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Tuesday, 5 April 2022

Preparing for the A Level Exams

 A list of posts with useful ideas for the A Level (AQA) exams.

Embracing Ambiguity to help structure a literature essay - La Casa de Bernarda Alba

Understanding the ideas in Almodóvar's Volver - Part II

Summarising a Work of Literature Visually - La Casa de Bernarda Alba

Planning and Writing a literature essay as a production line.


How to Approach the Summary Question in Listening and Reading


Teaching the Subjunctive in French and Spanish


A Level Speaking Ideas




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