GCSE & A LEVEL RESOURCES

Spanish & Italian

Ready to teach, ready to learn.

Spanish - POR AQUÍ
Italian - DI QUA

SPANISH

Built for the new specs

The GCSE Booklet Course covers the main topics, grammar and vocabulary for the new Spanish GCSE.

The core grammar and vocabulary in this course are built to work for both AQA and Edexcel students: the language content follows the shared GCSE curriculum, not one board's spec.

Each unit also includes exam-style practice tasks to build exam technique as you go. These aren't tied to a single board, they draw on task types from across the exam boards, so treat them as general practice rather than board-specific mock questions.

For board-specific exam preparation, see the Exam Pack.

Spanish GCSE Booklet Course

Por aquí

Exam Pack

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ITALIAN

Finalmente!

With just 4,000 GCSE and 600 A-Level students nationwide each year, high-quality Italian resources are incredibly rare. I want to change that!

These resources are growing.

Check out the current work-in-progress, and let's give Italian the spotlight it deserves!

Italian GCSE

Eccomi qua

Italian A Level

Da questa parte

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GCSE Spanish Booklet Course

suitable for the new specification

A page from a bilingual Spanish-English vocabulary list, listing 30 common words with their translations and definitions, including words like friend, best friend, friendship, classmate, group, party, weekend, trust, funny, fun, loyal, honest, shy, talkative, unfriendly, kind, selfish, to go out, to talk, to help, to meet up, to listen, to share, to support, to chat, to laugh, to have a good time.

the student booklet

A worksheet titled 'CartaCanta' with listening tasks in Spanish for practicing holiday celebrations, featuring a QR code and sections for filling in dates and answering questions about birthday celebrations.
People participating in a pride march on a city street, holding rainbow flags and banners, with colorful buildings and a partly cloudy sky in the background.

the teacher’s slides

A Spanish language learning page with a dark background, showing a section on pronunciation of sounds c, g, j. Contains a paragraph about Jorge, a friend, playing and eating cookies, and a list of sounds with examples and phonetic notes.
This page provides instructions for writing 80-90 words about technology use, including four points: past, present, future, and opinion, with example Spanish translations.
A two-column list of answers in Spanish related to listening comprehension, with sections labeled 'Part A' and 'Part B'. The list includes statements about music, concerts, festivals, dancing, and atmospheres at events.
A language learning activity titled "Juega con los tiempos verbales" with four steps: Pega, Pide, Compara, Practica, each with a brief description, emphasizing language practice with section 7 sentences and using AI chatbot to swap verb tenses.
Spanish GCSE Booklet Course

And the GCSE Italian Booklet Course

the student booklet

A PDF page with sections on talking about friends and socializing in Italian, including questions about best friends, activities together, friendship importance, and arguing, with instructions to practice speaking aloud and build responses at various levels.
A page from a language learning booklet titled 'carta canta' with listening exercises in Italian, including instructions, tables, and QR codes for audio.
Educational Italian language worksheet on adjectives agreement, including grammar rules, exercises, and instruction sections.

the teacher’s slides

Page from a language learning book showing Italian dialogue and English questions and answers about a girl named Sofia and her future plans.
Page from an educational booklet with a section titled 'Role Play' in Italian, featuring instructions for student and teacher cards with questions in Italian and English for practicing speaking skills.
An outdoor wedding ceremony with a bride and groom standing and exchanging vows, surrounded by trees and seated guests watching.
A language learning chart in Italian and English with vocabulary words, their definitions, and categories such as hair, eyes, face, height, and color. The chart is divided into two columns with blue highlights and includes a QR code in the top right corner.
Italian GCSE Booklet Course

Can I try it for free?

Yes! I want teachers & learners to see exactly how Cartacanta works before committing to anything.

You can download Unit 1 - Booklet 1 for both Spanish and Italian GCSE courses completely free, including the student booklet and PowerPoint, so you can try it in your classroom or at home.

I’m also looking for a small number of departments to evaluate Cartacanta during its first year. If you are interested in exploring the resources in your department, I’d be delighted to provide a complimentary copy of the Spanish Booklet 1 (6 units) and the companion teacher PowerPoints.

I want to see the free resources
I want more!

Language resources that work

Here’s why:

Everything ready in a click.

My aim is to make the teaching & learning experience as smooth as possible. Quizlet lists & listening are one click away, transcripts are on the same document, answers on the next slide.

Accessible, in class or beyond.

Languages can be scary for students. These resources are carefully scaffolded so that students feel confident and capable first, and then, they can accept the challenge to move on to more difficult tasks. In class or at home.

A full scheme of work, ready to teach.

The core grammar and vocabulary in this course is built to work for both AQA and Edexcel students, the language & grammar content follows the shared GCSE curriculum.

AI to learn, not cheat.

In the GCSE & A Level course resources, you will find AI extension tasks to show students how to use it smartly - flipping tenses, having a language companion, checking their own work… providing unlimited stretch.

“Miss, can we have more of this?”
— Year 11 student

Carta canta is an Italian & Spanish idiom that means ‘the paper sings’ - the proof is in the paper.

The proof is in the resources!

Give me those free resources
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