This deep dive covers Vocabulario esencial — Essential Toolkit within 90-word writing task for GCSE Spanish. Revise 90-word writing task in Writing + Translation (EN→ES) for GCSE Spanish with 16 exam-style questions and 12 flashcards. Use this page as part of a wider topic revision path rather than treating it as an isolated fact. It is section 2 of 4 in this topic. Use this deep dive to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
🔍 Vocabulario esencial — Essential Toolkit
Build your 90-word response from two banks: opinion phrases and connectives. Together they carry communication marks and show the examiner you can link ideas with reasons.
Section A — Opinion phrases
- Me gusta / Me encanta + noun/infinitive — I like / I love
- No me gusta + noun/infinitive — I don't like
- Prefiero + noun — I prefer
- En mi opinión / Creo que / Me parece que — In my opinion / I think / It seems to me that
Section B — Connectives
| Connective | Meaning |
|---|---|
| porque | because |
| también | also |
| además | moreover |
| sin embargo | however |
| aunque | although |
| por eso | therefore |
⭐ The time-frame trick
For any bullet about your life, write one present sentence + one past sentence + one future sentence. This automatically covers all three time references and shows tense range to the examiner.
Practice questions for 90-word writing task
Write about your school day in Spanish. You should include: - a time phrase - a subject you study - your opinion of school Write approximately 90 words.