by melaniewp | Jul 15, 2013 | 11+, Burgess Hill, Common Entrance, East Grinstead, English, English Classes, English Tuition, English Tutor, GCSE, Haywards Heath, IGCSE, Oxford Graduate Tutor, Private Tuition, Private Tutor, Tuition, Tutor
Older teenagers face an intense schedule of public examinations from GCSE to AS and A-Level or IGCSE to IB. Younger teens have Common Entrance to contend with.Recent Results:GCSE and A-Level tutees raised their grades from C to A – even D to A in one...
by melaniewp | Jul 9, 2013 | 11+, Common Entrance, Complex Vocabulary, GCSE, KS3, Vocabulary
Essential vocabulary for reading comprehension for ages 11-16.These words are taken from poetry from Shakespeare to the present day. I use this list to teach meanings and concepts – to boost students’ comprehension. It is not intended as a spelling test,...
by melaniewp | Jul 8, 2013 | AQA, ENG1H, English Language, English Language Exam, GCSE, How Do Writers Use Language?, Question 4
Question four is the one that students struggle with the most, producing vague, low-grade answers. Examiners are looking for specific comments, which analyse the specific mood or effect of a particular word in context. Don’t just list techniques that you...
by melaniewp | Jul 8, 2013 | Colon, GCSE, IGCSE, KS3, Punctuation, Punctuation Exercises, SPAG
The colon is often used before a list of:ingredients;things to bring;things to do;and more. It is usually used for emphasis, when the list of items needs to stand out. It isn’t always used for every list. Sometimes, when you’ve been running, leaping,...
by melaniewp | Jul 8, 2013 | Controlled Assessment, Creative Writing, English Language, GCSE, Tension
How can you make stories more exciting and tense?Look at this example of a student’s work:“I’m not going anywhere,” I said to myself.I went to the back of the car strangely greeted by dozens of books on the floor, – the title read “Return to Sender”....
by melaniewp | Jul 7, 2013 | English Language Exam, Exercises, GCSE, Grammar Exercises, IGCSE, KS3, Tension, Writing
You can create tension, or interest, by leaving the most important information to the end of a sentence. To do this, you will need to reverse – or alter – the normal sentence order.e.g.A red silk dress was draped across the back of the chair. > Draped...
