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Reading – Criteria B
Revise by reading as much as you can in English (Library books, News websites – BBC, The Guardian, Football blogs, etc) The more exposed you are to vocab, structures, English in general the more your English will gradually improve.
Interesting articles to read in preparation for the exam
1) Kindles
Writing – Criteria C
Part 1: Grammar and Vocabulary
Vocabulary:
1) Never Let me Go 1NLMG 1
2) Never Let Me Go 2 NLMG 2
3) 20 irregular verb definitions 20 Verbs
Grammar:
1) Phrasal verbs 20 Phrasal verbs
2) Irregular past participles 82 Past Participles
3)Passive voice
Lots of passive voice online practice
Part 2: Writing Task
Essay Writing
Interesting articles to read in preparation for the exam
Ensure that you have an opinion on the following issues before the exam.
Interesting articles to read in preparation for the exam
Ensure that you have an opinion on the following issues before the exam.
1) Kindles
Features and success criteria:
· Use a lot of CONNECTIVES
· Stated sense of purpose / aim : an effective and clear introduction to the issue or question
· Introduction + conclusion : these should show clearly the 'sense of purpose'
· Clear organisation: both in terms of the individual steps of the argument, and in terms of the overall pattern of the argument.
· Formal language
· Range of aspects considered - There should be a sense that different arguments are explored – if only to disagree with some of them.
Introductory phrases
•Nowadays/ Recently, there is widespread concern about …
•Not only do I think (one idea) but I also think (a different idea)
•Throughout history, there has been …
•History has been littered with examples of …
•In the past there has been many examples of …
•In the (near) future, maybe there will be
•Despite (+noun OR + gerund)
e.g. Despite the protests …
Despite hating protests …
•It is a vital/ critical/ crucial/ fundamental/ essential/ key problem or issue in society
•The relevance of/the awareness of this issue is crucial because
•Clearly, it is inevitable/unavoidable/inescapable to be concerned about this issue
•As an engaged/ informed/ educated/ thoughtful/ critical citizen, it is …
Connectives
1) To add: and, furthermore, in addition, what is more, to add, moreover
2) To contrast: but, although, though, despite, in spite of, however, nevertheless, yet, whereas, while
3) To give reason: because, since, due to, as, owing to, because of
4) To give a result: therefore, consequently, so, as a result
5)To show sequence: firstly, secondly, finally, lastly, last but not least
6) To summarise/ conclude: to sum up, in conclusion, in brief, in summary, in short, to conclude
Powerful verbs
•To impact upon/ to affect
•To give rise to …
•To raise awareness of …
•To give weight to …
•To urge/to encourage
•To retaliate
•To initiate
•To trigger/to spark (something)
•To cost lives
•To take steps towards
•To reach an agreement
•To be declared independent
•To seek/strive for independence
•To solve/ resolve
•To take into account
Linking phrases
•… culminated in… (ended in …)
•…resulted in…
•… led to ….
•… was caused by …
•…was said to be …
•…is still thought to be…
Summarising
- Taking all this into account, it is clear that ...
- All in all, ...
- To sum, this crucial issue needs to be dealt with by implementing ...
- In conclusion, the facts suggest that ...
