A selection of monologues with YouTube links included. The following monologues and clips are included: Trainspotting Love, Actually Kick Ass The Duff Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

An in-depth PowerPoint on this interesting topic. A lot of examples from film and media are included.

Fun quiz activity.

A fun quiz for ESL students using a ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ format. The questions are on British culture.

A fun activity the student love! Great for analysing texts (could be use for R&W exams). In groups, students take photos of the 6 types of picture given to them e.g. perspective, reflection, jump photo etc. They then have to recreate three famous photographs e.g. Rosa Parks, Afghan Girl etc. The students then need to analyse the famous photos and their own! All resources included. The students are told that a first reaction to looking at any photograph is probably an immediate response, whether you like it, or not. However, photographs can be analysed in more detail. Almost any photograph has a lot to offer if you learn to ‘read’ it.

A fun and informative quiz on vocab used in the office. Mainly used in my ESL lessons.

An excellent, fun and interative literary. The following rounds are included: fictional characters, film adaptions, British/American English, prefix/suffix, Vocabograms, connections, and rapid fire. The students love this lesson!

The students love this! This 50-item quiz about commonly misspelled English words may sharpen the students’ minds and boost their knowledge about correct spelling of words.

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 Q5 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

An informative lesson on writing summaries.

A 132-slide PowerPoint on how to get a grade 9 on the GCSE English Language based on the Nov 2018 reading exam paper. The resource also includes specific slides focusing on grade 9 examples on Q1-Q6 as well as all extracts. There is a also an excellent examiner podcast that really benefits the students. PowerPoint as a whole as well as 5 specific PPs for each question. The resource includes the following: Model answer Answer structure Exemplar answers Language analysis Group activities Examiner insight Modern, fun and dynamic images to help analyse the text.

A lesson (& examiner podcast) on Q6 in paper 2. This lesson uses the exam question, ‘Both of these texts are about solitary confinement in prisons. Compare: what the writers say about the effects of solitary confinement on prisoners. How the writers get across the effects of solitary confinement in prisons.’ It’s based on the Summer 2017 exam which looked at two articles on prisons. 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

A 66 slide PowerPoint (& examiner podcast) on how to get a grade 9 on the GCSE English Language based on the summer 2017 reading exam paper. The resource also includes specific slides focusing on grade 9 examples on Q1-Q6 as well as all extracts. PowerPoint as a whole as well as 5 specific PPs for each question.

A 90-slide PowerPoint and resources on how to get grade 5-7 on the all the questions in the exam. This is based on the NOV 2016 exam paper. This is modern, informative and interactive lesson which the students really enjoy. Exemplar material and model answer included. I have included pdf version of grade 5-6 marked work. Exam paper & MS available at: https://susansenglish.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/3-component-1-additional-assessment-materials.pdf

A revision PowerPoint and resources on how to get grade 5-7 on Q5 in the exam. This is based on the NOV 2016 exam paper. This is modern, informative and interactive lesson which the students really enjoy. Exemplar material and model answer included. I have included pdf version of grade 5-6 marked work. Exam paper & MS available at: https://susansenglish.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/3-component-1-additional-assessment-materials.pdf

Fantastic 87-slide PowerPoint on writing a grade 4-9 email. Based on the topic of festivals. My students loved this lesson. The resource looks at the following: GRADE 9 example paragraphs Sentence starters Structure examples SPEECH form SPEECH conventions DAFOREST Stylistic devices Lecturer tips Common mistakes SPAG

A creative writing activity based on the infamous Will Smith slap at the Oscars. The lesson covers advice for the narrative exam e.g. strong verbs, tenses, planning, sensory language, figurative language etc. Task: WRITE A DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH BASED ON THE VIDEO CLIP. WRITE IN THE 1ST PERSON (WS, JPS, CR, AUDIENCE) INTERESTING OPENING LINE INTERESTING FINAL LINE USE THE SENSES USE SOME FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE ‘SHOW NOT TELL’ THE FEELINGS OF THE CHARACTERS USE STRONG VERBS USE DIRECT SPEECH

Fun starter with two different rounds. Round 1: the students must decide on the five most common letters used in the English alphabet (E, A, R, I, O). Round 2: Give the students the worksheet included in this resource which has key letters removed from ten movies. After a few minutes you give them the E, then the A and so on. They love it! Modern images with movies from 2022 included e.g. The Batman, Dune etc.

An in-depth Powerpoint for revision for the GCSE Nov exam. This for the paper 1 WRITING fiction exam. I teach EDUQAS but could be used for any board. The PowerPoints includes the following: **exemplar marking student work top tips real exam answers interactive images**