Social Issues

Social issues are tested in GCSE Spanish reading and listening exams and may appear in writing and speaking tasks at higher tier. You need to understand and discuss poverty, homelessness, inequality and charity work.

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1. Key Social Issues Vocabulary

Spanish	English
la pobreza	poverty
la desigualdad	inequality
las personas sin hogar / los sintecho	homeless people
el hambre	hunger
la injusticia social	social injustice
el desempleo / el paro	unemployment
la inmigración	immigration
el racismo	racism
la discriminación	discrimination
el acoso	bullying / harassment
la violencia	violence
la delincuencia	crime / delinquency
las drogas	drugs
el alcoholismo	alcoholism
la falta de vivienda	lack of housing
los derechos humanos	human rights
la igualdad de género	gender equality

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2. Discussing Social Issues