PAPER 2 Extended Cambridge iGCSE English Language Exam Preparation

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PAPER 2 Extended Cambridge iGCSE English Language Exam Preparation TIME: 2 HOURS TOTAL MARKS: 50 marks QUESTION 1: 20 marks (40 mins) QUESTION 2: 10 marks (20 mins) QUESTION 3: 20 marks (40 mins) Reading time: 10 mins Checking answer time: 10 mins

PAPER 2 Extended Cambridge iGCSE English Language exam preparation QUESTION 1 20 Marks 40 minutes

Report / newspaper report QUESTION 1 (20 marks) Possible Tasks A speech A conversation An interview A letter Report / newspaper report A journal entry A newspaper article

QUESTION 1 Reading Objectives (15 marks) : i) understand and collate explicit meanings ii) understand, explain and collate implicit meanings and attitudes iii) select, analyse and evaluate what is relevant to specific purposes

QUESTION 1 Writing Objectives (5 Marks) i) articulate experience and express what is thought, felt and imagined ii) order and present facts, ideas and opinions iii) understand and use a range of appropriate vocabulary iv) use language and register appropriate to audience and context v) make accurate and effective use of paragraphs, grammatical structures, sentences, punctuation and spelling

Paper 2 – Question 1 For the full marks out of 5 for Writing you need to show that you have structured your answer, sequenced your ideas, and used ‘a wide range of original and appropriate language’. The more REALISTIC and GENUINE the better!

Paper 2 – Question 1 The passage for this question will probably contain a description of a person or place or both. To do well, you will need to be sensitive to the atmosphere being created and to show appreciation of the feelings of any characters in your response. This means watching out for details and picking up on clues in the passage as you read.

Paper 2 – Question 1 In this question, you are going to be rewarded not only for identifying relevant material in the passage but also for development of those ideas and use of supporting detail. Some ideas might be quite subtle and implied. This means that you will need to use any clues and details you notice when you are reading in order to write a convincing response.

Paper 2 – Question 1 If you are aiming to score the full 15 marks available for reading in this question, it will not be enough to just repeat details you have read . The more you can adapt and rephrase the details from the passage to suit the task you have been set, the more likely you are to score well for reading.

Paper 2 – Question 1 If any detail is relevant, USE it! However, there may be some parts of the passage which you can ignore because they are NOT covered by the question. Do not DRIFT away from the text. Everything you write must be directly connected to the passage and be supported by references to it.

Paper 2 – Question 1 Obviously, it is important that the examiners can READ your work so you need to make sure that your writing is legible. You won’t get any marks for how it looks in terms of layout though. For example, it is wasting time to divide a newspaper report into columns or add drawings and extra advertisements to try to make it look similar to real life. You will NOT earn extra marks and it will distract you from the real task of providing appropriate and accurate content for your response.

Example - Question 1 (November 2012) Julia, during her recovery, fully explained her experience to her parents. A reporter for a newspaper interviews Julia’s parents and asks the following three questions : What made you choose to visit the rainforest in Ecuador with your daughter, Julia? How did Julia’s accident happen, and what did she do to survive? What are your thoughts and feelings towards the Achuar people and their way of life? Write the words of the interview, beginning with the first question. Base your interview on what you have read in Passage A. Be careful to use your OWN WORDS. Write between 1½ and 2 sides, allowing for the size of your handwriting.

Paper 2 – Question 1 Using words or phrases from the passage here and there when you are giving details within your answer is fine. DO NOT copy BIG chunks of text as that will NOT show your understanding of the text. You should try to use YOUR OWN WORDS as far as possible. Make your writing as REALISTIC as possible. Don’t forget that you are writing should be in continuous prose so you should be using paragraphs. Avoid making LISTS.

Paper 2 – Question 1 The bullet points are to remind you what should be included, use them to check you have covered what is required. These bullet points can also help you to STRUCTURE your answer. Your response from the passage should be put into the APPROPRIATE BULLET POINT and NOT be repeated. Remember to give an EQUAL amount of writing to each of the BULLET POINTS given.

Paper 2 – Question 1 Before you start writing, you will need to decide on the appropriate TONE to use – you will decide this based on your AUDIENCE and WHY you are writing. You might even be writing in a character from the text. You can expect that you will have to write in a reasonably FORMAL style - this is after all an English exam! It is NOT a good idea to use SLANG . Even if the task is to write a letter to a relative, it will be someone distant or older, such as an uncle whom you haven’t met recently so this should still be FORMAL. If a task asks for a report to your fellow learners, it will be official or for a publication in the school magazine. It is really important to remember WHO you are writing for and to address them DIRECTLY imagining this is a REAL situation (as far as possible).

Planning Question 1 Read question 1 and make sure you know what you need to focus on whilst reading Passage A. Remember to focus on the bullet point list within the question.

PLANNING QUESTION 1 TASK Highlight WORDS and PHRASES which focus on the THREE bullet points given: Julia’s parents’ interest in the rainforest (5 POINTS) Julia’s accident and how she coped with it (5 POINTS) Julia’s parents’ thoughts and feelings regarding the Achuar people (5 POINTS)

PLANNING QUESTION 1 List 5 points you have highlighted in the text for each of the bullet points given in the question. Julia’s Parents’ interest in the rainforest Julia’s accident and how she coped Thoughts and feelings about the Achuar people

PLANNING QUESTION 1 Now consider the PURPOSE of the writing (an interview) You will be expected to INFORM, EXPLAIN and DESCRIBE Remember an INTERVIEW will NOT be in the form of a SCRIPT it should be in continuous prose as though a story is being told by the characters in their own words. In this case you will be considering Julia’s parents’ responses only

Question 1 BEGIN WITH: We chose to visit the rainforest in Ecuador with our daughter Julia because……

PAPER 2 Extended Cambridge iGCSE English Language exam preparation QUESTION 2 10 Marks 20 minutes

QUESTION 2 WHAT THE EXAMINERS SAY Choose a range of words and phrases that seem powerful to you. DO NOT write out whole sentences, but also DO NOT give only one word if it is part of a descriptive phrase. Remember to put quotation marks around your choices. Re-read the whole paragraph before making selections; choose the best and not those which happen to come first. Remember that you are NOT being asked to write about the whole paragraph but only about the LANGUAGE which relates to the particular question. EMBEDDING QUOTES is essential as part of your explanations too. Treat each of your choices separately and DO NOT present them as a list or give a general comment which applies to all of them.

QUESTION 2 WHAT THE EXAMINERS SAY AVOID GENERAL COMMENTS such as ‘the writer makes you feel that you are really there’ or ‘this is a very descriptive phrase’. Such comments will not earn you any marks. If you are not sure about effects, try to at least give a MEANING for each of your choices. Explain in YOUR OWN WORDS what the word or phrase MEANS in the context of the passage. To explain EFFECTS, think of what the reader SEES and FEELS as often there is more than one possible effect. Include IMAGES from each paragraph, and try to EXPLAIN them (but you do not need to know or give their technical names) Think about SOUNDS as well as visual effects.

Example - Question 2 (November 2012) Re-read the descriptions of: (a) the rainforest and its wildlife in paragraph 1, from ‘The family was trudging…’ (b) Julia’s walk through the rainforest in search of her parents in paragraph 4, from ‘Hours later…’. Select WORDS AND PHRASES from these descriptions and explain how the writer has created EFFECTS by using this language. Write between 1 and 1½ sides, allowing for the size of your handwriting.

Question 2 PLANNING Read question 2a and carefully find the correct paragraph in Passage A. Underline/highlight (in a different colour used for Q1) the effective words/phrases used (focus on 5-6 words/phrases). Repeat the above for question 2b.

QUESTION 2 – Useful Phrases It’s almost as if... This is like a....reminiscent of... The fact that.../ It is clear that.../signifies that... This makes it seem as though.../we can imagine... ...which suggests how.../there is a suggestion of... Introduces the idea of/This highlights the fact that.... The writer conveys/reveals/creates the idea of... conjures up a vision of.../picture of.../creates an impression/feeling of... This image paints/portrays/creates a vivid picture of... The reader would undoubtedly feel a sense of.... This image reflects/highlights...This links with... There is a recurring sense of.../continues the idea of...

PAPER 2 Extended Cambridge iGCSE English Language exam preparation QUESTION 3 – THE SUMMARY 20 Marks 40 minutes

QUESTION 3 – THE SUMMARY WHAT THE EXAMINERS SAY Re-read the passage after reading each part of the question, to find the precise information to answer it. DO NOT write a narrative, or in the first person. Make points BRIEFLY, but in enough detail to make it clear what they mean and make each point only ONCE. DO NOT COPY whole phrases/sentences from the passages. Write NO MORE than ONE side of average handwriting. Write in an informative style and NEVER give your OPINION or add other information to the content of the passage. Include ONLY the information that answers the question. Do not GENERALISE the content of the passage.

Example - Question 3 (20 Marks) (November 2012) SUMMARISE (a) what the Kalahari expedition offers a traveller, as described in Passage B. (b) the challenges and potential problems faced by visitors to the rainforest, as described in Passage A. Use your own words as far as possible. Aim to write no more than one side in total, allowing for the size of your handwriting. Up to 15 marks are available for the content of your answer, and up to 5 marks for the quality of your writing.

QUESTION 3 – THE SUMMARY PLANNING READ the question carefully UNDERLINE all the POINTS in each passage which relate to the question Aim for about 8 - 10 POINTS for each passage Now GROUP the points you have highlighted NUMBER them in order of IMPORTANCE

QUESTION 3 – THE SUMMARY FINAL DRAFT Next join your selected points for Passage A (3a) to create a summary Remember to use your own words as much as possible! Remember to use both compound and complex sentences to join your points together. Miss a line and repeat the same for Passage B (3b)