Topic 1: My studies

Topic 1: My studies (Mis estudios) in AQA GCSE Spanish focuses on describing your school life, subjects, and opinions. You'll learn to talk about your school timetable, favourite and least favourite subjects, and why you hold those opinions. This topic also covers school facilities, uniform, and daily routines, helping you build a rich vocabulary for discussing education. Mastering this topic is essential because it appears in both the speaking and writing exams, where you'll need to express justified opinions and compare your school experience with that of Spanish-speaking countries.

Understanding 'My studies' allows you to connect with broader themes like future plans and work, as your current studies directly influence your career aspirations. You'll practise using present tense verbs to describe your school day, and you'll learn to give reasons using phrases like 'porque' (because) and 'ya que' (since). This topic also introduces comparative structures, such as 'más... que' (more... than), to compare subjects or schools. By the end, you should be able to write a paragraph about your school and discuss it confidently in conversation.

In the wider GCSE course, 'My studies' is a foundational block. It feeds into Topic 2: Life at school/college, where you'll discuss rules, pressures, and successes. The vocabulary and grammar you learn here—opinion verbs, adjectives, and justifications—will be reused across many other topics. Moreover, this topic often appears in reading and listening exams, so building a strong lexical field around school is crucial for comprehension. Practising with past papers and role-plays will help you internalise these structures and perform well under exam conditions.