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Bring the topic of Los festivales y las tradiciones to life with this comprehensive Edexcel A Level Spanish resource on El Día de Muertos. Explore the origins, traditions and cultural significance of this iconic Mexican celebration, while developing students’ Spanish language skills through engaging reading, translation and grammar activities.

The resource includes:

• Spanish reading texts exploring the history and traditions of Día de Muertos.

• Activities on ofrendas, La Catrina, alebrijes and monarch butterflies.

• Comparisons with remembrance traditions in Guatemala, Ecuador and Bolivia.

• Comprehension, true/false, multiple-choice and gap-fill activities.

• Translation from Spanish into English and English into Spanish.

• Focused grammar practice on the preterite vs imperfect and ser vs estar.

• Vocabulary-building and consolidation activities.

• A 40-word vocabulary revision task.

• Homework to reinforce cultural knowledge and language skills.

  
  

Perfect for: Year 12 / AS-level Spanish, Edexcel A Level Spanish, and lessons on festivals, traditions and cultural identity in the Spanish-speaking world.

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