Welcome! ¡Bienvenidos! Welcome to Spanish. In Year 8 in St Catherine’s College, we hope you will learn this new and exciting language and have fun at the same time.
Why learn Spanish? Spanish is spoken by 329,00,000 people in the world. As well as in Spain, it is spoken in most of Latin America. It is also the first language of many people in the USA.
Some well known speakers of Spanish… Selena Gomez David Beckham Beyonce Matthew Mc Conaughey Gwyneth Paltrow Will Smith
What will I learn in Year 8 Spanish classes? How to greet people… How to introduce yourself and say your name… How to ask how someone is… ¡Me llamo Róisin! ¿Qué tal? ¡Bien!
How to talk about your age and ask how old someone is… The alphabet and how to spell in Spanish. Days of the week/ months/ dates. How to say when your birthday is… Tengo once años. ¡Feliz cumpleaños!
How to talk about things in your schoolbag… How to speak about your school and the subjects you study… una regla un bolígrafo un estuche la geografía el dibujo las ciencias
Somos cinco en mi familia. How to talk about your family… How to talk about countries, nationalities and languages… Somos cinco en mi familia. Soy de España Soy española Hablo español
Rojo Amarillo Rojo How to talk about colours and describe flags. Talk about and describe animals… Rojo Amarillo Rojo Tengo un gato. ¡Es gordo y grande!
Es inteligente, divertido y tonto Give a physical description of people… Describe a person’s character and personality… Es inteligente, divertido y tonto
There are also many opportunities to learn Spanish outside the classroom…
The Spanish Club
The Spanish Exchange
Spanish Summer School
¡Hasta septiembre! ¡Adiós!