Edexcel GCSE Spanish ยท Writing Practice

๐Ÿ“ Writing Paper

Choose your tier to see the tasks and start practising.

Foundation Tier โ€” 4 tasks

๐Ÿ“‹ Total: 50 marks ยท Time: 1h 15m
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Photo description 8 marks
Write 4 short sentences in Spanish about a photo.
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Short writing โ€” 40โ€“50 words 14 marks โ˜… Choose 1 of 2 in exam
3 bullet points ยท description + opinion + future.
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Structured writing โ€” 80โ€“90 words 18 marks โ˜… Choose 1 of 2 in exam
4 bullet points ยท description, opinion, past + future.
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Translation into Spanish 10 marks
Translate 5 short English sentences (~35 words) into Spanish.
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Higher Tier โ€” 3 tasks

๐Ÿ“‹ Total: 50 marks ยท Time: 1h 20m
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Structured writing โ€” 80โ€“90 words 18 marks โ˜… Choose 1 of 2 in exam
4 bullet points ยท description, opinion, past + future.
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Open writing โ€” 130โ€“150 words 22 marks โ˜… Choose 1 of 2 in exam
4 bullet points ยท push for AO3 with past, conditional + complex linkers.
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Translation into Spanish 10 marks
Translate one connected English paragraph (~35โ€“40 words) into Spanish.
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๐Ÿ’ก A note on the writing models: they're built around solid, reusable language to score in the higher mark bands. Layer on any extra complex language you already know to push for top marks โ€” the models are a foundation, not the only way.