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Nombre: __________________________________ GCSE Spanish The Edexcel GCSE Spanish exams: Listening – 25% Speaking – 25% Reading – 25% Writing – 25% The speaking exam: Photocard activity Roleplay General conversation (12 questions from two different themes)

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Nombre: __________________________________

GCSE Spanish

The Edexcel GCSE Spanish

exams:

Listening – 25%

Speaking – 25%

Reading – 25%

Writing – 25%

The speaking exam:

Photocard activity

Roleplay

General conversation (12

questions from two different

themes)

brunt.s
Highlight

Success in the GCSE Spanish speaking exam

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Me gusta (I like)

Me encanta (I love)

mi cole

mi insti (my school)

Arthur Terry

(Arthur Terry)

donde estudio

(where I study)

puesto que

ya que

porque (because)

…es bien conocido en

la región (well

known)

…tiene una buena

reputación (has a

good reputation)

...los

alumnos/estudiantes

sacan buenas notas

(the students get

good grades)

¡Ni hablar! / ¡Qué

va! (Come off it!)

No me gusta mi

insti/cole (I don’t like my school)

Me aburre donde

estudio (Where I

study bores me)

dado que

ya que

porque (because)

…hay demasiadas reglas tontas. (there are

too many stupid rules)

...mis profes son estrictos (my teachers are

strich)

me parece una pérdida de mi tiempo (it

seems a waste of my time)

no soy una persona académica (I’m not an

academic person)

1. Describe tu instituto/colegio

Describe your school.

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Para mis exámenes… (For

my GCSEs..)

Estudio… (I study)

Eligí… (I chose)

Decidí estudiar… (I decided

to study)

Note down three or four subjects that you chose to

study for GCSE.

Me gusta _______

Me interesa_______ (I’m

interested in…)

Soy fuerte en ________

(I’m good at)

Soy débil en __________

(I’m weak at)

Tengo talento en ______

(I’m talented at…)

porque

ya que (because)

y (and)

también

además (furthermore)

…es una asignatura creativa/muy

interesante/apasionante

(It’s a creative/interesting/exciting subject)

… me da la oportunidad de expresarme

(It gives me the opportunity to express myself)

…el profesor/la profesora explica bien

(the teacher explains well)

…no tenemos muchos deberes

(we don’t get much homework)

…hay muchas oportunidades para el futuro)

(there are lots of work opportunities for the future)

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2. ¿Qué estudias?

What do you study?

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Me gustaría que hubiera…

(I would like there to be a … club)

Si hubiera un club de…, iría.

(If there were a … club, I’d go)

Hay una variedad de

clubs en mi insti.

(There’s a variety

of clubs in my

school)

Hay muchos clubs en

mi cole (There are

lots of clubs in my

school)

Sí, hay muchos en

Arthur Terry) (Yes,

there are loads at

Arthur Terry)

y yo soy miembro/a

del club de… (and

I’m a member of

the … club)

y a menudo voy al

club de… (and I

often go to the …

club)

pero no voy a ningún

club a causa de los

exámenes (but I

don’t go to any

because of the

exams)

Sin embargo, no

tengo mucho tiempo

libre (however, I

don’t get much

free time)

sin embargo

(however )

pero (but )

además (also)

en el pasado, iba al

club de … (in the

past, I used to go to

… club)

si tuviera más tiempo,

me gustaría

apuntarme. (if I had

more time, I’d sign

up)

prefiero pasar mi

tiempo libre con

amigos (I prefer to

spend my free time

with friends)

3. Eres miembro de un club?

Are you a member of any clubs?

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Asistía a una escuela que se

llamaba… (I went to a

primary school called…)

Mi escuela primaria se

llamaba… (My primary school

was called…)

Iba a una escuela primaria

en… (I went to a primary

school in…)

Me gustaba

porque…

(I liked it

because…)

No me gustaba

porque…

(I didn’t like it

because)

Lo mejor era

que…

(The best thing

was)

teníamos más tiempo durante el

recreo (we had more break

time)

mi profesor/a era muy

simpático/a (my teacher was

very kind)

tenía muchos amigos (I had lots

of friends

era bastante aburrida (it was

quite boring)

cada día era diferente (every

day was different)

estaba cerca de mi casa así que

podía ir a pie (it was close to my

school so I could walk there)

4. ¿Cómo era tu escuela primaria?

What was your primary school like?

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El año pasado

(Last year)

El… pasado

(Last…)

fui de excursión

con mi clase de…

(I went on a

school trip to…)

Fuimos de

excursión a…(We

went on a trip

to…)

a… (to…)

Lo pasamos… (We had a …

time)

Sacqué un montón de fotos

(I took a lot of photos)

Me relajé en la playa (I

relaxed on the beach)

Lo mejor fue cuando… (the

best thing was when…)

hizo buen/mal tiempo (The

weather was good/bad)

Me encantaría volver (I

would love to return)

5. ¿Has ido de excursión con tu instituto? Have you ever been on a school trip?

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Si tuviera la oportunidad…(If I had the

opportunity…)

Si fuera posible… (If it were possible…)

Si pudiera diseñar mi cole ideal… (If I

could design my ideal school)

sería… (it

would be)

estaría en…(it

would be

located…)

tendría (it

would have…)

como Hogwarts (like

Hogwarts)

un lugar exótico (an

exotic place)

un montón de

instalaciones (a load of

facilities)

una piscina olímpica (an

Olympic swimming pool)

Me gustaría que hubiera (I

would like there to be)

Me gustaría que tuviera(I

would like there to have)

más… (more)

menos…( less)

ya que sería…

(because it would be)

Eso me haría feliz.

(that would make me

happy)

6. ¿Cómo sería tu colegio ideal?

What would your ideal school be like?

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¡No me digas! / ¿qué me

dices? (Don’t get me

started!)

Bueno /pues… (Well…)

No se puede usar el móvil en clase (you can’t use your

phone in class)

está prohibido comer chicle (you can’t chew gum)

no se puede divertirse (you can’t have fun)

hay que mantener limpias las instalaciones (you have to

keep the facilities tidy)

…que me parece justo/injusto (which seems fair/unfair

to me)

Es importante /necesario

que (it is important

to/that)

respectes las reglas (respect rules)

haya reglas en la vida (there are rules in life)

podamos expresarnos (we can express ourselves)

Sin embargo (however)

No obstante (however)

en mi opinión (in my

opinion)

desde mi punto de vista

(to my mind)

unas reglas son tontas

(some rules are daft)

unas reglas limitan mi

libertdad (some rules limit

my freedom)

hay demasiadas reglas aquí

(there are too many

rules)

7. Describe las reglas de tu instituto. ¿Hay una regla que no te gusta/ que no te

parece justa?

Describe the school rules. Is there a rule you don’t like/think is unfair?

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Mi profesor

favorito/ Mi

profesora

favorita es…

(My

favourite

teacher

is…)

El señor… (Mr…)

La señora…

(Miss/Mrs)

mi profe de…

(my … teacher)

porque

ya que

dado que

puesto que

(because )

no nos pone muchos deberes (s/he

doesn’t give us much homework)

nos explica muy bien (explains very

well)

me ayuda mucho (s/he helps me a

lot)

tiene mucha paciencia (has a lot of

patience)

hace la asignatura interesante

(makes the subject interesting)

adora su asignatura (s/he loves

his/her subject)

sin embargo no me gusta

mi profe de… (However,

I don’t like my..,

teacher)

es raro/rara (he/she is odd)

nos pone muchos deberes (he/she gives us lots of

homework)

grita mucho (s/he shouts a lot)

no me interesa su asignatura (his/her subject doesn’t

interest me)

Por un lado (on the one hand)

Por otro lado (on the other hand)

A mi modo de ver (in my opinion)

8. ¿Quién es tu profe favorito?

Who is your favourite teacher?

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Bueno, tengo muchos

planes. (Well, I have lots

of plans)

Tengo muchas ideas. (I

have lots of ideas.)

¡No tengo ni idea! (I have

no idea!)

Quizás… (maybe…)

(no) Me gustaría quedarme

aquí en Arthur Terry (I

would (not) like to stay

here at Arthur Terry)

Voy a ir a otro colegio (I’m

going to go to another

school)

Tengo la intención de

estudiar… (I intend to

study…)

Me interesa la idea de

estudiar…(I like the idea

of studying…)

Estudiaré… (I will study…)

¡No puedo esperar! (I can’t

wait!)

Tengo mucha ilusión (I’m

really excited)

Estoy bastante nervioso/a

(I’m quite nervous)

por que (because)

puesto que (because)

tendré más horas libres

(I’ll have more free time)

tendré muchos exámenes

(I’ll have lots of exams)

tendré más/menos estrés

(I will have more/less

stress)

no obstante (however) A ver que pasa.(Let’s see

what happens.)

9. ¿Tienes planes para el año próximo? ¿Cuáles son tus planes para el año próximo?

What are your plans for next year

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Hay un montón. (There are

lots)

Hay muchos/muchas.

(There are lots)

Lo malo es que/ lo peor es

que… (The bad thing/ the

worst is that…)

tenemos muchos deberes

(we have lots of

homework)

hay tanta presión

académica (there’s so

much academic pressure)

no tengo muchos amigos (I

don’t have many friends)

todo el mundo está

estresado (everyone is

stressed)

no tenemos mucho tiempo

libre (we don’t have much

free time)

Es necesario que

tengamos más

tiempo libre (we

really need more

free time

Es necesario que

haya una solución al

problema (they

need to find a

solution to the

problem)

10. ¿Cuáles son las presiones/ los problemas del instituto? What are the

pressures/problems at school?

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Por un lado

(On the one

hand..)

Lo que más me

gusta es que…

(what I like the

most is…)

es bien conocido en la región (it’s well known in the area)

hay muchas actividades extraescolares (there are lots of

extracurricular activities)

estudio una variedad de asignaturas (I study a range of

subjects)

se ofrece una variedad de oportunidades académicas. (they

offer a variety of opportunities)

Sin embargo

(However)

Por otro lado (On the

other hand)

Lo que menos me

gusta es que (What I

like the least is…)

La otra cara de la

moneda es que… (the

flip side is that)

hubiera preferido asistir a un colegio privado (I’d have

preferred to go to a private school)

está bastante lejos de donde vivo (it’s quite far from where

I live)

hay muchas presiones, tales como los deberes y los exámenes

(there is a lot of pressure, such as homework and Exams)

no hay muchas actividades de deporte (there aren’t many

sports activities)

el día escolar es demasiado largo; es mucho (the school day

is too long; its a lot)

11. ¿Cuáles son las ventajas y desventajas de estudiar a Arthur Terry?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying at Arthur Terry?

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The Coleshill School