Practice
Each set is a part of Paper 3 Section A, on a suggested time, with questions in English. Check your answers at the end, then see why each one is right.
Reading: Foundation tier
Notices, adverts, emails, blogs and articles, with questions in English
- An email from MexicoIdentity and relationships with others · 10 questions, suggested 9 minutes
- Keeping healthy in ValenciaHealthy living and lifestyle · 10 questions, suggested 9 minutes
- School and work in BogotáEducation and work · 11 questions, suggested 9 minutes
- The Day of the Dead in OaxacaCustoms, festivals and celebrations · 10 questions, suggested 9 minutes
- A young star from ColombiaCelebrity culture · 10 questions, suggested 9 minutes
- Green week and where we liveThe environment and where people live · 11 questions, suggested 9 minutes
Reading: Higher tier
Longer articles, interviews, forums and literary extracts, with more questions on opinions and new words
- A village that refuses to disappearThe environment and where people live · 11 questions, suggested 14 minutes
- Interview with a young singerCelebrity culture · 11 questions, suggested 14 minutes
- The night of the guitarIdentity and relationships with others · 10 questions, suggested 14 minutes
- Staying healthy during examsHealthy living and lifestyle · 10 questions, suggested 12 minutes
- A young people's hostel in AsturiasTravel and tourism, including places of interest · 11 questions, suggested 14 minutes
- A water festival: tradition or business?Customs, festivals and celebrations · 11 questions, suggested 14 minutes
More practice
- Translation24 passages, Spanish into English and English into Spanish, checked part by part
- Grammar16 sets of sentences with a missing word, as in Foundation Question 3
- Writing22 tasks of about 50, 90 and 150 words, with instant checks and a model answer
- Vocabulary76 decks of the words on the specification's list
- Speaking preparationRole-plays, reading aloud, photo cards and conversation questions to practise with (not marked)