Languages · Pioneers 11–15 · Year 8
Past and future: holidays and plans (Spanish)
What did you do — and what will you do?
What you will learn
- Narrate a past holiday using the pretérito indefinido
- Express future plans with ir a + infinitive and the simple future
- Give and justify opinions with porque/sin embargo
- Understand a longer text or podcast about travel
Helpful to know first: Present tense; Town vocabulary
Discover
Think first: What did you do — and what will you do? Say or jot one idea before you read on.
Learn — core route
- Timeline verb sort
- Holiday photo narration
- Podcast gist tasks
Lessons in this subject: Learn Topics · Languages
Practise — check a common mix-up
'Fui' is the past of 'ser' only.
Opinions in Spanish don't need justification.
Apply / Create — Travel Blog Post
Write a 150-word Spanish blog post about a past trip and future plans with three justified opinions; record a spoken version.
Evidence type: writing · accessible alternative always allowed (speak it, draw it, or show an adult).
How it is judged (rubric)
- Beginning: Present tense only
- Developing: Past attempted
- Secure: Past, future and justified opinions mostly accurate
- Extending: Rich vocabulary, complex structures, natural flow
Explain — say what you did
Review later
We'll offer a quick memory check in 7, 21 and 45 days. Mark this done and your Today page will remind you gently.
For grown-ups · framework mappings
- aligned to UK NC (MFL) · KS3 Languages: grammar; writing
- aligned to CEFR-aligned · A2
Status: Live · reviewed
What's next?