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Viva! Edexcel GCSE Spanish Foundation Student Book
Rachel Hawkes | Christopher Lillington
(2017)
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Book Details
Abstract
Expertly structured Student Book for Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Spanish (foundation tier). Designed to help learners use language independently and to the best of their ability, with fresh and engaging content from the target language culture.
- Designed for the new Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Spanish qualification (foundation tier).
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A carefully designed programme of learning teaches the ‘building blocks’ of Spanish grammar and vocabulary.
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Includes popular topics, authentic material and real life-contexts; all with links to the Spanish culture.
- Each unit and module is structured to allow gradual progression.
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Exam preparation units are included for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening.
- Revision forms the final module.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Contenidos | 3 | ||
| Módulo 1: ¡Desconéctate! Theme : Local area, holiday and travel | 6 | ||
| Punto de partida | 6 | ||
| Discussing holiday activities and weather | 6 | ||
| Revising the present tense of regular verbs | 6 | ||
| Unidad 1: ¿Cómo prefieres pasar las vacaciones? | 8 | ||
| Talking about holiday preferences | 8 | ||
| Revising the present tense of irregular verbs | 8 | ||
| Using verbs of opinion to refer to different people | 8 | ||
| Unidad 2: ¿Adónde fuiste? | 10 | ||
| Talking about a past holiday | 10 | ||
| Using the preterite tense | 10 | ||
| Writing a longer text | 10 | ||
| Unidad 3: ¡Destino Barcelona! | 12 | ||
| Describing a trip to Barcelona | 12 | ||
| Using two past tenses | 12 | ||
| Giving opinions in the past | 12 | ||
| Unidad 4: Quisiera reservar | 14 | ||
| Booking accommodaton and dealing with problems | 14 | ||
| Using verbs with usted | 14 | ||
| Understanding higher numbers | 14 | ||
| Unidad 5: Mis vacaciones desastrosas | 16 | ||
| Giving an account of a holiday in the past | 16 | ||
| Using three tenses together | 16 | ||
| Identifying positive and negative opinions | 16 | ||
| Leer y escuchar | 18 | ||
| Prueba oral | 20 | ||
| Prueba escrita | 22 | ||
| Palabras | 24 | ||
| Módulo 2: Mi vida en el insti Theme: School | 26 | ||
| Punto de partida 1 | 26 | ||
| Giving opinions about school subjects | 26 | ||
| Describing subjects and teachers | 26 | ||
| Punto de partida 2 | 28 | ||
| Describing school uniform and the school day | 28 | ||
| Using adjectives | 28 | ||
| Unidad 1: ¡Mi nuevo insti! | 30 | ||
| Describing your school | 30 | ||
| Using negatives | 30 | ||
| Distinguishing between the present and the imperfect | 30 | ||
| Unidad 2: ¡Está prohibido! | 32 | ||
| Talking about school rules and problems | 32 | ||
| Using phrases followed by the infinitive | 32 | ||
| Tackling harder listening exercises | 32 | ||
| Unidad 3: ¡Destino Zaragoza! | 34 | ||
| Talking about plans for a school exchange | 34 | ||
| Using the near future tense | 34 | ||
| Asking and answering questions | 34 | ||
| Unidad 4: Mis clubs y mis éxitos | 36 | ||
| Talking about activities and achievements | 36 | ||
| Understanding object pronouns | 36 | ||
| Using three tenses together | 36 | ||
| Leer y escuchar | 38 | ||
| Prueba oral | 40 | ||
| Prueba escrita | 42 | ||
| Palabras | 44 | ||
| Módulo 3: Mi gente Theme: Identity and culture | 46 | ||
| Punto de partida 1 | 46 | ||
| Talking about socialising and family | 46 | ||
| Using verbs in the present tense | 46 | ||
| Punto de partida 2 | 48 | ||
| Describing people | 48 | ||
| Using adjectival agreement | 48 | ||
| Unidad 1: Mis aplicaciones favoritas | 50 | ||
| Talking about social networks | 50 | ||
| Using para with infinitives | 50 | ||
| Extending responses by referring to others | 50 | ||
| Unidad 2: ¿Qué estás haciendo? | 52 | ||
| Making arrangements | 52 | ||
| Using the present continuous | 52 | ||
| Improvising dialogues | 52 | ||
| Unidad 3: Leer es un placer | 54 | ||
| Talking about reading preferences | 54 | ||
| Using a range of connectives | 54 | ||
| Recognising similar ideas expressed differently | 54 | ||
| Unidad 4: Retratos y relaciones | 56 | ||
| Describing relationships | 56 | ||
| Using ser and estar | 56 | ||
| Understanding more detailed descriptions | 56 | ||
| Leer y escuchar | 58 | ||
| Prueba oral | 60 | ||
| Prueba escrita | 62 | ||
| Palabras | 64 | ||
| Módulo 4: Intereses e infl uencias Theme: Identity and culture | 66 | ||
| Punto de partida 1 | 66 | ||
| Talking about free-time activities | 66 | ||
| Using stem-changing verbs | 66 | ||
| Punto de partida 2 | 68 | ||
| Talking about TV programmes and films | 68 | ||
| Using adjectives of nationality | 68 | ||
| Unidad 1: ¿Qué sueles hacer? | 70 | ||
| Talking about what you usually do | 70 | ||
| Using suelo + infinitive | 70 | ||
| Looking at context to identify missing words | 70 | ||
| Unidad 2: ¡Fanático del deporte! | 72 | ||
| Talking about sports | 72 | ||
| Using the imperfect tense to say what you used to do | 72 | ||
| Listening for different tenses | 72 | ||
| Unidad 3: | 74 | ||
| Talking about what’s trending | 74 | ||
| Using the perfect tense | 74 | ||
| Listening for clues | 74 | ||
| Unidad 4: En directo | 76 | ||
| Discussing different types of entertainment | 76 | ||
| Using algunos / otros / muchos / demasiados | 76 | ||
| Agreeing and disagreeing | 76 | ||
| Unidad 5: Modelos a seguir | 78 | ||
| Talking about who inspires you | 78 | ||
| Using the he/she form of the perfect tense | 78 | ||
| Translating a text into English | 78 | ||
| Leer y escuchar | 80 | ||
| Prueba oral | 82 | ||
| Prueba escrita | 84 | ||
| Palabras | 86 | ||
| Módulo 5: Ciudades Theme: Local area, holiday and travel; identity and culture | 88 | ||
| Punto de partida 1 | 88 | ||
| Talking about the places in a town or city | 88 | ||
| Asking for and understanding directions | 88 | ||
| Punto de partida 2 | 90 | ||
| Talking about shops | 90 | ||
| Shopping for souvenirs | 90 | ||
| Unidad 1: ¿Cómo es tu zona? | 92 | ||
| Describing the features of a region | 92 | ||
| Using se puede and se pueden | 92 | ||
| Asking and responding to questions | 92 | ||
| Unidad 2: ¿Qué harás mañana? | 94 | ||
| Planning what to do | 94 | ||
| Using the future tense | 94 | ||
| Using exclamations | 94 | ||
| Unidad 3: De compras | 96 | ||
| Shopping for clothes and presents | 96 | ||
| Using demonstrative adjectives | 96 | ||
| Explaining preferences | 96 | ||
| Unidad 4: Los pros y los contras de la ciudad | 98 | ||
| Talking about problems in a town | 98 | ||
| Using tan and tanto | 98 | ||
| Using antonyms | 98 | ||
| Unidad 5: ¡Destino Arequipa! | 100 | ||
| Describing a visit in the past | 100 | ||
| Using different tenses together | 100 | ||
| Extending spoken answers | 100 | ||
| Leer y escuchar | 102 | ||
| Prueba oral | 104 | ||
| Prueba escrita | 106 | ||
| Palabras | 108 | ||
| Módulo 6: De costumbre Theme: Identity and culture | 110 | ||
| Punto de partida 1 | 110 | ||
| Describing mealtimes | 110 | ||
| Talking about daily routine | 110 | ||
| Punto de partida 2 | 112 | ||
| Talking about illnesses and injuries | 112 | ||
| Asking for help at the pharmacy | 112 | ||
| Unidad 1: Dietas del mundo | 114 | ||
| Talking about typical foods | 114 | ||
| Using me gusta / me gustaría | 114 | ||
| Using quantity expressions | 114 | ||
| Unidad 2: ¡De fiesta! | 116 | ||
| Comparing different festivals | 116 | ||
| Using verbs in the ‘we’ and ‘they’ form | 116 | ||
| Working out the meaning of new words | 116 | ||
| Unidad 3: Un día especial | 118 | ||
| Describing a special day | 118 | ||
| Using reflexive verbs in the preterite | 118 | ||
| Inferring meaning in a literary text | 118 | ||
| Unidad 4: ¡A comer! | 120 | ||
| Ordering in a restaurant | 120 | ||
| Using estar to describe a temporary state | 120 | ||
| Understanding adjectives ending in –ísimo | 120 | ||
| Unidad 5: El festival de música | 122 | ||
| Talking about a music festival | 122 | ||
| Saying ‘before’ / ‘after’ (doing) | 122 | ||
| Using acabar de + infinitive | 122 | ||
| Leer y escuchar | 124 | ||
| Prueba oral | 126 | ||
| Prueba escrita | 128 | ||
| Palabras | 130 | ||
| Módulo 7: ¡A currar! Theme: Future aspirations, study and work | 132 | ||
| Punto de partida | 132 | ||
| Talking about different jobs | 132 | ||
| Discussing job preferences | 132 | ||
| Unidad 1: ¿Qué haces para ganar dinero? | 134 | ||
| Talking about how you earn money | 134 | ||
| Using verbs followed by the infinitive | 134 | ||
| Words with more than one meaning | 134 | ||
| Unidad 2: Mis prácticas laborales | 136 | ||
| Talking about work experience | 136 | ||
| Using the preterite and imperfect together | 136 | ||
| Extending your answers when speaking | 136 | ||
| Unidad 3: ¿Por qué aprender idiomas? | 138 | ||
| Talking about languages and travel | 138 | ||
| Using lo + adjective | 138 | ||
| Using the 24-hour clock | 138 | ||
| Unidad 4: Solicitando un trabajo | 140 | ||
| Applying for a summer job | 140 | ||
| Revising the perfect tense | 140 | ||
| Writing a formal letter | 140 | ||
| Unidad 5: El futuro | 142 | ||
| Discussing plans for the future | 142 | ||
| Using different ways to express future plans | 142 | ||
| Using ‘if’ clauses | 142 | ||
| Leer y escuchar | 144 | ||
| Prueba oral | 146 | ||
| Prueba escrita | 148 | ||
| Palabras | 150 | ||
| Módulo 8: Hacia un mundo mejor Theme: International and global dimension | 152 | ||
| Punto de partida 1 | 152 | ||
| Describing types of houses | 152 | ||
| Talking about the environment | 152 | ||
| Punto de partida 2 | 154 | ||
| Talking about healthy eating | 154 | ||
| Discussing diet-related problems | 154 | ||
| Unidad 1: ¡Piensa globalmente…! | 156 | ||
| Considering global issues | 156 | ||
| Using the superlative | 156 | ||
| Listening for high numbers | 156 | ||
| Unidad 2: ¡Actúa localmente! | 158 | ||
| Talking about local actions | 158 | ||
| Using se debería | 158 | ||
| Using synonyms | 158 | ||
| Unidad 3: ¡Vivir a tope! | 160 | ||
| Discussing healthy lifestyles | 160 | ||
| Understanding different tenses | 160 | ||
| Giving extended reasons | 160 | ||
| Unidad 4: ¡El deporte nos une! | 162 | ||
| Talking about international sporting events | 162 | ||
| Using verbs in the third person plural | 162 | ||
| Understanding equivalent expressions | 162 | ||
| Leer y escuchar | 164 | ||
| Prueba oral | 166 | ||
| Prueba escrita | 168 | ||
| Palabras | 170 | ||
| ¡A repasar! | 172 | ||
| Módulo 1: ¡Desconéctate! | 172 | ||
| Módulo 2: Mi vida en el insti | 174 | ||
| Módulo 3: Mi gente | 176 | ||
| Módulo 4: Intereses e influencias | 178 | ||
| Módulo 5: Ciudades | 180 | ||
| Módulo 6: De costumbre | 182 | ||
| Módulo 7: ¡A currar! | 184 | ||
| Módulo 8: Hacia un mundo mejor | 186 | ||
| General conversation questions | 188 | ||
| Te toca a ti | 190 | ||
| Gramática | 198 | ||
| Verb tables | 222 |