Unit 2: Spanish portraits
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Unit 2: Spanish portraits
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Use context to deduce the meaning of new vocabulary.
- Select the correct vocabulary to describe a person’s hair and face.
- Read and translate a description of a portrait.
- Listen and select information from a short passages to give an appropriate response.
- Describe a portrait orally.
- Use a variety of language to describe both hair and facial features.
- Create a detailed written description of a portrait.
Suggested prior learning
Lessons
Lesson 1: Portrait puzzles
Lesson 2: ¿Quién es?
Lesson 3: Cubism
Lesson 4: Describing plural nouns
Lesson 5: Portrait dictation
Lesson 6: Describing portraits
Key skills
Key knowledge
Equipment list
Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.
This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)
Full equipment list for the subject
Related content
Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – Spanish Year 5: Spanish portraits
Aimed at pupils, a single-page summary document to support the delivery of this Spanish portraits unit.
Translations: Y5 Spanish portraits
Translations of key texts and transcripts from resources in this unit.
Vocabulary display: Spanish portraits
A display version of the key vocabulary from the unit 'Spanish portraits'.
Cross-curricular opportunities
Art
Pupils should be taught:
- About great artists, architects and designers in history.