Al Ritmo: Magazines for GCSE Spanish (Subscription)

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An excellent resource – for whole class teaching/individual or pair extension/consolidation work. Clear reference made to exam specifications at start. Clearly identifiable differentiated activities. A huge variety of task types. A wide variety of text types (advert/dialogue/interview/fact file). It has the feel of a magazine. Vocab support provided for each authentic text. Audio resources are a must [see upgrade]. I particularly like the ‘Spanish Sayings’ section as Edexcel are keen to see examples of ‘uncommon language’ in students written work. My Year 11 classes this year have created a bank of sayings they can adapt for each theme to use them in their speaking/writing exams. Having a resource like this with sayings for each topic area is a super idea.

I loved the resource and it actually contained a lot more information than I initially thought it was going to. The range of activities was at a very high level and all would engage students at KS4 and upper levels at Year 9 I'm sure. I particularly liked the differentiation and the way it had been integrated into the magazine - something I hadn't expected. The activities are a nice balance between the vocabulary and grammar and there is still some English in the magazine in order not to 'over-awe' the students. I liked the use of the Spanish questions for the higher-level articles and the translation focus on most articles; both Spanish to English and vice versa, which is required in the reading and writing sections. The 'popular expressions' help the students to learn more colloquial phrases which can be incorporated into their speaking exam. I am very much in favour of this resource... thank you for designing it.

This is a fantastic resource and one that could be used within the MFL classroom as a learning tool, but also as a resource in the library, to promote students' self-study. Each article has activities linked to it, and the answers are at the back should students be doing this on their own. Very user-friendly.

This resource appeals because it is something different to the usual workbook whilst still staying loyal to the GCSE specification, this resource finds a way to stretch and challenge pupils linguistic ability through interesting cultural topics. I particularly liked the content of the articles as they cover topics that don't come up in the textbook. There is a great variety of activities allowing for independent, group, and whole class learning. In a mixed ability class, it can be very difficult to really push your most able pupils.