tourism
• Contemporary music
• National cinema

Grammar

• Pluperfect and past historic (recognition)
• Object pronoun order
• Demonstrative pronouns

Outcomes

• Discuss the role of culture in national identity
• Compare artistic movements
• Write a structured discursive essay

Topics

• Regional traditions
• Artistic movements
• Architecture

Grammar

• Imperfect subjunctive
• Sequence of tenses
• Nominalisation

Outcomes

• Evaluate traditions in a modern society
• Describe and interpret art
• Use advanced connectives

Topics

• Immigration
• Integration
• Racism and discrimination

Grammar

• Perfect and pluperfect subjunctive
• Concessive clauses
• Reported speech

Outcomes

• Debate integration policy
• Analyse statistics and sources
• Build a balanced argument

Topics

• Crime and young people
• Prisons and rehabilitation
• Poverty and marginalisation

Grammar

• Passive with modals
• Future perfect
• Complex negation

Outcomes

• Discuss solutions to social problems
• Justify opinions with evidence
• Translate formal texts

Topics

• Young people and politics
• Strikes and demonstrations
• The EU and political systems

Grammar

• Advanced subjunctive usage
• Gerunds and participles
• Formal register

Outcomes

• Analyse political engagement
• Evaluate protest movements
• Speak persuasively

Topics

• Key 20th-century events
• Dictatorship and transition
• Collective memory

Grammar

• Past historic / narrative tenses
• Time clauses
• Stylistic devices

Outcomes

• Narrate and analyse historical events
• Discuss how nations remember the past
• Write analytically

Topics

• Themes and characters
• Narrative techniques
• Historical and social context

Grammar

• Language of literary analysis
• Quoting and paraphrasing
• Essay structure

Outcomes

• Write a critical essay in the target language
• Analyse themes, characters and techniques
• Support points with evidence

Topics

• English to target language passages
• Target language to English passages
• Register and idiom

Grammar

• Full A level grammar list review
• Idiomatic expressions
• Word order in complex sentences

Outcomes

• Translate extended passages accurately
• Handle idiom and register
• Apply the full grammar list

Topics

• Choosing and researching a subject
• Presenting findings
• Stimulus card discussion
• Spontaneous discussion

Grammar

• Presentation structures
• Asking and handling questions
• Hedging and nuance

Outcomes

• Research and present an independent project
• Discuss spontaneously and in depth
• Defend conclusions under questioning