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WHAT’S NEEDED TO PASS GCSE SPANISH?
GCSE Spanish will test how well you can use the language in a variety of contexts, across many different themes and mediums. You will need to prove you can understand and reproduce the spoken and written form of the language in an accurate way!
Those who achieve the top grades have a wide vocabulary and make few mistakes with grammar.
The syllabus is made up of set modules, which are as follows:
Describing Yourself and Your Daily Life
Fashion
Transport
Family and Relationships
Travel and Tourism
The Environment
Healthy Living
The Internet/New Technology
School
Free Time
Your Local Area
Work/Future Plans
All in all, to get a level 9, you need to prove you can talk about and understand a wide range of ideas with grammatical accuracy!
HOW YOU’LL BE EXAMINED
Listening Exam
You will be played extracts of dialogue in Spanish, which will be of varying speeds, lengths and difficulty, and will be both formal and informal.
Exam = 20% of your final grade
Reading Exam
You will be presented with Spanish text in a variety of forms (e.g. emails, newspapers, brochures), which will be of increasing complexity.
Exam = 20% of your final grade
Writing Controlled Assessment
You will carry out two writing tasks, in Spanish, on different subjects, in exam conditions at your school.
Task = 30% of your final grade
Speaking Exam
You will carry out two tasks (e.g. debate/discussion) that require you to interact with another speaker in Spanish
Task = 30% of your final grade
SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS FROM THE BOOK!
QUESTION 1
Read the conversation between these British students who are discussing what they like to do in their free time. Answer the questions below by circling either TRUE, FALSE or NOT MENTIONED.
Archie: Mi tiempo libre siempre ha estado ocupado por el deporte y la música. Soy miembro de un equipo de baloncesto, y competimos a nivel nacional. Así que dedico muchas horas de la semana a entrenar, y también me paso casi todo el fin de semana entrenando. Aparte del baloncesto, la música también es muy importante para mí. Gracias a ella, puedo desconectarme del mundo y relajarme.
Thomas: Paso al menos dos horas al día en el skatepark de mi ciudad. A mí nunca me gustó el fútbol – el skate es mi pasión. Pero antes de que construyeran el skatepark el año pasado, mis compañeros y yo no teníamos ningún sitio donde hacer lo que nos gusta – teníamos que patinar en la calle. No hace falta decir que la gente del barrio estaba muy enfadada con nosotros. Pero ahora todo va bien.
Sophie: Estoy muy interesada en los videojuegos, y dedico una gran parte de mi tiempo libre a jugar con mi consola. ¿Mi género favorito? Son los juegos de tiro o los puzzles, pero me gusta probarlo todo. Con mi PlayStation me conecto a internet para encontrarme con mis amigos. Podemos charlar y jugar juntos, ¡es genial!
Max: En cuanto a mí, soy un lector asiduo. Fuera del colegio, devoro un libro por semana – normalmente, elijo una novela americana o algo de Federico García Lorca. Por otro lado, nunca veo la televisión; lo considero una pérdida de tiempo. Pero me encanta visitar museos y paso cada fin de semana en una galería de arte. Empaparme de cultura de calidad es mi vida.
a) Archie uses basketball to switch off and relax.
| TRUE | FALSE | NOT MENTIONED |
b) Skating is Tom’s Passion
| TRUE | FALSE | NOT MENTIONED |
c) Sophie hates gaming on her PC
| TRUE | FALSE | NOT MENTIONED |
D) Max likes watching television.
| TRUE | FALSE | NOT MENTIONED |
E) On weekdays, Archie spends many hours training.
| TRUE | FALSE | NOT MENTIONED |
F) Tom started skating when the skatepark was built in his town.
| TRUe | FALSE | NOT MENTIONED |
G) Videogames play a role in Sophie’s social life.
| TRUE | FALSE | NOT MENTIONED |
H) Max loves immersing himself in high culture.
| TRUE | FALSE | NOT MENTIONED |
QUESTION 2
Below are some opinions about the benefits and risks of social media and smartphones.
Match the opinions in Spanish to their correct translations by drawing lines, and learn the useful phrases and vocab! The first matches have been made to serve as examples.
Los beneficios:
Los riesgos:
QUESTION 1 - SAMPLE ANSWERS
A. False – Archie uses music to switch off and relax
B. True
C. Not mentioned
D. False – Max thinks television is a waste of time
E. True
F. False – Tom mentions the fact that he used to skate in the street before the skatepark was built
G. True
H. True
QUESTION 2 - SAMPLE ANSWERS
Los beneficios:
Los riesgos:
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