1. In GCSE Spanish pupils will look at the following topics: Unit of workWhat pupils are looking at… 1. Revision in preparation for start of GCSE course General vocabulary Personal identity information Physical & personality descriptions Family & House Food & Drink Life in Spanish speaking countries – including fiestas Giving opinions 2. School, Education & the World of Work School subjects & their opinions of them – including problems at school The school building & school uniform (& general clothes & fashion) Telling the time & school timetable After school activities Further education & future plans 3. Town, travel & Transport Describing towns – comparing towns in Spanish speaking countries & Wales – describing the facilities in towns - comparing life in the town to life in the countryside Shopping (including talking about money & the Euro) Travel & transport – at the station, travel preferences, accidents & breakdowns

2. Also, in GCSE Spanish pupils will look at the following topics: Unit of workWhat pupils are looking at… 4. HolidaysCountries & Nationalities Describing the weather, the seasons & looking at compass directions Food & Drink – including, ordering in a restaurant/bar & buying food Planning holidays & booking accommodation Holiday accommodation – arriving at where you are staying, making complaints. Tourist information & lost property Talking about future holiday plans 5. The world of work Work experience & opinions Jobs – including part time jobs Money – including pocket money (& the Euro) Spending money – including shopping, fashion, complaining whilst shopping, opinions of shopping Earning pocket money – helping at home & daily routine at home The practicalities of work – sending letters, e-mails & using the internet

3. Finally, in GCSE Spanish pupils will look at the following topics: Unit of workWhat pupils are looking at… 6. Free Time Activities Talking about hobbies & free time activities – giving opinions & arranging to go out TV programmes, films & the cinema – including giving opinions – including looking at Spanish speaking celebrities The media – including magazines & newspapers Celebrities – from Spanish speaking countries 7. Youth CultureDescribing their personalities & describing themselves Health & illness – including living a healthy lifestyle Problems in the home & with family members Problems at school, in relationships & with friends Youth related addictions – drugs, alcohol & smoking Youth related problems – homelessness & crime Problems with the environment – including pollution & recycling 8. Revision for exams

4. We would encourage pupils (particularly those studying languages at GCSE level) to use the internet as a learning resource. The following are useful websites to practise, revise & learn new language: www.bbcbitesize.co.uk www.bbclanguages.co.uk www.languagesonline.org.uk www.zut.org.ukwww.zut.org.uk * www.EMFEC.co.ukwww.EMFEC.co.uk * *There is a small charge to access resources on these websites (Pupils – please ask parental permission). Also, there are lots of ‘translation sites’ on the internet. They should be used with caution as they do not work when translating anything longer than a word, but to translate single words they are useful. You could try: www.googletranslate.co.uk www.babelfish.yahoo.com