MATSEC IM Spanish case studies
MATSEC IM Spanish · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The MATSEC Intermediate Level Spanish (IM Spanish) is an intermediate-level Spanish credential offered within the University of Malta's MATSEC examinations system. It is typically taken by post-secondary candidates who already have a basic grounding in Spanish and want formal recognition of intermediate competence, often alongside other Intermediate subjects that contribute to entry requirements for University of Malta courses or other post-secondary pathways. The MATSEC IM Spanish case studies are 5 cases and about 3,252 words.
1Listening: the concessive clause that changes the answer
You are sitting the MATSEC Intermediate Spanish Listening paper, Section B (12 marks). The invigilator plays a 90-second radio interview with a chef from Valencia twice, with a 30-second pause between playings.
653 words, about 3 min2Speaking role play: register under pressure at a hotel reception
You are in the MATSEC Intermediate Spanish oral exam (10–12 minutes). Part 2 is a role play: you are a guest at a small hotel in Salamanca and you must complain that your room is next to the lift and that the shower has not worked since yesterday.
650 words, about 3 min3Reading: a false friend and a subjunctive cue in a short article
You are sitting the MATSEC Intermediate Spanish Reading paper: three texts, ten questions, 25 minutes. Text 2 is a short newspaper article about remote working.
592 words, about 3 min4Writing: the 120-word email that became a 190-word history essay
You are on the MATSEC Intermediate Spanish Writing paper, Task 1: an email of about 120 words in 25 minutes. You must write to your Spanish friend Lucía inviting her to visit you in Malta in July.
680 words, about 3 min5Speaking: sixty seconds of picture description and a hypothetical question
You are in Part 3 of the MATSEC Intermediate Spanish oral exam. You must describe a photograph for about 60 seconds and then answer two questions.
677 words, about 3 min