Spanish Revision
Grammar, phonics and exam skills for the reformed 2026 spec, tier by tier.
AQA GCSE Spanish (8692) is the reformed specification, first examined in June 2026. It is tiered: students sit all four papers at either Foundation (grades 1-5) or Higher (grades 4-9). The four papers - Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing - are equally weighted at 25% each, and the new spec adds a prescribed vocabulary list, a defined tiered grammar list, phonics (sound-symbol correspondences) tested through dictation and reading aloud, and translation in both directions.
Because a language is learned through patterns rather than facts, these lessons are grammar-led: every tense and structure - the present, preterite, ser vs estar, the subjunctive and more - gets its own worked lesson with full conjugation tables and glossed examples. Alongside the grammar sit phonics and stress, a lesson for each exam paper, translation technique, and topic-vocabulary lessons for all nine themes.
Higher-tier grammar (the subjunctive, passive voice and advanced pronouns) is clearly badged so Foundation students know what they can skip. Work through a grammar point, turn it into a quiz or flashcards, and ask the built-in tutor whenever a conjugation or accent stops making sense.
Lessons
Getting started and exam skills
87 min
7 min
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LessonSpeaking Exam: Role-play, Photo Card and Conversation
OV Getting started and exam skills
10 days ago
5 min
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Grammar: the building blocks
87 min
6 min
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Grammar: verbs and tenses
117 min
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Grammar: Higher tier
4- Higher
5 min
- Higher
5 min
- Higher
5 min
- Higher
5 min
Theme 1: People and lifestyle
38 min
7 min
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Theme 2: Popular culture
37 min
6 min
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Theme 3: Communication and the world
36 min
6 min
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LessonThe Environment and Where People Live
T3 Theme 3: Communication and the world around us
10 days ago
Frequently asked questions
By four equally weighted papers, each worth 25%: Listening (with a dictation section), Speaking (a non-exam assessment with a role-play, reading-aloud task and photo-card discussion), Reading (with translation into English), and Writing (with translation into Spanish). Students sit all four at one tier.
Foundation targets grades 1-5 and Higher grades 4-9. Higher students must know everything on the Foundation grammar and vocabulary lists plus extra Higher-only content, such as the subjunctive, the passive voice and advanced pronouns. These lessons badge the Higher-only grammar so you know what applies to you.
The reformed 8692 spec introduced a prescribed vocabulary list, a defined tiered grammar list, assessed phonics (through dictation in Listening and reading aloud in Speaking) and translation in both directions. It replaced the old 90/150-word essay tasks with more structured writing. These lessons teach the current 2026 format.
Master the core grammar and high-frequency vocabulary, then practise each exam skill. Learn verb conjugations and accents until they are automatic, build topic vocabulary you can adapt in Speaking and Writing, and rehearse dictation and reading aloud, since phonics is now directly assessed.
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