Spanish

5th - 6th form transition booklet

You will need to complete all of the tasks in our Pocklington School transition booklet before September if you are continuing with Spanish for A Level at Pocklington School. Have fun with it!

A solid knowledge of grammar is essential for a good start at A Level. Try this booklet for practice:

Download the AQA A Level Spanish specification here :

pocklington.fireflycloud.net/Resources/SeniorSchool/subjects/Spanish/aqaspec.pdf

AQA A Level Spanish website: www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/as-and-a-level/spanish-7692

Films and Spanish series to watch:

Watch El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) by Guillermo del Toro - this is the film we study at A Level. You can rent it on Amazon Prime. Check the transition booklet for more details.

Find a list of other Spanish films to watch on Netflix here: www.profedeele.es/recomienda/netflix-peliculas-espanol-mejores/?fbclid=IwAR1gddAVCaclqU1TJOZw0M8E-_MoeETdSq3R9mmKOvD4JrGaBXqmSo8PrKs

Find Spanish series on Netflix: www.secondhalftravels.com/spanish-language-tv-shows-netflix/

Other sites to visit and make the most of:

• Do lots of videos on www.thisislanguage.com - amazing for your listening skills, vocabulary enrichment and grammar too.
• Do as much grammar practice as you can - this is REALLY important! You can do this on This is Language using the "grammar" tab at the top or the grammar guide and quizzes on Spanish Dict www.spanishdict.com/guide
• Subscribe to Easy Spanish for lots of great videos: youtube.com/channel/UCAL4AMMMXKxHDu3FqZV6CbQ?sub_confirmation=1
• Visit www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize for brilliant GCSE revision and great grammar practice too.
• Do some Duolinguo - you can do a placement test and then some stories which are great for reading and listening comprehension stories.duolingo.com/
• Test your knowledge of the Spanish-speaking world with this Kahoot, then try out some more: create.kahoot.it/share/spanish-speaking-world/1102206f-c96b-4147-babc-4893972fb902
• Explore different cultures in South America with this beautiful website from National Geographic - why not plan a trip! www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/south-america/
• Listen to and watch some famous stories in Spanish at www.thefablecottage.com/spanish/. Great for listening skills, developing your range of vocab and for grammar too!
• The BBC programme The Race Across the World this year was a race across South America. Watch it and gain some cultural knowledge about that part of the world!