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A-Level spanish - Help!!!

Hi everyone, I'm currently studying a level spanish (edexcel), and i have no idea how to revise.
I'm particularly struggling with the speaking exam because how are we supposed to know literally everything about 12 topics?
Also, for paper 1, what are people doing to revise? A problem I've had is that there aren't enough practice papers / exercises available, especially for translations.
Any help is appreciated!! especially resources.
Hello Freya!

I also studied Spanish (edexcel) but at the time, I did not need to revise for an exam. However, as a self-employed teacher (with few years of experience) in various languages, I can give you some of my own techniques to practise and also what my students find useful:

listening to music in Spanish and reading the "tiesto" meanwhile (if you can even sing the words along or just read the lyrics to make sense of what is being said and to perceive the flow, which can help you when speaking) - this exercise will help your brain welcome Spanish not as a language you need to learn, but more like something you know and understand;

Have you tried the "listening and speaking" exercises on Duolingo (the app)?

When completing exercises or writing in Spanish, try to also read aloud - this will help you practise but also memorise;

Try to write short paragraphs summarising each topic you need to learn, translate it to Spanish (try without the translator first, only help yourself if you struggle), and then read and repeat aloud.

Let me know if this helps in anyway, and please feel free to keep this conversation going if you need :smile:

Maristella
Coventry University Student Ambassador

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