Life at School (AQA GCSE Spanish): Revision Note
Exam code: 8692
Life at school
When talking about life at school, you could mention:
what subjects you study
your teachers
what a typical school day looks like
what facilities there are at your school
You can add opinion phrases, adjectives and comparatives to this information to say what you like and dislike about life at school.
Life at school: vocabulary
Some useful words and phrases to talk about the topic of life at school are:
Mi asignatura preferida es … - My favourite subject is …
Aprendo - I learn
Estudio - I study
Llevo - I wear
Hay … - There is … / There are …
Category | Spanish | Part of speech | English |
School subjects | arte | n (m) | art |
ciencia | n (f) | science | |
dibujo | n (m) | art | |
economía | n (f) | economics | |
geografía | n (f) | geography | |
historia | n (f) | history | |
idioma | n (m) | language | |
informática | n (f) | ICT | |
matemáticas | n (fpl) | maths | |
música | n (f) | music | |
teatro | n (m) | drama | |
tecnología | n (f) | technology | |
aprobar | v | to pass | |
School facilities | biblioteca | n (f) | library |
edificio | n (m) | building | |
ordenador | n (m) | computer | |
patio | n (m) | courtyard, playground | |
servicios | n (mpl) | toilets, bathroom | |
People at school | alumno | n (m) | student, pupil |
compañero | n (m) | classmate | |
director | n (m) | headteacher | |
estudiante | n (m, f) | student | |
profesor | n (m) | teacher | |
The school day | clase | n (m) | class |
deberes | n (mpl) | homework | |
horario | n (m) | timetable | |
recreo | n (m) | break |
When using opinion phrases to talk about school subjects, remember to use the definite article (the) in Spanish:
Me gusta la historia
I like history
No me gustan las matemáticas
I don’t like maths
Higher tier only
These words are only required for Higher tier.
Category | Spanish | Part of speech | English | Examples | |
School subjects | obligatorio | adj | compulsory | En mi instituto, el inglés es una asignatura obligatoria. | In my school, English is a compulsory subject. |
castigar | v | to punish | El profesor me castigó por llegar tarde a clase. | The teacher punished me for arriving late to class. | |
suspender | v | to fail | No quiero suspender el examen de matemáticas. | I don't want to fail the maths exam. | |
School facilities | laboratorio | n (m) | lab, laboratory | El laboratorio está al lado de la biblioteca. | The lab is next to the library. |
portátil | n (m) | laptop | Uso mi portátil para hacer los deberes. | I use my laptop to do (my) homework. | |
Suspender is a false friend - it doesn't mean 'to suspend'!
There are three words for ‘school’ in Spanish:
Escuela can mean school in general, but usually refers to primary school
Colegio can mean school in general, but usually refers to secondary school
Instituto refers to secondary school
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