Spanish GCSE
higher
SPANISH GCSE HIGHER
We use the AQA exam board
UNIT 1 Listening45 minutes including 5 minutes reading/preparation time. A maximum of 40 marks. 20% of the exam
The test will be pre-recorded using native speakers. Only material which is appropriate to the spoken language will be used in the tests. Each item will be heard twice. Students' comprehension will be tested by a range of question types, normally requiring non-verbal responses or responses in English. Students will be allowed to make notes during the test. Students will be given 5 minutes' reading time at the beginning of the test, before the recording is played, to give them time to read the questions. The test will contain items common to those in Foundation and also material which will include some complex, unfamiliar language in a range of registers, together with non-factual and narrative material. Students will be expected to understand discussion of a wide range of issues. They will also need to understand gist and detail, identify and extract main points, use context and other clues to interpret meaning, draw conclusions and summarise what they have heard. The use of dictionaries will not be permitted. The tests will consist of a number of discrete items and will be marked according to a detailed mark scheme.The student's performance will be assessed according to the effectiveness with which he/she is able to carry out the tasks based on what he/she has heard. |
UNIT 1 listening Links1 This is language
[email protected] // robinson03 2 Quizlet 3 BBC bitesize 4 Past papers, different exam board |
UNIT 2 READing50 minutes. A maximum of 45 marks. 20% of the exam.
Only material which is appropriate to the written language will be used in the test. Students’ comprehension will be tested by a range of question types, normally requiring non-verbal responses or responses in English. The test will contain items common to those in Foundation and also material which will include some complex, unfamiliar language in a range of registers, together with non-factual and imaginative material including narrative. Students will be expected to use their knowledge of grammar and structure in demonstrating understanding of specific points and of gist/the main message. They will also be expected to recognise points of view, attitudes and emotions and to draw conclusions. The use of dictionaries will not be permitted. The tests will consist of a number of discrete items and will be marked according to a detailed mark scheme. The student’s performance will be assessed according to the effectiveness with which he/she is able to carry out the tasks based on what he/she has read. The appropriate mark(s) will be awarded if the student has satisfactorily communicated his or her understanding, even though the response may contain some errors. |
UNIT 2 READing Links1 This is language
[email protected] // robinson03 2 Quizlet 3 BBC bitesize 4 Past papers, but different exam board 5 Welsh board, e-mags - ezines for Key Stage 4 |
UNIT 3 SPEAKing2 controlled assessments. A maximum of 60 marks combined. Together they are 30% of the exam.
Students will complete two controlled assessment tasks. These tasks are untiered. Differentiation is by outcome, not by task. These may be drawn from the exemplar tasks we provide or they may be adapted by teachers for their students. Teachers may also devise their own tasks. Both tasks will be in the form of a dialogue. The tasks will be marked by the teacher and submitted to AQA for moderation. The work of individual students may be informed by working with others but they must provide an individual response. Where model answers are published, students must not reproduce any sections of continuous prose provided in such answers. Whilst students may use individual sentences from model answers, they must not reproduce several consecutive sentences from such answers in their own response. A student's response must not be identical to that of another student in the centre or to any published model answer. Students must not submit the same task for Speaking and Writing. |
UNIT 3 SPEAKing TIPS
1 AQA examiners' report on speaking assessment, 2014, key points
2 Speaking exam preparation, tips 3 How to check your pronunciation 4 Online dictionary - Word Reference and Collins combined 5 Verb maker/ verb conjugator 6 Quizlet - Vocabulary practice 7 Record and time yourself on Vocaroo.com 8 Memory testing website - Cueprompter.com (inlcuding instuctions) |
UNIT 4 WRITing2 controlled assessments. A maximum of 60 marks combined. Together they are 30% of the exam.
Students will complete two controlled assessment tasks. These tasks are untiered. Differentiation is by outcome, not by task. These may be drawn from the exemplar tasks we provide or they may be adapted by teachers for their students. Teachers may also devise their own tasks. The tasks will be marked by AQA. Students must complete all work independently. Students must have access to dictionaries while writing up their final version under supervision. |
UNIT 4 WRITing Links1 Online dictionary - Word Reference and Collins combined
2Check your verbs using Verb maker/ verb conjugator 3 Vocabulary practice 4 Memory testing website - Cueprompter.com (inlcuding instuctions) 5 http://spanish-resources.com 6 Oye- free after 4p.m. and weekends 7 Grammar practice - Languagesonline 8Grammar practice - Thisislanguage After logging in ([email protected] / robinson03), click on the flag to choose the language. Then go to grammar 9 Linguascope.com - ttallis / kidbrooke |