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School in Spanish

MFL, Spanish vocabulary. Usually met in years 7 to 11.

Learn Spanish words for school subjects, the school day and classroom life, from the English meaning to the Spanish word and back.

What you practise

Starts with everyday words and builds to the words met in GCSE papers. Practice moves up a level when a round goes well and down when it does not.

Sample questions

Each sample comes with the method and the reason every wrong option is wrong. Real practice rounds are ten questions at your level.

Sample question, level 2 of 5

What does ‘la geografía’ mean?

  1. geography
  2. school subject
  3. teacher
  4. easy
  5. homework
Show the answer and method

Answer: A, geography

The method: ‘la geografía’ means ‘geography’.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • B, school subject: ‘school subject’ is ‘la asignatura’ in Spanish.
  • C, teacher: ‘teacher’ is ‘el profesor’ in Spanish.
  • D, easy: ‘easy’ is ‘fácil’ in Spanish.
  • E, homework: ‘homework’ is ‘los deberes’ in Spanish.

Sample question, level 4 of 5

How do you say ‘to pass an exam’ in Spanish?

  1. fácil
  2. útil
  3. la geografía
  4. aprobar un examen
  5. aburrido
Show the answer and method

Answer: D, aprobar un examen

The method: ‘aprobar un examen’ means ‘to pass an exam’.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • A, fácil: ‘fácil’ means ‘easy’.
  • B, útil: ‘útil’ means ‘useful’.
  • C, la geografía: ‘la geografía’ means ‘geography’.
  • E, aburrido: ‘aburrido’ means ‘boring’.

See where this fits: every language topic and Key Stage 3.

Related topics: People and family, Home and town, Free time, Food and drink, Travel and holidays, Work and the future.