- GGrammar (defined grammar list)5 questions →
- G.AAdjectives — agreement, shortening (apocopation: buen, gran, primer), position; comparatives (más/menos…que) and superlatives (el/la más, irregular: mejor, peor)4 questions →
- G.ADAdverbs — formation in -mente, irregular adverbs (bien, mal); intensifiers (muy, bastante, demasiado)4 questions →
- G.CONJConjunctions and connectives — y/e, o/u, pero, sino, porque, ya que, aunque, mientras, sin embargo, además, por lo tanto4 questions →
- G.NNouns — gender (masculine/feminine), singular and plural, articles (el/la/los/las, un/una/unos/unas, lo)4 questions →
- G.NEGNegation — no, nada, nadie, nunca, ningún/ninguna, ya no, todavía no; double negatives4 questions →
- G.NUMNumbers, dates and times — cardinal and ordinal numbers, days, months, years, the 24-hour clock4 questions →
- G.PREPPrepositions — a, de, en, por, para, con, sin, desde, hasta, hace; the personal "a"4 questions →
- G.PROPronouns — subject, direct object (lo, la, los, las), indirect object (le, les), reflexive, relative (que, quien), demonstratives (este, ese, aquel), disjunctive (mí, ti…)4 questions →
- G.QQuestion forms — intonation; question words (qué, quién, cuándo, dónde, adónde, cómo, cuánto, por qué)4 questions →
- G.SESer vs estar — uses of each, with permanence/identity/origin vs location/state/condition; estar + present participle (estoy comiendo)3 questions →
- G.V.FUTNear future (ir a + infinitive) and simple future; conditional (me gustaría, podríamos, debería)4 questions →
- G.V.IMPImperfect tense (el pretérito imperfecto) — formation, contrast with the preterite; describing past states, habits and ongoing actions4 questions →
- G.V.OTHEROther moods/tenses — present subjunctive after expressions of doubt, emotion or wishes (HT); pluperfect (HT); the passive (HT)4 questions →
- G.V.PRESVerbs — present tense of regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs; radical-changing verbs (e>ie, o>ue, e>i); key irregulars (ser, estar, tener, ir, hacer, poder, querer, saber, conocer, decir, salir, venir, dar, ver)4 questions →
- G.V.PRETPreterite tense (el pretérito indefinido) — regular and irregular (fui, hice, tuve, dije, puse, vine, estuve), to talk about completed past actions4 questions →
- PPapers and assessment5 questions →
- P.LPaper 1 — Listening: Section A questions in English answered in English/non-verbally; Section B dictation. Foundation 35 min + 5 min reading time, 50 marks; Higher 45 min + 5 min, 50 marks. 25% of GCSE.4 questions →
- P.RPaper 3 — Reading: questions in English answered in English/non-verbally on Spanish texts, plus a translation from Spanish into English. F 45 min, H 1 hr, 50 marks. 25% of GCSE.4 questions →
- P.SPaper 2 — Speaking: role-play, reading-aloud task with short conversation, photo-card discussion, general conversation. Conducted by the teacher. F 7–9 min, H 10–12 min. 25% of GCSE.3 questions →
- P.WPaper 4 — Writing: short writing tasks, longer structured response, translation from English into Spanish. F 1 hr 10 min, H 1 hr 15 min, 50 marks. 25% of GCSE.4 questions →
- T1Theme 1 — People and lifestyle5 questions →
- T1.1Identity and relationships with others — family, friends, partnership; describing people, character traits, family routines7 questions →
- T1.2Healthy living and lifestyle — diet (la dieta mediterránea), exercise, health problems, the role of sport and the siesta6 questions →
- T1.3Education and work — el sistema escolar, school routines, post-16 study (bachillerato/FP), career plans, the world of work5 questions →
- T2Theme 2 — Popular culture5 questions →
- T2.1Free-time activities — hobbies, sports, music (reggaetón, flamenco), TV and film, reading; how young people spend their time5 questions →
- T2.2Customs, festivals and celebrations — Spanish and Hispanic festivals (Las Fallas, La Tomatina, San Fermín, El Día de los Muertos, Semana Santa), food traditions, family celebrations5 questions →
- T2.3Celebrity culture — celebrities and influencers, the role of social media, positive and negative aspects of celebrity culture5 questions →
- T3Theme 3 — Communication and the world around us5 questions →
- T3.1Travel and tourism, including places of interest — holidays, transport, hotels, descriptions of cities (Madrid, Barcelona) and Latin American destinations5 questions →
- T3.2Media and technology — social media, mobile phones, internet, cyber-safety, digital habits among Hispanic youth5 questions →
- T3.3The environment and where people live — la ciudad versus el campo, environmental problems and solutions, weather and climate (el cambio climático)5 questions →