English Language

PAPER 1 - SECTION A - READING

• Fiction extracts

• Language analysis

• Structure analysis

• Comparing ideas & effects

• Using evidence & quotations

• Paper 1 questions 1-4

• Timing & planning

PAPER 1 - SECTION B - WRITING

• Creative writing

• Descriptive writing

• Narrative writing

• Vocabulary & sentence structures

• Paragraphing & cohesion

• Spelling, punctuation & grammar

• Paper 1 questions 5

• Planning & timing

PAPER 2 - SECTION A - READING

• Non-fiction extracts

• Language analysis

• Structure analysis

• Comparing texts

• Comparing writers’ viewpoints

• Suing evidence & quotations

• Paper 2 questions 1-4

• Timing & planning

PAPER 2 - SECTION B - WRITING

• Transactional writing

• Articles, letters & speeches

• Audience, purpose & form

• Persuasive techniques

• Vocabulary & sentence structures

• Paragraphing & cohesion

• Spelling, punctuation & grammar

• Paper 2 question 5

• Planning & timing

EXAM SKILLS

• Understanding question words

• Selecting & embedding evidence

• Developing analysis

• Evaluating effect

• Writing under timed conditions

• Proofreading & improving answers