1. Spanish Bridging the gap … Year 12 new starter … In the light of the 2016 languages specification future Year 12 linguists now focus on developing their independent research skills.

2. Objectives: Good: To develop research skills Great: To be able to select and summarise information in Spanish Amazing: To be able to present your research in Spanish Individual research project (from the AQA Specifications) Students must identify a subject or a key question which is of interest to them and which relates to a country or countries where Spanish is spoken. They must select relevant information in Spanish from a range of sources including the internet. The aim of the research project is to develop research skills. Students will demonstrate their ability to initiate and conduct individual research by analysing and summarising their findings, in order to present and discuss them in the speaking assessment. Individual research project (from the AQA Specifications) Students must identify a subject or a key question which is of interest to them and which relates to a country or countries where Spanish is spoken. They must select relevant information in Spanish from a range of sources including the internet. The aim of the research project is to develop research skills. Students will demonstrate their ability to initiate and conduct individual research by analysing and summarising their findings, in order to present and discuss them in the speaking assessment. Para septiembre 2016

3. In order to encourage you to develop your research skills, we would like you to complete a log book (on slides 11 & 12) and gain insight into Spanish culture. This task will enrich your general and cultural knowledge of Spain and Spanish vocabulary. Please up-date your work on this powerpoint, print your cultural log book and bring it to your first Spanish lesson for discussion. Objectives: Good: To develop research skills Great: To be able to select and summarise information in Spanish Amazing: To be able to present your research in Spanish Para septiembre 2016

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5. Para septiembre 2016 Objectives: Good: To develop research skills Great: To be able to select and summarise information in Spanish Amazing: To be able to present your research in Spanish Polίtica : Respuesta: 1.¿ Quiénes son los últimos tres presidentes del gobierno de españa ? (Who are the last 3 Spanish presidents? ) 123123 2. ¿ Cόmo se llaman cuatro partidos polίticos españoles ? (Name 4 Spanish political parties) 12341234 3. ¿ Quién es Mariano Rajoy? (Who is Mariano Rajoy? ) 4. ¿ Cuἀndo se sucedieron los últimos elecciόnes españoles? (When was the last general election?)

6. Para septiembre 2016 Objectives: Good: To develop research skills Great: To be able to select and summarise information in Spanish Amazing: To be able to present your research in Spanish Televisiόn: Respuesta: 1.¿ Cόmo se llaman cinco canales de televisόn en españa? (Name five Spanish TV channels) 1234512345 2. ¿ Cόmo se llaman dos periodistas españoles de deporte ? (Name two famous Spanish sport journalists) 1212 3. ¿ Cόmo se llaman dos telenovelas de españa ? (Name two Spanish soaps. ) NB: Take a look how you could learn Spanish from a TV soap: https://www.learner.org/resources/series75.html 1212 4. ¿ Cόmo se llaman 3 series de policίas de españa ? NB : Take a look how you could learn from a TV Detective Series. http://www.fluentu.com/spanish/blog/spanish-drama-series/ 123123

7. Para septiembre 2016 Objectives: Good: To develop research skills Great: To be able to select and summarise information in Spanish Amazing: To be able to present your research in Spanish La Radio : Respuestas: 1. ¿ Cuáles son tres canales de la radio de espaῆa ? ( Name three Spanish radio stations) 123123 2. ¿ Cuáles son tres canales autόnomas de la radio espaῆola ? (Name three regional radio stations) 1 2 3 3. ¿ Qué se pone en la radio Onda Madrid de 15.00 a 16.00h, de lunes a viernes ? ( What’s on Radio Onda Madrid from 3 -4 pm, Monday to Friday? ) 4. ¿ Algo más sabes de la radio de espaῆa ? (Did you discover anything else about Spanish radio during your research?)

8. Para septiembre 2016 Objectives: Good: To develop research skills Great: To be able to select and summarise information in Spanish Amazing: To be able to present your research in Spanish Literatura : Respuestas: 1.. ¿ Quién escribiό “ La Casa de Bernarda Alba.” Incluye tres hechos interesantes sobre el autor. (Who wrote “ La Casa de Bernarda Alba” ? Give three facts about this playwright.) 1.1 1.2 2 3 2. ¿ Cόmo se llaman tres personajes de la obra de teatro ? ( Name three characters from the play. ) 123123 3. ¿ Cόmo se llaman dos novelas literarias y dos autores populares de los aῆos…..? (Find two book titles and authors from the years listed on the right) 2016: a. b. 1960: a. b. 1930: a. b. 1616: a. Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra – b. Don Quijote / …………………….

9. Para septiembre 2016 Objectives: Good: To develop research skills Great: To be able to select and summarise information in Spanish Amazing: To be able to present your research in Spanish El arte : Respuestas : 1. Busca la definiciόn de las palabras a la derecha : (Find a definition for the words on the right) 1 el arte digital = 2 la escultura = 3 la fotografίa = 4 el arte gráfico = 2. ¿ Cόmo se llaman cinco museos de Espaῆa ? (Name five Spanish museums) 1234512345 3. Escribe de tres a diez hechos histόricos de dos museos espaῆoles. ( Write 3 – 10 historical facts about two Spanish museums). Pj (e.g.) https://www.museodelprado.es/en/visit-the- museum/?gclid=CNGMp97G8M0CFYZuGwod1L8CeQ https://www.guggenheim.org/?gclid=CJu- jMHH8M0CFQuNGwodf2cNSQ

10. Para septiembre 2016 Objectives: Good: To develop research skills Great: To be able to select and summarise information in Spanish Amazing: To be able to present your research in Spanish Write a profile about yourself. You could include the following topics of discussion : (200 to 250 words) Family and Friends / Hobbies / What you want to study in the sixth form and what you enjoyed studying at GCSE / Plans about your future / Holidays

11. Para septiembre 2016 Objectives: Good: To develop research skills Great: To be able to select and summarise information in Spanish Amazing: To be able to present your research in Spanish Try out a few websites and keep a learning diary during the summer (maybe a word you learnt, an article you read or any information about Spain or any Latin American country you have come across) NounsVerbsExpressions Ejemplo: Un periodista = A journalist Escribir = to write“Estar como una cabra” = to be a bit crazy

12. Two week learning diary: DATEWhat I read….What I listened to… Mon – Fri Sat & Sun Mon – Fri Sat Sun Para septiembre 2016

13. Primary research Language study skills at the start of Year 12: https://linguadisco.wordpress.com/bridging- the-gap-between-gcse-and-a-level-modern- foreign-languages/ https://linguadisco.wordpress.com/bridging- the-gap-between-gcse-and-a-level-modern- foreign-languages/ How to prepare over the summer: http://www.whystudylanguages.ac.uk/post16 /transition/#toc_3 http://www.whystudylanguages.ac.uk/post16 /transition/#toc_3 Para septiembre 2016

14. We care for your success What resources are available to help me? You can of course come to me at any time for help and advice, but you will also have access to the following: There are lots of Spanish resources online which you can access and here are just a few recommendations: http://www.cervantes.es/ http://elpais.com/ http://www.studyspanish.com/ http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/spanishindex.htm http://www.espanole.org/ http://www.languagesresources.co.uk/SpanishALGrammar.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/ http://www.wordreference.com/ Of course, there are also lots of opportunities to improve your languages in other ways. Staffs University and HOME/Cornerhouse in Manchester often shows Spanish films. Universities offer ‘Spanish Days’ on a variety of topics. The University of Manchester and MMU offer special courses on essay writing and film topics. I’ll lead a trip to Spain where you’ll get the chance to put your Spanish skills to good use too. Welcome to your sixth form. Enjoy your A Level Spanish course. Un Saludo Seῆor Smith Para septiembre 2016