Gcse English Language Unit 1

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GCSE English Language Unit 1 (Higher) Top Tips This revision guide contains a sequence of activities, and guidance on how to complete these activities, which will build on the learning of the last two years and help you to achieve success in your examinations. There are a range of twenty-minute activities and you should aim to complete at least one every day between now and your exam dates. To improve your grades: 1. Plan your revision, and stick to the plan. 2. Revise for twenty minutes at a time, somewhere quiet, where you won’t be disturbed or distracted. 3. Revising doesn’t just mean reading; it means actively engage with, make notes on, produce evidence to show that you have completed a process. 4. Revise with a pen and notepaper and store and save your revision in the same place so that you can look back at it and have a sense of achievement. 5. Practise TIMED questions to get used to writing within a time limit. 6. Start revising now - don’t leave it until the last week. English Language Unit 1 Examination 40% 2 hours 15 minutes Section A: Reading 20% Spend 1hour 15 minutes on this section Section B: Writing 20% Spend 25 minutes on the first task (inform / explain / describe) Spend 35 minutes on the second task (argue / persuade)…show more content…
Inform readers what leisure facilities are available for young people and families in your area and explain how you think they could be improved • Sometimes decisions have to be made. Describe a decision that you, or someone you know, had to make and explain the consequences. Your piece will appear in the Real Lives section of your local newspaper. • Write a brief article for a website of your choice telling your readers about an interesting or unusual journey or travel experience you have had. Explain why it was
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