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CIE IGCSE Spanish Syllabus
The complete CIE IGCSE Spanish specification mapped to 208 topics. Click any topic for free revision notes and practice questions.
Adjectives
agreement, position and comparative and superlative forms
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agreement, position and comparison
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Adverbs
formation and use
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Articles
definite, indefinite and partitive
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Conditional tense
regular and irregular verbs
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Continuous writing (Core)
letter, email or narrative task
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Continuous writing (Extended)
article, report, essay or letter
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Directed writing (Core)
responding to a visual or written stimulus
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Directed writing (Extended)
structured extended response
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Directed writing task (Core)
structured response to a text prompt
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Future tense
regular and irregular verbs
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Imperative forms
affirmative and negative commands
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Imperfect subjunctive
formation and use in conditional sentences
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Imperfect tense
regular and irregular verbs
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uses and forms
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Listening
identifying key information in short extracts (Core)
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identifying key information in short extracts (Extended)
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inferring meaning and opinion in authentic contexts (Extended)
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note-taking and gap-filling tasks (Core)
understanding longer dialogues and monologues (Extended)
understanding monologues and dialogues (Core)
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Listening comprehension
gap-fill and note-taking
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longer passages and opinion questions
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multiple choice and short answer (Core)
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multiple choice and short answer (Extended)
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Media
television, film, music and press
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Modal verbs
poder, querer, deber, tener que, hay que
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Negatives
no, nunca, nada, nadie, ninguno, tampoco
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Nouns
gender and number
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Passive voice
formation and use
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Perfect tense
formation and use
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Pluperfect tense
formation and use
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Present subjunctive
regular and common irregular forms and uses
Present tense
regular and irregular verbs
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regular and irregular verbs (ser, estar, tener, ir, hacer, querer, poder, venir)
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Preterite tense
regular and irregular verbs
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Pronouns
personal, direct object, indirect object and reflexive
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subject, object (direct and indirect), reflexive and relative
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Reading
comprehension questions in English on longer texts (Extended)
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inferring meaning and identifying attitude in authentic texts (Extended)
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matching tasks and gap-filling (Core)
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summary and note-taking tasks (Extended)
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true/false/not mentioned and multiple choice tasks (Core)
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understanding authentic written texts (notices, adverts, articles)
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understanding short texts and notices (Core)
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understanding short texts and notices (Extended)
Reading comprehension
longer texts and inference questions
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matching and gap-fill tasks
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multiple choice and short answer (Core)
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multiple choice and short answer (Extended)
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Ser and estar
uses and contrasts
uses and distinctions
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Speaking
general conversation on thematic topics (Core and Extended)
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role play tasks (Core and Extended)
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topic presentation and discussion (Core and Extended)
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Subjunctive mood
present and imperfect subjunctive
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Topic 1
Everyday Activities
Topic 2
Personal and Social Life
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Topic 3
The World around Us
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Topic 4
The World of Work
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Topic 5
The International World
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Writing
extended writing tasks — formal and informal registers (Extended)
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extended writing tasks — letter, article, report or narrative (Core)
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form-filling and short message tasks (Core)
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form-filling and short message tasks (Extended)
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longer essay or directed writing requiring argument and opinion (Extended)
short descriptive or narrative tasks (Core)
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All topics
Adverbs and adverbial expressions
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Applying for jobs and CVs
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Applying for jobs and interviews
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Clothes and fashion
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Conjunctions and connectives for extending sentences
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Connectives, conjunctions and complex sentence structures
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Context
Conversation and role play (Core)
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Cultural diversity and integration
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Daily routine and free time
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Daily routines and home life
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Directions and transport
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Environmental issues and sustainability
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Environmental problems and sustainability
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Everyday activities – food, drink and eating out
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Everyday activities – home life and routines
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Everyday activities – school and education
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Everyday activities – shopping and services
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Expressions of frequency, sequence and opinion
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Family and friends
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Festivals, customs and traditions
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Festivals, traditions and cultural celebrations
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Food, drink and eating habits
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Food, eating habits and meals
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Formal and informal registers in spoken interaction
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Future education and university
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Future plans for study and training
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Future tense and conditional tense
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Geography and weather
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Gerund and continuous tenses (estar + gerundio)
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Global issues and social problems
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Grammar
Grammar – adjectives, agreement and position
Grammar – adverbs and adverbial phrases
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Grammar – comparatives and superlatives
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Grammar – future tense and conditional
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Grammar – imperative forms
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Grammar – imperfect tense
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Grammar – negatives and question forms
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Grammar – nouns, articles and gender
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Grammar – numbers, dates, time and quantity expressions
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Grammar – perfect and pluperfect tenses
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Grammar – prepositions and conjunctions
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Grammar – present tense (regular and irregular verbs)
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Grammar – preterite tense (regular and irregular verbs)
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Grammar – pronouns (subject, object, reflexive, relative)
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Grammar – reflexive verbs
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Grammar – ser and estar
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Grammar – subjunctive mood (present and imperfect)
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Health, fitness and wellbeing
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Healthy and unhealthy living
Hobbies, sports and leisure activities
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Holidays and accommodation
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Holidays and tourism
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Home and local area
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Home town and local environment
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Illness, injury and medical care
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Impersonal verbs (gustar, encantar, parecer, hacer falta, etc.)
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Infinitive constructions (ir a + infinitive, tener que, hay que, acabar de, soler)
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Internet, communication and digital life
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Interrogatives and exclamations
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Jobs, careers and ambitions
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Listening
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Listening comprehension – extended response to spoken passages (Extended tier)
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Listening comprehension – identifying key information, specific detail and opinion in spoken texts
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Listening comprehension – understanding and responding to longer spoken passages
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Listening comprehension – understanding and responding to short spoken passages
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Local facilities and services
Natural world and geography
Negation and negative expressions
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Nouns, articles and gender agreement
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Numbers, dates, time and quantities
Numbers, time, dates and quantities
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Part-time work and work experience
Passive constructions and impersonal expressions with se
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Perfect and pluperfect tenses
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Personal and social life – free time and social activities
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Personal and social life – holidays and travel
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Personal and social life – relationships and social issues
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Personal and social life – self, family and friends
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Personal beliefs, values and customs
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Personal information, identity and relationships
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Physical appearance and character description
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Poverty, inequality and social issues
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Prepositions and prepositional phrases
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Presentation and discussion of a topic (Extended)
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Protecting the environment and global issues
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Reading
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Reading comprehension – extended response to reading texts (Extended tier)
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Reading comprehension – understanding authentic and adapted written materials
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Reading comprehension – understanding longer written texts and identifying detail and opinion
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Reading comprehension – understanding short written texts and extracting information
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Reflexive verbs and reflexive constructions
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Reflexive verbs and their uses
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Relative pronouns and relative clauses
Responding to unpredictable questions in spoken Spanish
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Rules and pressures at school
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School and school life
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School life and education system
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School rules and school environment
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School subjects and timetable
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School subjects and timetables
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Shopping and money
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Shopping, money and fashion
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Skills and qualities for employment
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Social media and the internet
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Spanish-speaking countries and cultural identity
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Spanish-speaking world and its cultures
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Speaking
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Speaking – extended discussion and justification of opinions (Extended tier)
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Speaking – general conversation across topic areas
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Speaking – presentation and discussion on a chosen topic
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Speaking – role play scenarios using transactional and interpersonal language
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Technology and social media
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Technology and the media
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The international world – global issues and current affairs
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The international world – life in Spanish-speaking countries and communities
The international world – Spanish-speaking world culture and heritage
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The world around us – environmental issues and sustainability
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The world around us – home town and local area
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The world around us – the natural environment and weather
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The world around us – tourism and transport
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The world of work – jobs, careers and future plans
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The world of work – language and communication at work
The world of work – work experience and part-time jobs
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Town, city and rural environments
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Translation
Travel and tourism
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Verbs
Vocabulary
Volunteering and charity work
Weather and climate
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Work experience and part-time jobs
Work, careers and employment
Writing
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Writing – accuracy of grammatical structures and complexity of language
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Writing – accuracy, range and appropriateness of vocabulary
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Writing – directed writing task based on written prompts
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Writing – extended piece of writing (e.g. letter, article, report, review)
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Writing – short message and note writing tasks
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Writing – translation from English into Spanish
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