IGCSE English as a First Langauge (Third Edition) by John Reynolds - 2013

Hodder Education/Viva Books Private Limited, 2013. 3rd edition. Softcover. New. Description: This new edition has been written by an experienced author and examiner to support the latest syllabus for Cambridge International Examinations IGCSE First Language English (0500 and 0522), and covers the reading, writing, speaking and listening objectives Endorsed by Cambridge International Examinations for the latest Cambridge IGCSE First language English 0500 and 0522 syllabuses for examination from 2015 Promotes students’ reading skills in analysis and evaluation as well as their understanding of the text Develops students’ imaginative writing skills whilst establishing a strong grounding in spelling, punctuation and grammar Provides opportunities to practise speaking and listening skills Free student’s CD includes extra questions, practice tests and answers to selected questions Contents: Introduction • Your course • Structure of the book • Chapter 1: Becoming a better reader • Why do you read? • Passive and active reading • How do you develop the skill of active reading? • Skimming and scanning - getting the gist • Practise your active reading skills • Chapter 2: Applying your reading skills • Types of questions • How to approach short-answer comprehension questions • Practise answering reading comprehension questions • More complex comprehension questions/How writers achieve effects • Chapter 3: Reading and summarising • Some practical guidelines • Style matters • Example of a summary question • Practise writing a summary • More complex summary questions • Further summary practice • Chapter 4: Becoming a better writer • Different styles for different purposes • Different styles for different audiences • Planning your writing • Improving your writing • Chapter 5: Applying your reading skills: directed writing • Writing a speech • Writing a dialogue or conversation • Writing a letter • Writing a report • Writing a persuasive article • Writing a continuation of a story • Writing a leaflet • Chapter 6: Writing compositions • Some practical guidelines • Writing the composition • Features of a good composition • But what do I write? • Examples of students’ work • Practise writing a composition • Chapter 7: Written coursework • Why do coursework? • What do you have to do? • Assignment 1: the factual piece • Assignment 2: the expressive piece • Assignment 3: writing in response to text(s) • Examples of students’ work for Assignment 1 • Examples of students’ work for Assignment 2 • Examples of reading passages and tasks for Assignment 3 • Coursework checklist • Chapter 8: Speaking and listening skills • What is tested and how? • The individual task • The discussion • Choosing a topic • Coursework • Index • Acknowledgements Target Audience: Schools & students of Class 9 & 10. Printed Pages: 176. NA