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Doing Alevel Spanish with B1 Spanish, can I even get Cs?

...I have typical B1 spelling and grammatical errors.

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by Siberiayuki
...I have typical B1 spelling and grammatical errors.

Hey. A strong or intermediate B1 seems pretty perfect to start A-level Spanish in my opinion.
I'm an intermediate B2, and for reference all my grades are 95% or higher- the A-level courses tend to go through a lot of grammar and vocab already taught at GCSE anyway, so with enough effort you'll probably get A+s tbqh.
GCSE aims to take you to around A2 level so if you're at B1 then you're probably ahead of the curve...A-level itself brings you to approximately B2 level only after all...

Reply 3

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by elareare
Hey. A strong or intermediate B1 seems pretty perfect to start A-level Spanish in my opinion.
I'm an intermediate B2, and for reference all my grades are 95% or higher- the A-level courses tend to go through a lot of grammar and vocab already taught at GCSE anyway, so with enough effort you'll probably get A+s tbqh.

But I will be taking the test in May/June and my input/output skills are heavily unbalanced hahaha/ Cambridge Spanish Language and Lit. I know the words but when it comes to writing, I can only think of A2 words haha

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by Siberiayuki
But I will be taking the test in May/June and my input/output skills are heavily unbalanced hahaha/ Cambridge Spanish Language and Lit. I know the words but when it comes to writing, I can only think of A2 words haha

this may or june? still a lot of time to improve. do you have a tutor or grinds? they can certainly help. searching up vocab lists for your exam board and memorising them is a technique i've used in a couple languages, and it defo works for me. so long as ur arguments are strong and your grammar isn't wrong, you can still get good grades. do you have a predicted grade?

Reply 5

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by elareare
this may or june? still a lot of time to improve. do you have a tutor or grinds? they can certainly help. searching up vocab lists for your exam board and memorising them is a technique i've used in a couple languages, and it defo works for me. so long as ur arguments are strong and your grammar isn't wrong, you can still get good grades. do you have a predicted grade?

What are grinds? Grammar drills? May. No, this is my first time doing Alevels. I have no tutor ><. My grammar has typical Anglophone mistakes like gender agreements and bad spelling. 😂Oh really still a lot of time to improve 😍?

Reply 6

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by Siberiayuki
What are grinds? Grammar drills? May. No, this is my first time doing Alevels. I have no tutor ><. My grammar has typical Anglophone mistakes like gender agreements and bad spelling. 😂Oh really still a lot of time to improve 😍?

grinds are intense private tutoring, im not sure if they're as widespread in the UK.
honestly, the best way to fix those mistakes is constant immersion, reading, watching, listening to spanish media- even if it's not active studying, it does help

Reply 7

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by artful_lounger
GCSE aims to take you to around A2 level so if you're at B1 then you're probably ahead of the curve...A-level itself brings you to approximately B2 level only after all...

Yes, you are right. I am a native Spanish teacher and I can tell you that the Spanish A Level gives you no more than a real pre-intermediate level, and what is even worse, they don't teach you grammar very well. Some topics like "ser vs estar", how to use the imperfect or the subjunctive, order of the phrase, use of articles, and many others, are neglected or badly explained. So the students make a great effort and the results are poor, even when they pass the exams!

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