by melaniewp | Mar 22, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, 11 plus, Common Entrance, GCSE, KS2, KS3, Literature, Poetry, Semantic Fields, Technical Terms
A semantic field is a group of words that belong together – like sheep in a field. You can find it in a poem, play, novel or any other type of text. Read through and underline words with a similar meaning. For example:[1] cling, possessive, stay > Here,...
by melaniewp | Mar 18, 2013 | 0 FOR KIDS, 11 plus, Apostrophes, Common Entrance, GCSE, Grammar, Punctuation, Writing
Aargh! It’s the Return of the Apostrophe Monster! Get rid of him by learning when to use apostrophes…This article will focus on when to use an apostrophe in words like I’ll, I’m, won’t, let’s, you’re, and more. The apostrophe...
by melaniewp | Mar 12, 2013 | Common Entrance, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Vocabulary
vivid = lifelike, very real, potent (strong)tension, suspense = building up a feeling that something is going to happenominous, foreboding = feeling, or mood, that something bad is going to happento portray = show, e.g. in what way does Steinbeck portray Curley’s...
by melaniewp | Mar 12, 2013 | A-Level English, Common Entrance, Exam Essays, GCSE, IGCSE, Model Essays, Vocabulary
1 In Addition (1) besides this, (2) furthermore, (3) also, (4) as well as, (5) on top of this, (6) foremost (7) firstly, secondly, thirdly, (8) firstly, lastly, finally, (9) likewise2 To Give an Example (1) For example, (2) for instance, (3) in particular,...
