Tips for the exam
GCSE Spanish Tips and Advice
If your GCSE Spanish exam is just around the corner, it is necessary you know what the exam involves, what topics you have to work with, and how to do it more efficiently. You should identify what your weakest points are so that you can start to focus on them. Don’t worry because we are … Read more
Understanding Instructions for your GCSE AQA Spanish Exam
Questions 1 and 2 of your writing exam, and Section B of your listening and reading exams will be in Spanish. Here are some of the instructions you might see, along with some handy translations. Lee, escucha y contesta… (Read, listen and answer…) Lee lo que dicen… Read what they say… Escuha la descripción/la opinión/la … Read more
GCSE Spanish Translations Task
When you’re studying Spanish, you do a little bit of translation in your head all the time. For the translation questions, you just need to apply those skills -one sentence at a time- to a couple of short passages. In any case, do not worry, because we will help you develop your translation skills so … Read more
Spanish GCSE Writing Exam
The Spanish GCSE writing exam is a great way of showing off how much you can do in Spanish. Try to use varied vocabulary, including a range of tenses, and pack in any clever expressions that you’ve learned over the years. How the Spanish GCSE writing exam is The higher tier writing paper is 1 … Read more
The GCSE Spanish Reading Exam
The GCSE reading exam is split up into three sections. Make sure you know what you’ll need to do in each one, you have to read the questions and text carefully. It will be impossible for you to answer the questions correctly if you don’t know exactly what you have to do. How the GCSE … Read more
The GCSE Speaking Exam
The Speaking Exam can seem daunting but remember: no one is trying to catch you out, so try to stay calm, it represents only 25% of the total exam. What is more important, if you are taking our conversation lessons it will be a piece of cake. Notice that your GCSE speaking exam will be … Read more
The GCSE Listening Exam
For the GCSE listening paper, you’ll listen to various recordings of people speaking in Spanish and answer questions on what you have heard. It will be not a problem, because, in our blog, you will find everything you need to practice your listening skill for the GCSE Spanish exam. The paper is 45 minutes long (including … Read more
GCSE Spanish past papers
Going over some GCSE Spanish past papers, will help you to succeed on your own exam, and you can find many of them for free. It will allow you to become familiar with the style of the questions, which will give you great confidence on the day of the exam. In addition, you will be … Read more