ICSE Class 10 Syllabus 2023 Spanish

MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
SPANISH (36)
(Under Group I)
Candidates opting for a Modern Foreign Language as a Second Language in Group I may not opt for the
same language under Modern Foreign Languages in Group II and Group III.
Aims: 5. To enhance the ability of the candidates to express
their ideas and feelings in their own words and for
1. To develop and integrate the use of the four
them to understand the use of correct language.
language skills i.e. listening, speaking, reading
and writing. 6. To appreciate the language as an effective means
of communication.
2. To use the language effectively and appropriately
on topics of everyday life situations. 7. To understand language when spoken at normal
conversational speed in everyday life situations.
3. To develop an interest in the appreciation of
Spanish. 8. To understand the basic structural patterns of the
language, vocabulary and constructions.
4. To develop an intercultural awareness.

CLASSES IX AND X

There will be one paper of three hours duration 4. Grammar
carrying 80 marks and Internal Assessment of
This will consist of tests in vocabulary, syntax and
20 marks.
idiom, e.g., synthesis in sentence construction,
1. Composition formation of sentences in Spanish correctly
embodying given words or forms. The question
Candidates will be required to write, in Spanish,
will not require detailed knowledge of
one short composition which may include short grammatical definitions.
explanations, directions, descriptions or
The questions on grammar will include the
narratives. There will be a choice of subjects
following:
which will be varied and may be suggested by
language or other stimuli such as pictures or Nouns:
objects. gender
singular and plural forms
2. Letter
Articles:
Candidates will be required to write a letter from definite and indefinite
a choice of either a formal or an informal letter.
Suggestions may be given. The layout of the letter Adjectives:
with address, introduction, conclusion, etc., will agreement
form part of the assessment. position
lo plus adjective
3. Comprehension comparative and superlative: regular and mayor,
An unseen passage of about 150 words will be menor, mejor, peor
given in the language. Questions based on the demonstrative (este, ese, aquel)
given passage, will be set, to be answered in indefinite (cada, otro, todo, mismo, alguno)
Spanish, so as to test the candidates’ possessive, short and long forms (mi, mío)
understanding of the content of the passage. interrogative (cuánto, qué, donde etc.)

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Adverbs: imperative: common forms including negative
formation impersonal verbs: most common only
comparative and superlative: regular present subjunctive: imperative, affirmation and
interrogative (cómo, cuándo, dónde)
negation, after verbs of wishing, command,
adverbs of time and place (aquí, ahi, allí, ahora,
ya) request, prohibiting, emotion and to express
common adverbial phrases purpose (para que)
After cuando
Quantifiers/Intensifiers:
(muy, bastante, demasiado, poco, mucho) imperfect subjunctive and in conditional clause

Pronouns: Time:
subject Use of desde hace with the present and imperfect
object – direct & indirect tense
position and order of object pronouns in a Llevo + time+ gerund
sentence and with commands
Prepositions:
reflexive
relative: que, common, including personal a
relative: quien, el cual, la cual etc., lo que, uses of por and para
disjunctive (conmigo, para mí ) Conjunctions
demonstrative (éste, ése, aquél, esto, eso)
indefinite (algo, alguien) Most common ones including y, pero, cuando, o,
interrogative (cuál, qué, quién) porque, como, sin embargo.

Verbs: Numbers
Regular and irregular forms of verbs, radical
Quantities
changing and reflexive verbs all persons of the
verb, singular and plural Dates
radical-changing verbs
negative forms 5. Translation and/or Dialogue Writing
interrogative forms
reflexive constructions (se puede, se necesita, se • One short passage will be set for translation
habla) from Spanish into English.
uses of ser and estar • One passage will be set for translation from
tenses: present indicative English into Spanish.
present continuous
preterite • Dialogue writing (Around 150 words) based
imperfect: on situations faced in everyday life. Hints may
imperfect continuous be given.
immediate future
future Annexe
conditional: Communication (oral and written) skills that can be
perfect covered from any book used for teaching:
pluperfect
1. Topic A – Myself
passive voice • Self, Family and Friends
gerund
• Important Events

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• Interests and Hobbies INTERNAL ASSESSMENT – 20 Marks
• Home and Locality 1. Schools will prepare, conduct and record
assessments of the Listening, Speaking and
• Daily Routine
Creative Writing Skills of candidates as follows:
• School
Class IX: Three assessments in the course of the
2. Topic B – Holiday Time & Travel year.
• Travel, Transport and Tourism Class X: Two assessments in the course of the
year.
• Accommodation
2. Pattern of Assessment
• Restaurant
a) Listening Skills
• Directions
A passage of about 300 words is read aloud by
• Holiday Activities the examiner twice at normal reading speed
• Services (about 110 words a minute). Candidates may
make brief notes during the readings. They
3. Topic C – Work & Lifestyle
then answer an objective type test based on the
• Home Life passage, on the paper provided.
• Everyday Living and Health b) Speaking Skills
• Work Experience Each candidate is required to make an oral
• Leisure presentation for about two minutes, which will
be followed by a discussion on the subject
• Shopping
with the examiners, for about three minutes.
• The Environment
Subjects for presentation may include
Teaching and study resource books: narrating an experience, providing a
description, giving directions, expressing an
Espanol Sin Fronteras Bk 2
opinion, giving a report, relating an anecdote
Workbook Nuevo ven Bk 2 or commenting on a current event.
Pasaporte Bk 2
A candidate may refer to brief notes in the
For Recommended books visit at course of the presentation but reading or
www.goyalsaab.com excessive dependence on notes will be
e-mail: [email protected] penalized.
It is recommended that candidates be given an
NOTE: The Class X - ICSE examination paper will hour for preparation of their subject for
be set on the entire syllabus prescribed for the presentation and that they be given a choice of
subject. subject, on a common paper.
The Class IX internal examination is to be conducted c) Creative Writing Skills
on the portion of this syllabus that is covered during
Each candidate is required to write short
the academic year.
compositions based on the suggested
The Council has not prescribed bifurcation of the assignments.
syllabus for this subject.

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SUGGESTED ASSIGNMENTS EVALUATION
FOR CLASSES IX AND X The assessment will be conducted jointly by the
subject teacher and the external examiner who will
Aural: Listening to a conversation/talk/reading of a
each assess the candidate. (The External Examiner
short passage and then writing down the relevant or
may be a teacher nominated by the Head of the School
main points in the specified number of words and
who could be from the faculty but not teaching the
answering the given questions.
language in the section/class. For example, a teacher
Oral: Prepared speech/declamation; impromptu of Spanish of Class VIII may be deputed to be an
speech/debate/discussion; report/interview; elocution; External Examiner for Class X Language projects).
role-play / general conversation on selected topics.
Award of Marks (20 Marks)
Creative Writing: Students are to write short Subject Teacher (Internal Examiner) 10 marks
compositions, the stimuli may be: External Examiner 10 marks
• a piece of recorded music. The total marks obtained out of 20 (Listening Skills:5
marks; Speaking Skills: 5 marks and Creative Writing:
• a series of recorded sounds.
10 marks ) are to be sent to the Council by the Head of
• a picture/photograph. the School.
• an opening sentence or phrase. The Head of the School will be responsible for the
online entry of marks on the Council’s CAREERS
• a newspaper/magazine clipping or report.
portal by the due date.
• one piece of factual writing which should be
Schools are required to maintain a record of all
informative or argumentative.
assessments conducted in Listening, Speaking and
• one piece of expressive writing which is Creative Writing Skills for candidates of Classes IX
descriptive and imaginative. and X. These include copies of the assessments tests,
topics for presentation and marks awarded. This
• preparation of film/book review.
record will be maintained for a period of up to 2
It is also suggested that students be made aware of months after the declaration of the results of ICSE (10)
contemporary forms of written communication, such examinations of the candidates concerned
as fax, memo, etc.

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ERNAL ASSESSMENT IN MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES - GUIDELINES FOR MARKING WITH GRADES
CREATIVE WRITING (CLASSES IX & X)
Grade Content/Analysis of Idea, Expression/ Effective Structure/ Organisation Vocabulary/ Use of Originality/ Marks
Thought/ Feeling Expression of Idea of Material Words, Phrases Imaginative/
Innovative
I The candidate analyses the ideas, The candidate expresses The work is very well The use of vocabulary The work is 4
feelings and experiences the ideas, thoughts and structured an introduction, exhibits a high level of imaginative
effectively. feelings effectively. body and conclusion, competence in handling interesting and
Reasoning is logical and effective. paragraphing and language. engrossing.
appropriate sentence
construction.

II The candidate analyses the ideas, The candidate expresses The work is very well The vocabulary exhibits The candidate's 3
feelings and experiences with the ideas thoughts and structured with some competence of word work is quite
well-defined explanations, feelings well and with sense of conclusion and of usage; correctness of interesting and
reasoning is logical and clarity. paragraph lengths. grammar and spelling. engrossing.
persuasive.
III The candidate analyses the idea, The candidate expresses The work is fairly well The candidate uses The candidate 2
feelings and experiences with a the ideas, thoughts and structured; straightforward demonstrates the
fair degree of detail and feelings fairly well and candidate follows simple vocabulary and fairly ability to sustain the
explanation. Reasoning is fairly with a fair degree of paragraphing. good pattern of interest of the
logical and persuasive. clarity. spellings. reader.

IV The candidate attempts to analyze The candidate expresses The work shows some The candidate's The candidate is, to 1
ideas, feelings and experiences the idea, thoughts and understanding of vocabulary is limited and some extent, able to
with simple explanation and feelings intelligibly and paragraphing and the spelling, punctuation sustain the interest
detail. Reasoning and arguments in simple language. structure. and grammar is of the reader.
are not very convincing. sometimes poor.

V The candidate attempts a basic The candidate is unable The candidate does not There is consistent The candidate is 0
analysis of ideas, feelings and to expresses the ideas, display an understanding weakness in spelling, unable to sustain the
experiences with few simple thoughts and feelings, of structure and punctuation and interest of the
explanations and few details. Is uses simple language and paragraphing. grammar. reader.
unable to present proper work is not very
arguments. intelligible.

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INTERNAL ASSESSMENT IN MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES - GUIDELINES FOR MARKING WITH GRADES
AURAL ASSIGNMENT (CLASSES IX & X)
Grade Understanding/ Recall Vocabulary Context/ Correlation to Other Marks
Comprehension Main Idea, Areas
Central Theme
I The candidate accurately The candidate recalls all the The candidate uses appropriate The candidate clearly 3
understands the central idea of the important points made (written/ and correct vocabulary while understands the context and can
passage as well as the relevant verbal). recalling the points made. widely correlate the passage to
points in the selected passage/ the other areas.
talk.
II The candidate gives ideas fairly The candidate recalls some of the The candidate uses correct but The candidate can moderately 2
close to the central / main idea of important points made (written/ simple vocabulary while understand the context of the
the passage as well as understand verbal). recalling the points made. passage and can moderately
some of the relevant points heard correlate the passage to the other
in the selected passage/ talk. areas.

III The candidate cannot fully The candidate recalls very few of The candidate makes various The candidate can only faintly 1
comprehend the passage and the important points made errors in vocabulary while understand the context of the
gives only a few ideas related to (written/verbal). recalling the points made. passage and relate it to the other
the central theme of the passage. areas.

IV The candidate is neither able to The candidate is unable to recall The candidate uses incorrect The candidate is unable to 0
understand the central/main idea the important points made vocabulary while recalling the understand the context of the
of the passage; nor able to (written/verbal) points made. passage and is unable to correlate
understand relevant points heard the passage to the other areas.
in the passage/talk.

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INTERNAL ASSESSMENT IN MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES - GUIDELINES FOR MARKING WITH GRADES
ORAL ASSIGNMENT (CLASSES IX & X)
Grade Fluency of Language Subject Matter Organization Vocabulary/ Understanding Gesture Marks
Delivery
I Speaks with fluency and Matter is relevant, Content is well Uses appropriate While speaking, the Uses natural and 3
has full operational rich in content and sequenced and well vocabulary and candidate emphasizes spontaneous
command over the original. organized. pronounces words the important points. gestures that are
language. correctly. not out of place.

II The candidate speaks The subject matter The content is The candidate While speaking the Uses some natural 2
with fairly good fluency is mostly relevant, satisfactorily pronounces most candidate emphasizes gestures.
and has reasonable consisting of a sequenced and well words correctly and most important points.
operational command of few original ideas. organized. uses simple
the language. vocabulary.

III The candidate speaks The subject matter The subject content is The candidate While speaking, the Uses very few 1
with poor fluency and is irrelevant and very poor and lacks pronounces many candidate emphasizes natural gestures.
does not communicate lacks originality. organizational words incorrectly and some important
except for the most basic structure. uses inappropriate points.
information. vocabulary.

IV The candidate cannot The subject matter The subject content The candidate is While speaking, the Uses no natural 0
communicate even the is negligible. comprises of mere unable to correctly candidate is unable to gestures.
most basic information. words with no pronounce most emphasize important
structured sentences. words and has a points.
limited vocabulary.

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