AQA GCSE Spanish · 8692
GCSE Spanish listening practice
35 Spanish listening texts, grouped by the AQA themes: short readers and dialogues written only in GCSE vocabulary, read aloud, each with its own comprehension questions. Listen first, answer, then check the transcript.
Press Listen and let the recording play through once without reading anything.
Answer the questions from what you heard. Slow it down or replay it if you need to.
Only then read the transcript, and find the sentences that caught you out.
General
Un lunes en Bogotá
ReaderFoundationA Monday in Bogotá · 7 questions
Un regalo para mamá
ReaderFoundationA present for Mum · 7 questions
El móvil en el autobús
ReaderFoundationThe phone on the bus · 7 questions
La bici rota
ReaderFoundationThe broken bike · 7 questions
La lista de la abuela
ReaderFoundationGrandma's list · 7 questions
Mis mensajes son privados
ReaderHigherMy messages are private · 7 questions
Una biblioteca de objetos
ReaderHigherA library of objects · 7 questions
Identity and relationships with others
En clase: la chica nueva
DialogueFoundationIn class: the new girl · 7 questions
El cumpleaños de la abuela
ReaderFoundationGrandmother's birthday · 7 questions
Un lunes muy nervioso
ReaderFoundationA very nervous Monday · 7 questions
Un secreto en Bogotá
ReaderHigherA Secret in Bogotá · 7 questions
Healthy living and lifestyle
En el médico: me duele la cabeza
DialogueFoundationAt the doctor's: I have a headache · 7 questions
Un mes sano
ReaderFoundationA healthy month · 7 questions
Cocinar con el abuelo
ReaderHigherCooking with Grandad · 7 questions
Education and work
Una entrevista para un trabajo de verano
DialogueFoundationAn interview for a summer job · 7 questions
El examen de matemáticas
ReaderFoundationThe maths exam · 7 questions
Mi camino después del colegio
ReaderHigherMy Path After School · 7 questions
Free time activities
Dos entradas para la película
DialogueFoundationTwo tickets for the film · 7 questions
El partido de los sábados
ReaderFoundationThe Saturday match · 7 questions
Una banda en problemas
ReaderHigherA Band in Trouble · 7 questions
Customs, festivals and celebrations
Un regalo para la abuela
DialogueFoundationA present for Grandma · 7 questions
Nochebuena en casa de la abuela
ReaderFoundationChristmas Eve at Grandma's house · 7 questions
Celebrity culture
En la taquilla: dos entradas para el concierto
DialogueFoundationAt the box office: two tickets for the concert · 7 questions
La noche del concierto
ReaderFoundationThe night of the concert · 7 questions
Travel and tourism, including places of interest
En la recepción: una habitación para tres noches
DialogueFoundationAt reception: a room for three nights · 7 questions
Un viaje a Mendoza
ReaderFoundationA trip to Mendoza · 7 questions
Un viaje sin suerte
ReaderHigherA Trip Without Luck · 7 questions
Media and technology
En la tienda: un móvil que no funciona
DialogueFoundationIn the shop: a phone that does not work · 7 questions
Una semana sin móvil
ReaderFoundationA week without a phone · 7 questions
Mentiras en la red
ReaderHigherLies on the Net · 7 questions
The environment and where people live
¿Cómo llego al museo?
DialogueFoundationHow do I get to the museum? · 7 questions
Del pueblo a la ciudad
ReaderFoundationFrom the village to the city · 7 questions
Alquilar un piso en Medellín
DialogueFoundationRenting a flat in Medellín · 7 questions
Cajas para el plástico
ReaderFoundationBoxes for the plastic · 7 questions
Salvar el lago
ReaderHigherSaving the Lake · 7 questions
Learn it in the order the specification sets it
The GCSE Spanish course teaches the specification's words and grammar, Foundation before Higher, with drills that remember what you already know.
Questions
How can I get better at GCSE Spanish listening?
Little and often beats one long session. Listen to a short text once without the words, answer what you can, then read the transcript and replay the parts you missed. The misses are usually a handful of words you know on paper but not by ear, and those are the ones to drill.
Is the audio a real person?
No. The recordings are generated by a text-to-speech voice, so they are clear and steady but flatter than a real speaker. Use them to learn to recognise the GCSE words by sound, and listen to real speakers as well.
Is it free?
The texts, the questions and the transcripts are free for everyone. Most of the recordings are part of Kilo Lingo Plus, which starts with a free week.
Are these past paper questions?
No. The texts and questions are our own, written only in words on the AQA GCSE Spanish vocabulary list, so they practise the skill without reproducing the exam board's papers.
Themes and tiers from the AQA GCSE Spanish (8692) specification. Kilo Lingo is not affiliated with or endorsed by AQA.