SACE Stage 2 Spanish study plan
SACE Stage 2 Spanish · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Spanish (beginners)
Conjugate 40 high-frequency regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs in the present tense from memory, writing all six person forms for each
Produce 12 memorised sentences using ser, estar, tener and hay, and state in writing which verb each sentence needs and why
Build a personal list of 60 concrete nouns with correct definite articles and gender, and self-test to 90% accuracy
Record yourself reading a 100-word beginner text aloud and mark every word where pronunciation or stress felt uncertain
Your checkpoint
A handwritten or typed verb table of 40 verbs in the present tense plus a 60-noun gender list, both self-tested to at least 90% accuracy and dated.
Spanish (beginners)
Form and use the preterite of 25 regular verbs and 8 common irregulars (ir, ser, tener, estar, hacer, poder, querer, venir)
Describe eight past events in 3-4 connected sentences each, keeping tense consistent throughout
Use numbers, days, months and clock times correctly in 15 written sentences about scheduled events
Ask and answer 10 simple questions in the past tense without reading from notes
Your checkpoint
A 150-word written account of a past weekend using the preterite, with every verb underlined and checked against a conjugation reference.
Spanish (beginners)
Conjugate and apply the present progressive (estar + gerund) and immediate future (ir a + infinitive) in 20 personalised sentences
Master 30 everyday vocabulary items for food, transport and daily routine and use at least 20 of them in speech
Produce direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las) correctly in 15 sentences, placing them before the conjugated verb
Sustain a 2-minute spoken monologue about your daily routine with no more than three long pauses
Your checkpoint
A 2-minute unscripted audio recording about your daily routine, plus a transcript annotated with every pronoun and progressive or future construction used.
Spanish (beginners) & Spanish (continuers)
Consolidate beginner grammar by completing 40 mixed-tense transformation items (present, preterite, progressive, immediate future) with 85% accuracy
Read a 250-word beginner-level article and answer 8 comprehension questions in Spanish
Introduce the imperfect tense and contrast it with the preterite in 12 paired sentences
Write 10 sentences using porque, pero and aunque to link ideas
Your checkpoint
A timed 45-minute practice test covering weeks 1-3 content, scored and error-logged with the rule behind each mistake.
Spanish (continuers)
Narrate a past story of 200 words using preterite and imperfect together, applying the background-versus-event distinction at least 10 times
Use the present perfect (haber + participle) and pluperfect correctly in 15 sentences about life experience
Apply 20 continuers-level connectives (sin embargo, además, por lo tanto, a pesar de) in written argument
Identify and correct 10 common errors in your own week 1-4 writing
Your checkpoint
A 200-word past-tense narrative with preterite and imperfect verbs colour-coded and each choice justified in a short margin note.
Spanish (continuers)
Form the present subjunctive of 30 verbs and use it after quiero que, es importante que and para que in 15 sentences
Produce 12 conditional sentences (si + imperfect subjunctive + conditional) about hypothetical situations
Use commands (imperative, affirmative and negative, regular and 6 irregulars) in 15 written instructions
Deliver a 3-minute spoken opinion on a current issue using at least 5 subjunctive or conditional structures
Your checkpoint
A 3-minute recorded opinion piece with a written transcript highlighting every subjunctive, conditional and command form.
Spanish (continuers)
Analyse a 400-word Spanish-language text and identify its purpose, audience and tone in 100 words of Spanish
Write a 250-word persuasive text (letter or article) with a clear thesis, two supporting arguments and a conclusion
Use 25 topic-specific vocabulary items on a chosen theme (environment, technology or education) accurately in writing and speech
Summarise a 2-minute authentic audio clip in 5 written sentences
Your checkpoint
A 250-word persuasive piece in Spanish, self-marked against a checklist of tense range, connectives, subjunctive use and vocabulary variety.
Spanish (beginners) & Spanish (continuers)
Complete two full timed mock exams (one weighted to beginner structures, one to continuers tasks) under exam conditions
Review the error log and re-teach the five most frequent remaining error types with 10 practice items each
Rehearse the oral component three times, including one full run with a different prompt each time
Reduce average written error rate per 100 words by at least 30% compared with week 4
Your checkpoint
Two completed mock exams with scores, a final one-page error summary, and a recorded oral run with a written self-assessment.
Milestones
Week 4: Score at least 80% on the 45-minute mixed beginner test and explain the rule behind every logged error.
Week 6: Produce 15 subjunctive sentences and 12 conditional sentences with no more than two form errors total, confirmed by answer-key comparison.
Week 8: Achieve at least 70% on both mock exams and demonstrate a 30% reduction in errors per 100 written words versus week 4.