First Language English (0500)
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Topic 01
Paper 1 — Reading
- 01Q1 Comprehension (Text A)
- 02Q2(a) Selective Summary (120 words, own words)
- 03Q2(b) Attitudes and Opinions
- 04Q3 Short-answer and Language Task (Writer's Effect, 200–250 words)
- 05Q4 Extended Response to Reading (250–300 words)
Topic 02
Paper 2 — Directed Writing and Composition
- 01Section A 1(a) — Analytical question on source text
- 02Section A 1(b) — Directed Writing (discursive/argumentative/persuasive, 250–350 words)
- 03Section B — Descriptive Composition (350–450 words)
- 04Section B — Narrative Composition (350–450 words)
Topic 03
Reading Skills
- 01Explicit meanings (R1)
- 02Implicit meanings and attitudes (R2)
- 03Analysing, evaluating and developing ideas (R3)
- 04How writers achieve effects and influence readers (R4)
- 05Selecting information for specific purposes (R5)
Topic 04
Writing Skills
- 01Articulating experience and ideas (W1)
- 02Organising and structuring for deliberate effect (W2)
- 03Range of vocabulary and sentence structures (W3)
- 04Language appropriate to purpose and audience (W4)
- 05Accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar (W5)
Topic 05
Writer's Effect and Language Analysis
- 01Figurative language: simile, metaphor, personification, pathetic fallacy
- 02Sound devices: alliteration, sibilance, assonance, onomatopoeia
- 03Imagery and sensory description
- 04Tone, mood, register
- 05Rhetorical devices: rhetorical questions, triplets, anaphora, hyperbole
- 06Connotation and word choice
Topic 06
Directed Writing Forms
- 01Letter (formal and informal)
- 02Speech
- 03Article
- 04Report
- 05Journal / Diary
- 06Interview
Topic 07
Descriptive Writing
- 01Using the five senses
- 02Shifting focus (wide to narrow)
- 03Precise concrete vocabulary
- 04Figurative language and imagery
- 05Sentence variety and rhythm
Topic 08
Narrative Writing
- 01Story arc: exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, resolution
- 02Character development
- 03Dialogue and punctuation
- 04Setting and atmosphere
- 05Showing vs telling emotion
- 06Effective openings and closings
Topic 09
Summary Writing (Q2a)
- 01Identifying relevant points from a text
- 02Paraphrasing in own words
- 03Concise and clear expression
- 04Staying within word limit (120 words)
- 05Continuous prose, not bullet points
Topic 10
Component 3 — Coursework Portfolio
- 01Assignment 1 — Discuss/argue/persuade in response to text(s)
- 02Assignment 2 — Writing to describe
- 03Assignment 3 — Writing to narrate
- 04Drafting and redrafting
- 05Source text selection
Topic 11
Component 4 — Speaking and Listening
- 01Part 1 — Individual Talk (3–4 minutes)
- 02Part 2 — Conversation (7–8 minutes)
- 03Spoken language devices: tone, emphasis, register
- 04Cue card preparation
- 05Engaging in discussion and defending viewpoints
Topic 12
SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar)
- 01Punctuation: commas, semicolons, apostrophes, speech marks
- 02Subject-verb agreement
- 03Tense consistency
- 04Sentence structure variety
- 05Common errors and corrections
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