Fun and informative PowerPoint quiz on superlatives. The students a number of questions such as: Which language has the largest vocabulary?, What is the most dangerous animal for us, humans? etc. It’ s a fun activity which the students enjoy and really hammers home the topic of superlatives.
Great PowerPoint for last min revision on paper 2! I have also included a video version. All questions are covered separately with real exam questions, examiner tips and model answers.
An essential resource for anyone teaching EDUQAS GCSE English Language. The 2018 exam is analysed with every single question being focused on and split into the following areas: things the students did well, struggled on, tips for the future, time management, language, reading and writing. The resource is available as a PowerPoint, PDF and a video clip.
The students love this idiom activity! Fun activity on ten international idioms where the students discuss what they mean! Great images used which spark real debate!
A lesson looking at Q1 & Q3 on paper 2 reading. It’s based on the Summer 2018 exam which looked at two articles on VOLCANOES. The resource includes the following:
Model answer
Group activities
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
Answer structure
Exam paper and mark scheme link
This is a revision lesson (including new exam paper) for the unit 2 reading exam. The exam is based on an article by The New York Times writer Mandy Len Catron. The article is about a report that argued that asking thirty-six specific questions plus four minutes of sustained eye contact is a recipe for falling in love, or at least creating intimacy among complete strangers. This is a fun, interactive lesson which my students really enjoyed. I have modifed an exam paper which apes real exam questions.
The following are included: lesson PowerPoint, NY Times article, exam paper, link to a fun website activities, group discussions.
A lesson on Q4 in paper 2. It’s based on the Summer 2017 exam which looked at two articles on volcanoes. The resource includes the following:
Model answer
Language analysis
Group activities
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
Connotation advice
Answer structure
Exemplar work
Exam paper and mark scheme link
A lesson on Q6 in paper 2. It’s based on the Summer 2018 exam which looked at two articles on volcanoes. The resource includes the following:
Model answer
Language analysis
Group activities
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
Connotation advice
Answer structure
Exemplar work
Exam paper and mark scheme link
A lesson looking how to plan a successful story. Common student mistakes kill the chance of a successful grade. This lesson examines those errors e.g. TOO BRIEF, NO PLANNING,
STRUGGLES WITH BASIC ACCURACY (TENSES), ‘REALISTIC’ STORIES ARE WILL GET YOU A HIGHER GRADE etc. There a number of activites and exemplars to show the importance and simplicity of planning. This really helps the students! I have also included a worksheet, example story and a fun Catchphrase starter the students love.
A lesson looking at the most common student problems with creative writing and looking how to solve these common errors. PP includes examplar material, student discussion and group activites. I have also included a fun starter on Catchphrase (the students love this!).
An ‘outstanding’ lesson on question four in paper 2. This lesson uses the exam question, ‘In this extract, George Banks presents Blondin in a very positive way. How far do you agree with this view?’ It’s based on the November 2018 exam which looked at two articles on daredevils tightrope walking across Niagra Falls. There is a also an excellent examiner podcast that really benefits the students. The resource includes the following:
Model answer
Language analysis
Group activities
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.
Connotation advice
Answer structure
Exemplar work
Exam paper and mark scheme link
An informative, interactive and fun lesson on Q1 and Q3 of the non-fiction reading exam. This lesson looks at the November 2018 exam which looked at two articles on daredevils tightrope walking across Niagra Falls. There is a also an excellent examiner podcast that really benefits the students. The lesson includes the following:
Examiner tips
Three group activities
Model answers
Link to extract
Fun and interesting images
The best opening lines from Haruki Murakami’s novels and short stories. Great for narrative and descriptive writing lessons. Available as PowerPoint, Word document and video.
A great PowerPoint on the best (and most famous) opening lines in fiction. Each book has its example with interesting images. Great for teaching creative writing.
Two separate PowerPoints on the best (and most famous) opening paragraphs & opening lines in fiction. Each book has its example with interesting images. Great for teaching creative writing.
A lesson on the question 6 (compare question) in paper 2. This lesson uses the exam question, ‘Using information from both texts, explain briefly in your own words, how the spectators reacted to Blondin and Wallenda.’ There is a also an excellent examiner podcast that really benefits the students. Nov exam paper link included.
The resource includes the following:
Model answer
Answer structure
Language analysis
Group activities
Examiner insight
Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.