Fiesta Second Edition

THE BESTSELLING THREE-YEAR JUNIOR CYCLE SPANISH PACKAGE UPDATED FOR THE REVISED SPECIFICATION

What’s new?

Real-life tasks to implement the CEFR action-oriented approach, with teacher annotations and planning supports
CBA menus at the end of every chapter, with a choice of scaffolded activities to build unique Student Language Portfolios and Oral Communication Tasks
New and updated exercises matched to Final Exam papers (up to and including 2025)
Sentence builders in every chapter to support spoken and written production
A write-in grammar book, with additional tasks for every grammar point in the textbook
Videos for real-world scenarios and CBA 2
Updated information on the course and assessment based on revisions to the MFL Specification (for introduction to schools in September 2026)

Textbook

Fiesta contains 20 thematic units designed to engage and support students from First Year to final assessment
Topics, key questions, grammar, culture and assessment outlined at the start of each unit
Accessible grammar features introduce verbs, adjectives, articles, pronouns, accents and other technical features of Spanish, followed by dedicated practice tasks
Varied, mixed-ability exercises develop reception, production, interaction and mediation strategies for communicative competence in line with revised specification elements
Question types from the 2022–2025 final exams are included to establish familiarity with assessment formats
Sentence builders at the end of every unit support coherence in spoken and written production.
Authentic texts sourced from around the Spanish-speaking world – including infographics, menus and guides – prepare students for assessment and real-world scenarios.

Portafolio

Habilidades para la vida tasks to help students imagine application of their skills in real-life scenarios across the domestic, public and educational domains to achieve a clear goal or outcome, including posters, blogs, voice messages, application forms, presentations and emails
Auto-évaluation pages for reflection on language use, learning strategies and comparison of Spanish with other languages
Topic-linked written, digital and creative tasks
Space to practise and record oral responses
Updated information and examples for CBA 1 and CBA 2 and reflection notes
Write-in exam-style questions

Libro de gramática

Extensive bank of grammar exercises to reinforce learning, provide homework and prepare students for assessment

Digital Resources

Animated real-world scenario videos
CBA 2 example videos
Spanish-language mat
ebook with embedded audio
PowerPoints for each chapter
Editable planning documents

App

Audio for all listening exercises •
Spoken by native Spanish speakers •
Available on and offline across major operating systems

Teacher’s Resource Book

Information and teacher annotations for Habilidades para la vida scenarios to support planning real-life tasks in line with the CEFR action-oriented approach outlined in the updated specification
Course and assessment information updated to include all changes to the MFL specification
Guidance on department and classroom planning, including three-year scheme of work and sample unit and lesson plans
Teacher’s notes, games, additional tasks and a test with marking scheme to support teaching and summative assessment of every unit
Solutions for all textbook, Libro de gramática exercises and worksheets
Christmas and summer exams for First and Second Year
Full text of listening script

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