IGCSE Extended Sample

IGCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Revision session one

By the end of this revision DVD you will…

Understand how to complete the exam paper how long you have how the questions are organised what you have to do

Know the best technique to answer each of the three questions

Be really confident in knowing you can show your best in this exam

By the end of this revision DVD you will…

By the end of this revision session you will…

This session you will need:

You will need…

Past paper for session 1

Lined paper

Highlighter

Let’s look at what the exam paper looks like

Imagine that it is the exam… let’s rehearse what I want you to do!

1. Open the paper

2. Next to question 2 draw a small table (3 columns and 6 rows)

3. Next to question 3 draw a big number

154. Read question 1

5. Read passage A

6. Don’t read passage B until you come to question 3!

Something for you to do!

A TASK

Open the paper

Next to question 2 draw a small table (3 columns and 6 rows)

Next to question 3 draw a big number

Each exam has two passages to read connected to a theme e.g. extreme sports

Passage A Passage B

A TASK

Carefully read passage A and question 1

Take 10 mins to do this

Let’s remind ourselves about what question 1 is asking you to do…

3 questions

Directed writing

Writer’s effect

Summarise

3 questions

1 Directed writing

This is when the examiner asks you to write something e.g. a letter, an interview, a journal or a report using the information you have read

3 questions

1 Directed writing

This type of question allows the examiner to see if you have understood what you have read

In this past paper you are asked to write an INTERVIEW

Qu. 1 – directed writing

Imagine that you are the reporter, Rob Buchanan. You interview Dean Potter after the climb and ask the following questions:•Incredible! How did you manage to climb the face so quickly?•How do you answer people who say that what you do is foolish?•Can you tell us about your relationship with your climbing partner, O’Neill?Write the words of the interview.Base your interview on what you have read in Passage A and be careful to use your own words.Write between 1½ and 2 sides, allowing for the size of your handwriting.

Before we start…

Lets remind ourselves about the conventions of writing an interview, conversation or script

The good news is that you do not need to use speech marks, instead you layout your writing like this… Anna: Hello, long time no see! Cyril: Where have you been? Anna: I have been travelling…

Before we start…

So this question asks for an interview between Rob Buchanan (reporter) and Dean Potter (rock climber)

Let’s remember an important point

For question 1 the examiner is checking you have understood what you have read so in this piece of writing to get the highest marks you need to use the information in the text

For example from what you have read you will realise that Dean Potter is very brave, It would be hopeless to suddenly make Dean Potter frightened or to make up anything that isn’t in the text. This would suggest that you haven’t understood what you have read and that gets no marks

What is great is that you don’t have to use a lot of imagination you are just repeating what you have read in a new way. This is what I mean…

Qu. 1 – directed writing an example

“Dean Potter is a famous rock climber whose speciality is speed. He often refuses to use any climbing equipment, relying only on his agility and lack of fear.”

Interview with Rob Buchanan by Dean Potter

A piece of information from passage A

Rob Buchanan: Incredible! How did you manage to climb the face so quickly?

Dean Potter: Well speed is my thing! I always want to climb in fastest time possible. I don’t want to be weighed down by equipment so I take the very least I can. It risks a bit more than a bad sun burn but the extra time I get is worth it. I need to stretch and warm up as being agile is vital. I won’t fall…

Rob Buchanan: Surely that is madness?

Dean Potter: I don’t think it is mad to want to be the best I can at rock climbing.

See how I have used the information…

Qu. 1 – directed writing TOP TIP

Use what you have read in your writing

Follow the instructions the examiner gives you exactly

Start at the beginning of the passage and work down

Write at least 1 to 2 sides of writing

A TASK

Now it is your turn…

Answer question one

Remember you need to write 1 to 2 pages

You should take 40 mins to this!

3 questions

Directed writing

Writer’s effect

Summarise

3 questions

2 Writer’s effect

This type of question is asking you to explain why a writer has chosen particular words and ways of saying things to effect you as a reader

3 questions

2 Writer’s effect

To help you the examiner will ask you to look closely at just two specific paragraphs from the passage

In this past paper…

Qu. 2 – writer’s effect

Re-read the descriptions of:

(a)O’Neill’s fall in paragraph 3;

(b) Dean Potter in paragraph 5.

Select words and phrases from these descriptions, and explain how the writer has created effectsby using this language.

Re-read the descriptions of:

(a)O’Neill’s fall in paragraph 3;

(b) Dean Potter in paragraph 5.

Select words and phrases from these descriptions, and explain how the writer has created effectsby using this language.

Remember for this question you are (rather disgustingly!) going to PEE on a table

Point Evidence(a quote)

Explain

Draw a table with 3 columns and 6 rows (three examples for each paragraph)

Qu. 2 – writer’s effect an example

Explain

1. The writer creates the image that Dean Potter is like an animal.

“With his wide-set brown eyes, prominent and slightly battered-looking nose, tumbling mane and barrel chest”

The writer describes Dean Potter in a way which suggests he is like a lion, “tumbling mane.” This creates the image that Dean is the “king” of rock climbing much like a lion is the “king of the jungle.” Additionally Dean again like a lion is brave, physically strong, someone to be feared as well as admired.

Qu. 2 – writer’s effect an example

Explain

1. The writer creates the image that Dean Potter is like an animal.

“With his wide-set brown eyes, prominent and slightly battered-looking nose, tumbling mane and barrel chest”

The writer describes Dean Potter in a way which suggests he is like a lion, “tumbling mane.” This creates the image that Dean is the “king” of rock climbing much like a lion is the “king of the jungle.” Additionally Dean again like a lion is brave, physically strong, someone to be feared as well as admired.

2. The description of Dean Potter suggests that he is rather complex. An action man certainly but also slightly mysterious.

“…an brooding inhabitant of the wild who is occasionally roused to fantastic bouts of action and daring stunts.”

The writer deliberately selects emotive language to describe Dean’s actions such as “fantastic” and “daring” it is as though he has hero like qualities. This is contrasted by the word “brooding” which might suggest that he is at the same time slightly sullen and introspective.

A TASK

Over to you again…

Draw the table (three columns for PEE and six rows for the quotes)

Now finish this table, you need one more quote for the first paragraph

Three quotes for the second paragraph

Take 25 mins to do this

3 questions

Directed writing

Writer’s effect

Summarise

3 questions

3 Summarise

Finally this question asks you to repeat what you have read highlighting the most important parts

Did you remember the number 15, I asked you to write next to question 3?

Now I am going to explain what you do!

By looking at this question on the past paper

3 questions

3 Summarise

This question is a real gift!

3 questions

3 Summarise

Because you can achieve some good marks by writing an

accurate bullet point list of 15 different ideas

Qu. 3 – summarise

Summarise:(a)the ways in which paintballing is a safe sport, as described in Passage B;(b) the reasons why climbing the Nose of El Capitan and the way Dean Potter makes this climb are dangerous, as described in Passage A.Use your own words as far as possible.You should write about 1 side in total, allowing for the size of your handwriting.Up to fifteen marks are available for the content of your answer, and up to five marks for thequality of your writing.[Total: 20]

Qu. 3 – summarise

Qu. 3 – summarise TOP TIP

Firstly write the focus on the top of each text

In this case write:(a) the ways in which paintballing is a safe sport on the top of Passage

B;(b) the reasons why climbing the Nose of El Capitan and the way Dean

Potter makes this climb are dangerous on the top of Passage A.

Then use the highlighters to actively read the passages

Make a list of 7 to 8 ideas for each passage15 bullet points in total , don’t repeat the same point twice!

A TASK

Now we need to read the second text…

Write on the top of the passage “the ways in which paintballing is a safe sport”

Read passage B

Use the highlighter to highlight each time the writer explains why paintballing is safe

Take 10 mins to do this task

Qu. 3 – summarise did you get these points?

1. A medical form must be completed to prove the satisfactory health of the players

2. Protective clothing must be worn

3. An eye mask protects damage from eyes

4. The paintballs, being made of gel and are therefore harmless

5. Paintballs cannot be fired at speeds above a legal limit

6. An instructor gives guidance on the strict rules and arranges a practice session

7. Since the equipment is checked, accidents are very rare, and in fact other sports are more dangerous than paintballing.

8. Paintballing is considered to be safe for families

Passage B – why paint balling is safe

Now do exactly the same thing with passage A

But this time write on the top of the passage “the reasons why climbing the Nose of El Capitan and the way Dean Potter makes this climb are dangerous”

Read passage A (again you know it well by now!)

Use the highlighter to highlight each time the writer explains why climbing is dangerous

Qu. 3 – summarise did you get these points?

1. El Capitan famous rock for being difficult to climb

2. El Capitan’s main feature is that it has a is a 2,000 foot vertical wall with an overhanging shelf

3. The climber was under-equipped for his climb

4. An added danger was reckless speed

5. There was a dangerous rushed start

6. The first climber did not wait until his partner had reached the first metal peg

7. Being joined by a rope meant that a fall by one of the pair could pull the other partner down too.

Passage A – why climbing is dangerous

Qu. 3 – summarise You need a list like this

• Now turn these two lists into two short paragraphs

Qu. 3 – summarise This is what the paragraph might look like…

Passage B - Paintballing is safe enough for families and non-experienced people to participate in these pretend battles. A medical form must be completed to prove the satisfactory health of the players, who are then issued with protective clothing which includes an eye mask. The paintballs, being made of gel, are harmless, and they cannot be fired at speeds above the legal limit. An instructor gives guidance on the strict rules and arranges a practice session. Since the equipment is checked, accidents are very rare, and in fact other sports are more dangerous than paintballing.

Qu. 3 – summarise This is what the paragraph might look like…

Passage A - El Capitan is a notoriously difficult and much feared rock for climbers in the USA, because of its 2,000 foot vertical wall followed by an overhanging shelf, and its narrow handholds. Potter was under-equipped for his climb in various ways, including the fact that his harness was homemade and insubstantial. Added dangers were the necessity for reckless speed, which involved a rushed start rather than waiting until his partner had reached the first metal peg. Being joined by a rope meant that a fall by one of the pair could pull the other partner down too.

Qu. 3 – summarise In the end this what the whole answer looks like!

Paintballing is safe enough for families and non-experienced people to participate in these pretend battles.A medical form must be completed to prove the satisfactory health of the players, who are then issued with protective clothing which includes an eye mask. The paintballs, being made of gel, are harmless, and they cannot be fired at speeds above the legal limit. An instructor gives guidance on the strict rules and arranges a practice session. Since the equipment is checked, accidents are very rare, and in fact other sports are more dangerous than paintballing.El Capitan is a notoriously difficult and much feared rock for climbers in the USA, because of its 2,000 foot vertical wall followed by an overhanging shelf, and its narrow handholds. Potter was under-equipped for his climb in various ways, including the fact that his harness was homemade and insubstantial. Added dangers were the necessity for reckless speed, which involved a rushed start rather than waiting until his partner had reached the first metal peg. Being joined by a rope meant that a fall by one of the pair could pull the other partner down too.

By the end of this revision session you will…

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