Specifically written for the AQA GCSE English Language specification for first teaching from 2015, this enhanced digital resource is designed for students targeting the higher grades. With progress at its heart, this differentiated resource covers a range of 19th-, 20th- and 21st-century texts and has spelling, punctuation and grammar support integrated throughout. The Digital Edition includes rich video content and is available online and on tablet devices through the Cambridge Reader app.
Features
- A single one-year site licence for an unlimited number of teachers and students.
- The Digital editions are fully customisable and interactive, with extensive annotation and bookmarking tools making texts more accessible for students.
- ‘Assess to Progress’ on Digital edition provides expert marking support, progress tracking and reporting to save teachers time.
- The Digital editions include rich digital content created by English teachers with students’ needs in mind.
- The Digital editions allow teacher–student messaging, helping you connect with your class in a timely and practical way.
- Available online and on tablet devices through the Cambridge Reader app.
- Spelling, punctuation and grammar are fully integrated throughout the resource.
- Features high-quality 19th-, 20th- and 21st-century texts across a range of genres, specifically selected to help students prepare for challenging unseen texts.
- A spoken language section helps students develop their skills as speakers, presenters, listeners and responders.
- Free Digital Teacher’s Resources with each Digital edition allow for easy linking and cross reference, and provide comprehensive planning support with additional opportunities for differentiation and extension.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- How to use this resource
- READING: Unit 1. Identify and explain information and ideas
- Unit 2. Examine how writers use language to affect readers
- Unit 3. Understand how writers structure texts to affect readers
- Unit 4. Consider writers' ideas and perspectives
- Unit 5. Test your progress 1
- Unit 6. Compare writers' ideas and perspectives
- Unit 7. Evaluate ideas and techniques
- Unit 8. Synthesise information and ideas
- Unit 9. Explore, infer and interpret meaning
- Unit 10. Develop responses to language and structure
- Unit 11. Analyse and evaluate critically
- Unit 12. Test your progress 2
- Unit 13. Wider reading 1: novel openings
- Unit 14. Wider reading 2: poverty across the centuries
- SPOKEN LANGUAGE: Unit 15. Prepare and give a presentation
- WRITING: Unit 16. Use sentence structures for effect
- Unit 17. Communicate clearly
- Unit 18. Organise information and ideas
- Unit 19. Create tone to influence your readers
- Unit 20. Extend your vocabulary
- Unit 21. Test your progress 3
- Unit 22. Develop effective description
- Unit 23. Structure narrative
- Unit 24. Present your views
- Unit 25. Craft your writing
- Unit 26. Spell with accuracy
- Unit 27. Test your progress 4
- PREPARING FOR YOUR EXAM: Set 1 practice Paper 1
- Practice Paper 1: assess and progress
- Set 1 practice Paper 2
- Practice Paper 2: assess and progress
- Set 2 practice Paper 1
- Set 2 practice Paper 2
- Glossary
- Acknowledgements
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