Spanish Sentence Builders: Trilogy – Part I - GRAMMAR BOOKLET has been conceived as a supplement to our
Spanish Sentence Builders: Trilogy – Part I book.
It is divided into 15 units, with matching Sentence Builders from the main Trilogy book. Each of the units is based around one
Main Grammar Focus, which is explained and then taught via an array of engaging Conti, EPI, vocab building, translation and writing tasks. There are also additional
Pop-up Grammar sections to introduce and teach other grammatical points required throughout the book.
TERM 1
Unit 0 – EPI Register Routine: Introducing oneself- Grammar focus: Conjugating estar in the present indicative
Unit 1 – Talking about my age- Grammar focus: Conjugating tener in the present indicative
Unit 2 – Saying when my birthday is- Grammar focus: Conjugating ser in the present indicative
Unit 3 – Saying where I live and am from- Grammar focus: Conjugating IR verbs in the present indicative
Unit 4 – OPTIONAL: Things I like/dislike: School subjects & teachers- Grammar focus: Conjugating gustar in the present indicative, focusing on subject and object pronouns
Unit 5 – Things I like/dislike: Free time activities- Grammar focus: Combining gustar with infinitive verbs
TERM 2
Unit 6 – Talking about my family members and myself- Grammar focus: Conjugating llevar in the present indicative
Unit 7 – OPTIONAL: Describing my hair and eyes- Grammar focus: Reviewing tener in the present indicative with all persons
Unit 8 – Describing myself and another family member- Grammar focus: Possessive adjectives
Unit 9 – Comparing people’s appearance and personality- Grammar focus: Using comparatives (más… que, menos… que, tan… como)
Unit 10 – Describing my teachers and saying why I like them- Grammar focus: Indirect object pronouns (me chilla, me ayuda, me comprende…)
Unit 11A – Saying what I and others do in our free time: jugar / hacer / ir- Grammar focus: Conjugating jugar, hacer and ir in the present indicative
Unit 11B – What I and others do in our free time: Regular verb focus- Grammar focus: Conjugating regular -AR, -ER and -IR verbs in the present indicative
Conjugation Drills 1- Grammar focus: AR / ER / IR verbs
TERM 3
Unit 12 – Talking about my daily routine / school day- Grammar focus: Using a range of regular and irregular reflexive verbs in the present indicative
- Grammar focus: Multi-verb practice
Unit 13 – Talking about weekend plans- Grammar focus: Forming and using the immediate future
- Grammar focus: Multi-verb practice
Unit 14 – Talking about food: likes, dislikes & reasons- Grammar focus: Using gusta and gustan accurately
- Grammar focus: Multi-verb practice
Unit 15 – My holiday plans, travel plans & activities- Grammar focus: Conjugating verbs in the immediate future (all persons)
- Grammar focus: Multi-verb practice
It should be noted that every grammatical structure in this book is included in the new GCSE specification.
If you are an EPI user:
You will employ this book in the Awareness and Expansion/Explanation phases of the MARSEARS cycle. In the Awareness phase, you will simply raise your students’ awareness of which grammatical structure you want them to focus on throughout the ensuing instructional sequence; in the latter Expansion/Explanation phase you will engage in a full-blown explanation of the target structure and will use the activities to drill it in.
