Year 9 Italian GCSE: The Big Picture
(2) Il tempo libero
Using expressions with infinitives
Using a range of adjectives and
(1) La TV e il cinema
opinion phrases
Reinforcement of present and future tenses
Using the present continuous
Use of variety in structuring expression
Revising comparatives
Enhancement of listening and reading skills
Using absolute superlatives
Development of a more elaborate written expression
Using more variety into your spoken Italian
Introduction of higher level structures
Introduction and consolidation of the past perfect with Listening to the relevant information
Decoding texts
essere and avere
Taking part in an extended conversation
Dopo avere/essere+past participle
Using language of debate
Foundation preparation for GCSE work
DEVELOPING GCSE LANGUAGE SKILLS
(3) Mangiare e bere
Present tense revision
Perfect tense revision
Future tense revision
Use the imperfect tense + irregular
verb essere
Use imperatives
Number practice
(4) La salute
Understand and use regular and irregular noun endings in
the plural form
Use da + the present tense
Use modal verbs + infinitive
Using reflexive verbs in the perfect tense
Using the present and imperfect tenses
Using the conditional and future tenses
Understanding phrases with the subjunctive
Finding strategies to remember vocabulary
Understand and produce texts using a range of tenses
Year 10 Italian GCSE: The Big Picture
(5) Le vacanze
Using the perfect tense
Using irregular verbs in the perfect tense
Using the Imperfect tense for description
Using the perfect and imperfect tense
together
Giving and justifying opinions
Learning question words and
understanding questions
Dealing with unpredictable questions
Using sequencers and connectives
(6) La mia scuola
Giving a range of opinions
Using the present tense with time
expressions
Using the Imperfect and present tenses
Using phrases followed by an infinitive
Using comparatives and superlatives
Using quantifiers like molto, un po’
Using the future tense
Improving your spoken and written texts
Improving your listening skills
Using questions to form answers
Agreeing and disagreeing
DEVELOPING GCSE LANGUAGE SKILLS
(7) Il mondo del lavoro
Revising masculine and feminine nouns
Using the perfect and imperfect tenses
Using different verbs to
talk about the future
Using the conditional with
piacere and potere
Improving your pronunciation of cognates
Extending spoken and written answers
Using adverbs of time and frequency
Forming sentences with se…
Understanding specialist vocabulary
Conducting a job interview
(8) La famiglia e la vita
quotidiana
Using possessive adjectives
Using reflexive verbs
Using the present, perfect and
imperfect tenses
Using 3 time frames
Saying numbers and dates
Using negatives
Making deductions while listening
Extending answers
Year 11 Italian GCSE: The Big Picture
(9) La mia città
Using prepositions
Using a variety of phrases to express opinions
Using the imperfect and present tenses
Using the conditional of dovere
Using direct and indirect object pronouns
Using relative clauses
Negative commands
Using the pluperfect tense
Using the present subjunctive
Developing a checklist to improve accuracy
Extending sentences by giving reasons
Using cognates and context to understand a text
Gaining thinking time when speaking
(10) Una gita
The present tense
The future tense
The perfect and imperfect tenses
Using adverbs
Using imperatives
Using Piacere + article
Working with distractors while
listening and reading
Understanding three time frames
Extending sentences with Quando
DEVELOPING GCSE LANGUAGE SKILLS
(11) Listening and Reading Strategies
Use of cognates
Synonyms and antonyms
Transcription (write what you hear)
The negative trap
Question types
Tricks for de-coding questions (adapted questions)
Beat the examiner! Avoid the pitfalls
Language perfect