Reading in Languages

Throughout Key Stages 3 and 4 pupils read a variety of articles in English related to the topics they're studying. These include articles about the Spanish family, famous Spanish speakers and the Mediterranean diet.

In Key Stage 5 pupils read a numerous full-length articles pertaining to topics and grammar points studied, in Spanish. These include such themes as how the Spanish family has changed over the past 50 years, racism in Spanish speaking countries and the use of social media in today's society. In addition, we also study the famous play "La Casa de Bernarda Alba" (The House of Bernarda Alba) written by Federico Garcia Lorca.

List of texts read by students in the MFL department

Year 7

Term 1:

·         Family life in Spain (spaindeck.com)

·         Christmas in Spain (donquijote.org)

Term 2:

·         History and importance of sport in Spanish culture (euroweeklynews.com)

·         Easter in Spain (euroclub-school.org)

Term 3:

·         Secondary education in Spain

·         La tomatina (tomatinatours.com)

Year 8

Term 1:

·         Spaniards on holiday (cafebabel.com)

·         Christmas traditions in Spain (spain.info)

Term 2:

·         64% of Spanish school students use a smartphone to do their homework (cambridgeinternational.org)

·         Semana Santa in Madrid (gomadrid.com)

Term 3:

·         Food and drink that are more expensive than ever in Spain (thelocal.es)

·         With 10 people killed this summer alone, could Spain say adios to bull-running festivals?

Year 9

Term 1:

·         What makes living in Spain so healthy? (thelocal.es)

·         Mexico’s Day of the dead festival rises from the graveyard and into pop culture (theguardian.com)

Term 2:

·         10 reasons why you should learn and speak Spanish (donquijote.org)

·         12 high paying career options for Spanish speakers (mezzoguild.com)

Term 3:

·         Man dies during bull-running event in Spanish city of Onda (bbcnews.com)

·         El Colacho – is this Spain’s most bizarre festival? (thelocal.es)

Year 10

Term 1:

·         Carlos Alcaraz becomes youngest top-5 tennis player since Rafa Nadal (insider.com)

·         The Glasgow festival inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead wants others to host remembrance events (glasgowtimes.co.uk)

Term 2:

·         Spain: A nation where two-thirds of the population are flat dwellers. (thelocal.es)

·         Easter in Spain (euroclub-schools.org)

Term 3:

·         The Spanish education system (donquijote.org)

·         The benefits of learning Spanish for career advancement (omniglot.com)

Year 11

Term 1:

·         Cargo ship leaks fuel near Gibraltar, sparking environmental concerns (euronews.com)

·         Spain and Portugal suffering driest climate for 1,200 years, research shows (theguardian.com)

Term 2:

·         Valencia: Alleged racist comment sees team leave pitch (bbc.co.uk/pitch)

·         The secret holiday spots beloved by the Spanish (spectator.co.uk)

Term 3:

·         Spain’s divisive proposal against rising food costs (thelocal.es)

·         Bull with horns on fire gores man to death at Spanish festival (telegraph.co.uk)