Vocabulario escolar — School Vocabulary

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IntroductionUnit: Theme 3 — Communication & WorldGCSE

This introduction covers Vocabulario escolar — School Vocabulary within School + future plans — Higher: present subjunctive (receptive, cuando/para que) for GCSE Spanish. Revise School + future plans — Higher: present subjunctive (receptive, cuando/para que) in Theme 3 — Communication & World for GCSE Spanish with 13 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 1 of 4 in this topic. Use this introduction to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.

📚 Vocabulario escolar — School Vocabulary

AQA Papers 3 and 4 test school vocabulary and future plans together — you will almost always be asked to describe your school and then discuss what happens next. Knowing both the positives and the problems about your school, and linking them to your future goals, is the key to the higher mark bands.
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el instituto / el colegio secondary school
las asignaturas school subjects
los deberes homework
el recreo break time
aprobar un examen to pass an exam
suspender un examen to fail an exam
sacar buenas / malas notas to get good / bad marks
presentarse a un examen to sit an exam
el uniforme escolar school uniform
la hora de tutoría form time / tutor time

For AQA Paper 3 (speaking) and Paper 4 (writing), school vocabulary and future plans are among the most tested topics. Know both the problems and the positives about your school — examiners reward balanced, detailed responses that link school experience to future ambitions.

Practice questions for School + future plans — Higher: present subjunctive (receptive, cuando/para que)

  • A. to fail an exam
  • B. to sit an exam
  • C. to pass an exam
  • D. to revise for an exam
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Quick recall flashcards

¿Qué significan 'las asignaturas'? Da tres ejemplos.
las asignaturas = (school) subjects. Ejemplos: las matemáticas (maths), la historia (history), las ciencias (sciences). Tip: always plural with the article when listing: 'mis asignaturas favoritas son…'
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre 'aprobar' y 'suspender' un examen?
aprobar = to pass an exam ✓. suspender = to fail an exam ✗. Ej: 'Aprobé el examen de biología.' (I passed the biology exam.) / 'Suspendí el examen de química.' (I failed the chemistry exam.) Nota: 'presentarse a un examen' = to sit/take an exam.

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