Religious Celebrations (AQA GCSE Spanish): Revision Note
Exam code: 8692
Religious celebrations
You will be expected to discuss key topics like major religious events (e.g., Semana Santa), different religions, and types of religious buildings (such as iglesias and mezquitas)
Success in themes like Religious Celebrations requires one crucial focus: examiners need to see your precise command of religious celebrations vocabulary when handling different tenses and structures
These revision notes will unlock the core vocabulary for religions and religious buildings, practice essential grammar points like suffixes and key prepositions, and share top strategies for tackling exam questions on this topic
Religious celebrations: vocabulary
Category | Spanish | Part of Speech | English |
Topic Focus | edificio | n (m) | building |
religioso | adj | religious | |
religión | n (f) | religion | |
Religions & Faiths | cristiano | adj | Christian |
judío | adj | Jewish | |
musulmán | adj | Muslim | |
Religious Buildings | iglesia | n (f) | church |
mezquita | n (f) | mosque | |
sinagoga | n (f) | synagogue | |
templo | n (m) | temple | |
Key Celebrations | Día de Reyes | n (m) | Epiphany / 6th January |
Navidad | n (f) | Christmas | |
Nochebuena | n (f) | Christmas Eve | |
Semana Santa | n (f) | Easter Week / Holy Week | |
Related Terms | celebrar | v | (to) celebrate |
costumbre | n (f) | custom / habit / tradition | |
paso | n (m) | religious image carried in Holy Week processions | |
santo | n (m) | saint / saint's day | |
tradición | n (f) | tradition |
Higher Tier Only Vocabulary
Spanish | Part of Speech | English | Example Phrase | English Translation |
alegrar | v | (to) make happy / cheer up | Me alegra ver el desfile de Semana Santa. | It makes me happy to see the Holy Week procession. |
nacimiento | n (m) | birth / origin | Celebramos el nacimiento de Jesús en Navidad. | We celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas. |
proponer | v | (to) propose / suggest | Mis padres propusieron ir a la iglesia. | My parents suggested going to church. |
Examiner Tips and Tricks
Achieving accuracy requires learning the gender (masculine (m) or feminine (f)) alongside every noun. Examiners reward precision in this area.
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