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A mix of short and long answer questions to give comprehensive coverage

Theory and practicals as well as the popular Whole Topic videos 

Written in the style of the exam to get you prepared

Paper 1 - Listening

Paper 3 -Reading

• Written exam: 45 minutes (Foundation Tier), 1 hour (Higher Tier)
• 60 marks (for each of Foundation Tier and Higher Tier)
• 25% of GCSE
  Section A – questions in English, to be answered in English or non-verbally
• Section B – questions in Spanish, to be answered in Spanish or non-verbally
• Section C – translation from Spanish into English (a minimum of 35 words at Foundation
  Tier and 50 words at Higher Tier)

• Question 1 – message (student produces four sentences in response to a photo) – 8 marks
• Question 2 – short passage (student writes a piece of continuous text in response to four
  brief bullet points, approximately 40 words in total) – 16 marks
• Question 3 – translation from English into Spanish (minimum 35 words) – 10 marks
• Question 4 – structured writing task (student responds to four compulsory detailed bullet
  points, producing approximately 90 words in total) – there is a choice from two questions –
  16 marks

Paper 2 - Speaking

• Non-exam assessment
• 7–9 minutes (Foundation Tier) + preparation time
• 10–12 minutes (Higher Tier) + preparation time
• 60 marks (for each of Foundation Tier and Higher Tier)
• 25% of GCSE
• Format is the same for both
• Role-play – 15 marks (2 minutes at Foundation Tier; 2 minutes at Higher Tier)
• Photo card – 15 marks (2 minutes at Foundation Tier; 3 minutes at Higher Tier)
• General conversation – 30 marks (3–5 minutes at Foundation Tier; 5–7 minutes at Higher
  Tier)

Paper 4 - Writing

Higher Tier

• Question 1 – structured writing task (student responds to four compulsory detailed bullet
  points, producing approximately 90 words in total) – there is a choice from two questions –
  16 marks
• Question 2 – open-ended writing task (student responds to two compulsory detailed bullet
  points, producing approximately 150 words in total) – there is a choice from two questions –
  32 marks
• Question 3 – translation from English into Spanish (minimum 50 words) – 12 marks