Bridging the Gap GCSE to A Level Year 1 AQA Spanish ...

Bridging the Gap

GCSE to A Level Year 1 AQA

Spanish: Reading, Writing and Listening Pack

1. Useful Websites

Spanish Grammar

Before going to the resources to practice your grammar you could fill in the check list included to see where you

need to consolidate your knowledge.

This list has been taken from your GCSE prescribed grammar list. Tick or shade in where you think you are for each

one. You will be amazed to see how much you already know about grammar.

Grammar topic Not a clue Heard of it but can’t really do it

I’m ok at it but need more practice

I can do it, no problem

The definite article (the)

The indefinite article (a/an)

Using adjectives

Conjunctions

Negatives

Questions

Demonstrative adjectives

Quantifiers & Intensifiers

Comparatives

Superlatives

Indefinite adjectives

Relative adjectives

Possessive adjectives

Adverbs

Expressions of time

Prepositions

Pronouns

Direct object pronouns

Indirect object pronouns

Reflexive pronouns

Relative pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns

Infinitives verbs

Regular verbs

Irregular verbs

Radical changing verbs

Ser & Estar

Reflexive verbs

Modal verbs

Grammar topic Not a clue Heard of it but can’t really do it

I’m ok at it but need more practice

I can do it, no problem

Impersonal verbs

Present tense

Present continuous

Preterite tense

Perfect tense

Imperfect tense

Future tense

Immediate future tense

Conditional tense

Imperative tense

Pluperfect tense

Passive voice

https://www.spanishdict.com/

https://www.languagesonline.org.uk/Hotpotatoes/index.html

http://www.languagesresources.co.uk/SpanishIndex.html#

https://www.thisislanguage.com/

Alternatively, you can still use your GCSE text book, and any resources for revising grammar, that your teacher gave

you during your GCSE course.

Listening and summary:

In A Level you will need to summarise in Spanish what you have understood from a short listening. Here you will find

some useful websites to practice your listening skills.

In September you will be expected to have at least 2 summaries from any short podcast or story of your choice in

Spanish. Your summary should be written in Spanish in no more than 90 words.

https://www.newsinslowspanish.com/ - “News in Slow Spanish” is a great website which offers downloadable

current event podcasts which are recorded daily. A transcript of the podcast is provided and you can slow down the

speaker to better your comprehension and/or read along to practice your pronunciation.

https://www.muyinteresante.es/

https://www.thisislanguage.com/

Reading:

www.elmundotoday.com

http://www.elmundo.es

http://elpais.com/

http://artishockrevista.com/

http://www.revistagadgets.com/

http://www.ngenespanol.com/

2. GCSE to AS/A Level Year 1 AQA Spanish: Reading and Writing: (from Zig Zag

Publications)

➢ Me, my family and friends (GCSE) – Modern and traditional values (A Level)

Section A: Reading

Section B: Translation

➢ Technology in everyday life (GCSE) – Cyberspace (A Level)

Exercise 2

Section A: Reading

Exercise 1

Section B: Reading

Exercise 2

➢ Social and Global issues (GCSE) – Equal rights (A Level)

Section A: Reading

Exercise 2

Section B: Translation

Exercise 2

➢ Free-time activities (GCSE) – Modern-day idols (A Level)

Exercise 1

Section A: Translation

Section B: Reading

➢ Customs and festival in Spanish -speaking countries (GCSE) – Spanish regional

identity (A Level)

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Section A: Translation

Section B: Reading

➢ Home, town, neighbourhood and region (GCSE) – Cultural heritage (A Level)

Section A: Reading

Section B: Reading

Exercise 2

3. Answers

➢ Me, my family and friends (GCSE) – Modern and traditional values (A Level)

Section A: Reading

Section B: Translation

➢ Technology in everyday life (GCSE) – Cyberspace (A Level)

Section A: Reading

Exercise 2

Section B: Reading

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

➢ Social and Global issues (GCSE) – Equal rights (A Level)

Section A: Reading

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Section B: Translation

Exercise 2

➢ Free-time activities (GCSE) – Modern-day idols (A Level

Section A: Translation

Exercise 2

Section B: Reading

➢ Customs and festival in Spanish -speaking countries (GCSE) – Spanish regional

identity (A Level)

Section A: Translation

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Section B: Reading

➢ Home, town, neighbourhood and region (GCSE) – Cultural heritage (A Level)

Section A: Reading

Section B: Reading

Exercise 2

4. Listening • Films and TV series

From Netflix:

Toc Toc – Film comedy

Paquita Salas – Serie comedy

The two Popes – Film historic

El club de los buenos infieles – Film comedy

Three days of Christmas (Dias de Navidad) – Film drama, history

Spanish Affair 2 – Film comedy

Elite – Serie drama

Yucatan – Film comedy

5. Further resources (these books will be needed for the A level course but you do not

need to buy any of them yet, we will not use them until September)

• Literature

Las bicicletas son para el verano – Fernando Fernán Gómez

This is the book that we will study during the A Level course from September.

• Grammar and Translation

AQA A level Spanish: Grammar & Translation Workbook Paperback –

ISBN-10: 0198415559

ISBN-13: 978-0198415558