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DELE / SIELE oral & writing: HOW to learn, and WHAT

The DELE / SIELE exams are very different to traditional school or college exams. The examen DELE / SIELE tests your ability to express yourself in Spanish, coherently, fluently, correctly…

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TOP TIPS FOR THE DELE / SIELE / WPT WRITTEN TASKS

THE GOAL OF THIS BLOG-POST: You probably have asked yourself: “How can I do well in the DELE exam written tasks? (or in the equivalent writing tests of the DELE’s…

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The best DELE exam prep is expanding your lexis

The best DELE exam prep is expanding your lexis

The best DELE exam prep is expanding your lexis (vocabulary, cognate words, link phrases, collocations and expressions). This post shows you how to do it.

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Links to best Spanish exam prep resources

Links to best Spanish exam prep resources

Links to the best Spanish exam prep resources, to help you prepare for the DELE, SIELE or OPIc. These are the top free online sites for practice, model exams and expanding your lexis

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FOCUS your DELE / SIELE / OPI exam preparation

FOCUS your DELE / SIELE / OPI exam preparation

Focus your DELE / SIELE / OPI exam preparation with a personal study plan, designed for YOUR needs and based on our free initial diagnostic. Here’s what you need for, and how to go about designing a study plan

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Mastering ser / estar and gender in Spanish

Mastering ser / estar and gender in Spanish

Mastering ser / estar and gender in Spanish is essential for scoring well under the correctness criterion of exams of Spanish such as the DELE, SIELE and OPI. We help you understand the logic behind the Spanish forms.

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Acing your Spanish oral exam: 20 TOP TIPS

Acing your Spanish oral exam: 20 TOP TIPS

For acing your Spanish oral exam (the American OPI or the DELE / SIELE) know the examiners’ four assessment criteria and do lots of expertly guided PRACTICE to show coherence, fluency, ample lexis plus accurate language use.

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