come on im sure some of u do spanish alevel...........please provide me with some advise ASAP!!!
well, we've learned from "Sigue 1" and "Sigue 2" - that has loads of articles on current affairs and interesting stuff going on in spain. there's a lot of spanish politics and history too. but it doesn't 'teach' you much. It's good to read, plus the listening exercises are quite good... if you can get the tapes! but i haven't learned from any other books so i don't know if the sigue series are what you're looking for, especially if you're going to teach yourself.
we've been using sigue1 & 2 & Ponte al dia, 2 b honest i didnt think either of them were great, there was lots of stuff in them that wasnt really that relevant. If u could get hold of the opral questions pack thats sent out (at least AQA does anyway) they highlight all the topics u need to know
& dont forget the literature, for my course (AQA) i had to study a novel & a play!!