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BBC Bitesize
As usual, the BBC have put together some excellent material to cover syllabus content for foundation and higher levels. Listening, speaking , reading and writing are all covered with stimulating topics and professional audios;-
Listening: Foundation
School day, holidays, free time, out and about, jobs
Listening: Higher
School, holidays, free time, my region, jobs
Reading: Foundation
Around the town, holidays, interests, the media, part-time jobs
Reading: Higher
Describing someone, the news, shopping, a tourist brochure, work experience
Speaking: Foundation
Conversation: free time, daily routine, my house, my region, jobs, Role play: shopping, feeling ill, part-time jobs, Presentation structure - J-Lo
Speaking: Higher
Conversation: school, holidays, Role play: shopping
Writing: Foundation
About the house, finding the way, part-time jobs, personal details, tourism
Writing: Higher
Festivals, holidays, job application, places of interest, school life
Grammar
Agreement - adjectives, adverbs, the conditional, future, imperfect, preterite and perfect tenses, imperatives, impersonal verbs, nouns and articles, object pronouns, the passive voice, por and para, possessive adjectives, the present subjunctive, verbs, subject pronouns, quantifiers and intensifiers, relative pronouns, ser and estar, verbs followed by prepositions
Exam skills
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International Correspondence Schools
ICS have been around for over a hundred years and offer a whole variety of subjects at different levels of study. For GCSE Spanish, they offer content leading to the AQA exam. They `develop a foundation level understanding of spoken and written forms of Spanish, and learn to communicate these in general everyday situations, using role play and practical examples. You`ll also gain insight and awareness of Spanish culture and customs`. They provide good value for money.
1. Lifestyle
Understand and provide information and opinions about these contexts relating to the student’s own Lifestyle and that of other people, including people in countries/communities where Spanish is spoken.
Health
- Healthy and unhealthy lifestyles and their consequences
- Relationships and Choices
- Relationships with family and friends
- Future plans regarding: marriage/partnership
- Social issues and equality p
2. Leisure
Understand and provide information and opinions about these contexts relating to the student’s own Leisure and that of other people, including people in countries/communities where Spanish is spoken.
Free Time and the Media
- Free time activities
- Shopping, money, fashion and trends
- Advantages and disadvantages of new technology
Holidays
- Plans, preferences, experiences
- What to see and getting around
3. Home and Environment
Understand and provide information and opinions about these contexts relating to the student’s own Home and Environment and that of other people, including people in countries/communities where Spanish is spoken.
Home and Local Area
- Special occasions celebrated in the home
- Home, town, neighbourhood and region, where it is and what it is like
Environment
- Current problems facing the planet
- Being environmentally friendly within the home and local area
4. Work and Education
Understand and provide information and opinions about these contexts relating to the student’s own Work and Education and that of other people, including people in countries/communities where Spanish is spoken.
School/College and Future Plans
- What school/college is like
- Pressures and problems
Current and Future Jobs
- Looking for and getting a job
- Advantages and disadvantages of different jobs
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