A-Level Spanish Oral Phrases + Example

This resource is a complete A‑Level Spanish Speaking Cards support pack, designed to help students develop high‑level, exam‑ready responses for Paper 3 (Speaking). It provides students with the structures, phrases, and model answers they need to speak confidently, accurately and spontaneously.

What the resource includes

1. A comprehensive bank of high‑level speaking phrases
   The first section offers a wide range of expressions for giving opinions, reacting emotionally, and using advanced grammar. These include:

• Emotional reactions such as “me llama la atención que + subjuntivo” and “me sorprende que + subjuntivo”
• Useful opinion structures like “A mi juicio” and “A mi modo de ver”
• Subjunctive triggers, contrast markers, and connectors for structuring long answers
• This section acts as a toolkit students can use with any speaking card.

1. Grammar support for high‑level accuracy
   The resource includes clear lists of:

• Imperfect subjunctive stems (si tuviera, si fuera, si pudiera…)
• Passive‑avoidance structures with se (se puede, se debe, se dice…)
• Alternatives to porque (e.g., puesto que, dado que, debido a…)

These are essential for achieving the top bands in AO2 and AO3.

1. A fully modelled speaking‑card example
   The second half of the resource provides a complete model answer for a speaking card about el papel de los abuelos en España. It includes:

• A reaction to the information on the card
• An explanation of why grandparents have an increasingly important role
• A discussion of wider social changes in the Hispanic world

It also discusses historical context, such as the permiso marital and changes in family structures since the Franco era.

This model shows students exactly how to structure a high‑scoring response.