IGCSE English Language

•To learn what the exam skills required for the IGCSE are•To prepare for the Reading Paper•To explore exemplar responses and identify what is required to get a C grade or above

Reading Paper

• 2 Hours• 2 passages to read• 3 questions• Comprehension based

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How to guarantee success in this paper…

6 steps to that Magic C grade!1. Take in a highlighter2. Open the paper!

3. Next to Q3 draw a big number 154. Read Q1 – underline who you are supposed to be and highlight the

bullet points5. Read Passage A6. Don’t read passage B until you come to passage B

You always read two texts for example in the June 2011 past paper the theme is sports

Paper 2

2 hours long

2 texts to read

3 questions to answer

40%

Question one – highlight the rubric

Imagine that you are the reporter, Rob Buchanan. You interview Dean Potter after the climb and ask the following questions:• Incredible! How did you manage to climb the face so quickly?• How do you answer people who say that what you do is foolish?• Can you tell us about your relationship with your climbing partner, O’Neill?Write the words of the interview.Base your interview on what you have read in Passage A and be careful to use your own words.Write between 1½ and 2 sides, allowing for the size of your handwriting.

Question one – highlight the rubric

Imagine that you are the reporter, Rob Buchanan. You interview Dean Potter after the climb and ask the following questions:• Incredible! How did you manage to climb the face so quickly?• How do you answer people who say that what you do is foolish?• Can you tell us about your relationship with your climbing partner, O’Neill?Write the words of the interview.Base your interview on what you have read in Passage A and be careful to use your own words.Write between 1½ and 2 sides, allowing for the size of your handwriting.

This is a question one exemplar answer

“Dean Potter is a famous rock climber whose speciality is speed. He often refuses to use any climbing equipment, relying only on his agility and lack of fear.”

Interview with Rob Buchanan by Dean Potter

A piece of information from passage A

Rob Buchanan: Incredible! How did you manage to climb the face so quickly?

Dean Potter: Well speed is my thing! I always want to climb in fastest time possible. I don’t want to be weighed down by equipment so I take the very least I can. It risks a bit more than a bad sun burn but the extra time I get is worth it. I need to stretch and warm up as being agile is vital. I won’t fall…

Rob Buchanan: Surely that is madness?

Dean Potter: I don’t think it is mad to want to be the best I can at rock climbing.

See how I have used the information…

“Dean Potter is a famous rock climber whose speciality is speed. He often refuses to use any climbing equipment, relying only on his agility and lack of fear.”

Interview with Rob Buchanan by Dean Potter

A piece of information from passage A

Rob Buchanan: Incredible! How did you manage to climb the face so quickly?

Dean Potter: Well speed is my thing! I always want to climb in fastest time possible. I don’t want to be weighed down by equipment so I take the very least I can. It risks a bit more than a bad sun burn but the extra time I get is worth it. I need to stretch and warm up as being agile is vital. I won’t fall…

Rob Buchanan: Surely that is madness?

Dean Potter: I don’t think it is mad to want to be the best I can at rock climbing.

See how I have used the information…

“Dean Potter is a famous rock climber whose speciality is speed. He often refuses to use any climbing equipment, relying only on his agility and lack of fear.”

Interview with Rob Buchanan by Dean Potter

A piece of information from passage A

Rob Buchanan: Incredible! How did you manage to climb the face so quickly?

Dean Potter: Well speed is my thing! I always want to climb in fastest time possible. I don’t want to be weighed down by equipment so I take the very least I can. It risks a bit more than a bad sun burn but the extra time I get is worth it. I need to stretch and warm up as being agile is vital. I won’t fall…

Rob Buchanan: Surely that is madness?

Dean Potter: I don’t think it is mad to want to be the best I can at rock climbing.

See how I have used the information…

“Dean Potter is a famous rock climber whose speciality is speed. He often refuses to use any climbing equipment, relying only on his agility and lack of fear.”

Interview with Rob Buchanan by Dean Potter

A piece of information from passage A

Rob Buchanan: Incredible! How did you manage to climb the face so quickly?

Dean Potter: Well speed is my thing! I always want to climb in fastest time possible. I don’t want to be weighed down by equipment so I take the very least I can. It risks a bit more than a bad sun burn but the extra time I get is worth it. I need to stretch and warm up as being agile is vital. I won’t fall…

Rob Buchanan: Surely that is madness?

Dean Potter: I don’t think it is mad to want to be the best I can at rock climbing.

See how I have used the information…

“Dean Potter is a famous rock climber whose speciality is speed. He often refuses to use any climbing equipment, relying only on his agility and lack of fear.”

Interview with Rob Buchanan by Dean Potter

A piece of information from passage A

Rob Buchanan: Incredible! How did you manage to climb the face so quickly?

Dean Potter: Well speed is my thing! I always want to climb in fastest time possible. I don’t want to be weighed down by equipment so I take the very least I can. It risks a bit more than a bad sun burn but the extra time I get is worth it. I need to stretch and warm up as being agile is vital. I won’t fall…

Rob Buchanan: Surely that is madness?

Dean Potter: I don’t think it is mad to want to be the best I can at rock climbing.

See how I have used the information…

“Dean Potter is a famous rock climber whose speciality is speed. He often refuses to use any climbing equipment, relying only on his agility and lack of fear.”

Interview with Rob Buchanan by Dean Potter

A piece of information from passage A

Rob Buchanan: Incredible! How did you manage to climb the face so quickly?

Dean Potter: Well speed is my thing! I always want to climb in fastest time possible. I don’t want to be weighed down by equipment so I take the very least I can. It risks a bit more than a bad sun burn but the extra time I get is worth it. I need to stretch and warm up as being agile is vital. I won’t fall…

Rob Buchanan: Surely that is madness?

Dean Potter: I don’t think it is mad to want to be the best I can at rock climbing.