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Cambridge IGCSE First Lang Speaking and Listening Scheme »
Categories: KS4, Cambridge iGCSE, English 0500, English 0522, Hot Entries, Language and Linguistic Analysis, Speaking & Listening, Individual, Group
The point of this guide is to give you some thoughts and approaches to lessons that might assist you in preparing your students for this test. It should be stressed that you do not need to deliver these lessons in sequence unless you so wish, nor at a particular time of the course. As you study the Literature texts and prepare for the First Language English examination you will, naturally, be conducting exercises and undertaking tasks that will help prepare your pupils for the Speaking…
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AQA, WJEC Eduqas, OCR & Edexcel GCSE Spoken Language Scheme »
Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Language 2015, AQA Spoken Language, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, Edexcel Spoken Language, OCR GCSE, OCR GCSE English Language 2015, OCR Spoken Language, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language 2015, WJEC Eduqas Spoken Language, Hot Entries, Language and Linguistic Analysis, Speaking & Listening, Individual, Spoken English, GCSE Spoken English
Spoken Language Endorsement for GCSE English Language The four English awarding bodies have developed the new criteria for Spoken Language assessment in the new GCSE English Language (9-1) qualifications. This will be a separately endorsed component, for which candidates will be graded Distinction, Pass, or Merit. Candidates who do not achieve a Pass grade, or those who do not take the component, will be given non-classified. The Guidance Document for centres is copied below, including the…
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GCSE English Language Spoken Language Study Scheme of Work »
Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, Hot Entries, Speaking & Listening, Individual, Group, Drama-Focused, Spoken English, GCSE Spoken English, AQA English Language , Unit 3 Understanding Texts and Creative Writing, WJEC GCSE English Language, Unit 4 Spoken Language
click on image to enlarge Spoken Language Study at GCSE Some advice from an A Level English Language specialist Firstly, don’t worry! What students are being asked to do at this level isn’t linguistically ‘heavy’ and will not require a lot of new terminology in order for them to do it very well indeed; in fact, many of us who were comfortable with the linguistics from our teaching of A level initially went overboard on concepts and terminology, producing students who, intoxicated by…
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Healthy Eating & Jamie Oliver »
Categories: Speaking & Listening, Individual, Group
A balanced argument? Please watch the video below. Two students in South Yorkshire watched a television programme about their local area that starred the chef Jamie Oliver. The topic was healthy eating. The TV programme made such an impact on the two boys that they felt obliged to film their own video response to Jamie Oliver. They claim they wanted to make a “balanced argument.? Please watch the film and discuss it with your classmates. Why do you think Michael (wearing glasses) and Pat made…
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Howard Webb - The Man In The Middle »
Categories: Speaking & Listening, Individual, Group
Howard Webb popped into school to give us his thoughts on the World Cup in South Africa. Please watch the film. This is a speaking and listening assignment, or rather a listening and speaking assignment. You might want to watch the film again! Task Answer the following questions orally: What did Howard think of the World Cup? How many yellow cards did he give out? Which country objected the most to his decisions? Why did Howard think they were annoyed with him? What exactly IS a pundit? What is…
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Lewis Lends A Hand »
Categories: Writing, Productive, Creative or Original Writing, Speaking & Listening, Individual, Group
Professional musician Lewis Nitikman dropped by to lend Pat a hand. Pat wants to become a musician himself when he leaves school so after a chat, the two of them popped into our studio at school to compose this number: They hope you like it. Now Lewis has left Pat some homework. He wants Pat to come up with some lyrics to turn their tune into a song. Task Listen to their music again and with a classmate, bounce some ideas around. What subject matter springs to mind? What music does it remind you…
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Pulp Non-Fiction »
Categories: Speaking & Listening, Individual, Group
Our school is just down the road from where the rock band Pulp used to rehearse so we zoomed down to interview their drummer Nick Banks. Nick has taken over the family business where the band played. Watch the film. What did Jarvis Cocker say the group “made rattle? in their time? What did Nick’s parents think of Nick being in a band in the early days and how did their opinions change over time? Why do you think they changed their minds about their son and his choice of career? What…
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Shakespeare Film Making »
Categories: Media & Non-Fiction, Media & Non-Fiction Activities, Shakespeare, Shakespeare - Other Activities and Resources, Writing, Speaking & Listening, Individual, Group
This is an interactive assignment on Shakespeare and you have been asked by a production company to help them complete a short film on the famous playwright. Watch the video. Discuss it with your classmates. What messages are coming across in this short film? What does the title suggest “The Bard and The Barred?? Who is The Bard and who might be The Barred? What do you think about the comments of the girls? How do you respond to the man’s comment at the end? The film was shot in two…
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Say Something! »
Categories: Speaking & Listening, Individual, Group
The life of rock star Jim Glennie. Lots of students quite like the idea of being a rock star…the fame, the fortune the glitz. Students from school in South Yorkshire interviewed rock star Jim Glennie from the band “James?. If at first you do not recognise the name of Jim or his band, check out the video and we are sure you might know their material. What instrument does Jim play? How does he cope with fame? What role did Jim’s school play in helping him become a rock star? How would Jim…
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Kid Gloves - Special Needs »
Categories: Speaking & Listening, Individual, Group
Please watch the film below. The above film was shot in a special school. The students have used glove puppets to talk about life and its ups and downs. The film won a prestigious competition. Watch the video and discuss it with your classmates. Why do you think the judges of the film competition liked this film? What does it have to say about disabled youngsters? Did any of the comments surprise or upset you? Make you laugh? Disturb you? Inform you? Task The producer of this video has been…
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Improvise Task Based on Lord of the Flies »
Categories: Prose, Lord Of The Flies, Writing, Productive, Creative or Original Writing, Speaking & Listening, Drama-Focused
If you have read the last page of the novel Lord of the Flies, you will realise that William Golding had the novel Coral Island in mind when he wrote his tale. The Task The following playlet explores some of the issues involved. Once you’ve read the script, improvise a response then write it up. What exactly DOES he think? Does he sympathise with Golding or attack his views? The following scene takes place in the common room of a public school. One teacher is sipping coffee and marking…
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Who is Beelzebub in Lord of the Flies? »
Categories: Prose, Lord Of The Flies, Writing, Essays, Prose Analysis, Speaking & Listening
The Task The boys on the island busy themselves looking for a beast or demon. We are painfully aware of the irony here. There is indeed a devil on the island… or rather several and they are openly on view. Looking closely at the action in Golding’s novel, who do you consider could be described as a demon? Beelzebub (Hebrew בעל זבוב, with several variants) appears as the name of a god worshipped by the Philistines. In ancient contexts, there appears to have been little, if any,…
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