End of Key Stage 2 Descriptors
On completing Key Stage 2, after 4 years of studying Spanish:
Listening
You should be able to understand a basic range of everyday expressions relating to
personal details, needs, opinions and feelings. You should be able to understand
the main points and some detail from a short spoken passage and be able to make
notes about it. You may need to listen several times to get the information you need,
depending on how fast and clearly the speaker talks. You should have some
understanding of a few simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns. You
should be familiar with the sound system of the language.
Speaking
You should be able to use a basic range of everyday expressions relating to
personal details, needs, feelings and opinions. You should be able to take part in
simple conversations and prepared presentations. Your pronunciation and intonation
should be generally accurate and consistent and your meaning will be clear. You
should be able to understand and use simple grammatical structures and sentence
patterns and use your grammar knowledge to create new sentences. You should be
familiar with the sound system of the language. You should know the difference
between formal and informal ways of addressing people.
Reading
You should be able to understand a basic range of everyday expressions relating to
personal details, needs, feelings and opinions. You should be able to understand the
main points and some details in a short text in a familiar context. You should
understand some simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns. You should
be familiar with the writing system of the language. You should be able to access
fiction and non-fiction texts using a variety of strategies, including building on prior
knowledge and using a dictionary.
Writing
You should be able to use a basic range of everyday expressions relating to
personal details, feelings, needs and opinions to write short texts, drawing largely on
memorised language. Your spelling may not always be completely accurate but your
meaning will be clear. You should be able to understand and use simple grammatical
structures and sentence patterns to create new sentences. You should be able to
write phrases and sentences also via dictation and by using a dictionary. You should
be familiar with the writing system of the language. You should be aware of how to
address people both formally and informally as appropriate.