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
- To use language detective skills to interpret meaning.
Lesson 2: ¿Quién es?
- To describe a person’s eyes and hair.
Lesson 3: Cubism
- To translate portrait descriptions.
Lesson 4: Describing plural nouns
- To describe plural nouns.
Lesson 5: Portrait dictation
- To describe portraits orally.
Lesson 6: Describing portraits
- To compose a written description of a portrait.
Key skills
Key knowledge
Related content
Resources
Unit resources

Spanish
Knowledge organiser – Spanish Year 5: Spanish portraits
Aimed at pupils, a single-page summary document to support the delivery of this Spanish portraits unit.
Spanish
Translations: Y5 Spanish portraits
Translations of key texts and transcripts from resources in this unit.

Spanish
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.