There are three themes for the GCSE and within those themes there are twelve topics. Theme 1 is Identity and culture, Theme 2 is Local, national, international and global areas of interest and Theme 3 is Current and future study and employment.

Theme 1 has four sub topics: Me, my family and friends, Technology in everyday life, Free-time activities and Customs and Festivals.

Theme 2 also has four sub topics: Home, town, neighbourhood and region, Social issues, Global issues and Travel and tourism.

Theme 3’s four sub topics are: My studies, Life at school and college, Education post-16 and Jobs, career choices and ambitions.

Sounds daunting? Well, there are certainly a lot of topics. However, you will be able to use the same language for most topics. Once you know the main verbs and how to use them in present, past and future time frames, learning a few topic specific nouns will be a doddle!