I am taking my exam in 2 hours for English First Language and as a non-native speaker this video has helped me a lot. Thank you very much, keep up your good work and enthusiasm!!
@@mirrayyanrabbani9914 I got an A! Thanks to you sir :) Your videos helped me so much to achieve that grade and made me feel confident while sitting the exam. Thank you so much for your videos!!
I have my English IGCSE examination today and I was particularly struggling with question 3, that is until I stumbled across this extremely considerate video of yours and it ended being like my unprecedented and unexpected knight in shining armour! A wholehearted thank you to you
here i am for the 4th and last time going through this video for my may/june 2022 paper these videos have helped me get an A in my mock 1 and an A* in my mock 2 and hopefully i will be able to do well in my exam as well ! Thank you so much for all the help you have bestowed me with through out my year 10 and 11.really grateful for your help and guidance.
I love your videos, they are very clear and easy to understand your the best English teacher I've ever seen continue doing videos like these , we all support you 👍👍 I'm commenting this on every video that I am speed running through now, and they're really helpful
I ACTUALLY GOT AN "A" IN english ! And although i do need to improve before mock 2 , i do feel incredibly happy about this achievement because i struggled a lot last yr , but I'm more confident in my waiting now ! So thank u so much sir !
Mmmm I have a journal and a diary and I often write letters to my crush (but ended up tearing them up😂💀) but here I am still struggling with directed writing 😂🙈 Thank you for your videos though!🤍💙🤍
Sir: pls do extended writing outside of the exam question until you a comfortable with all of the text types Me: Printed 20+ past papers and was about to start answering after this video 👁👄👁
Sir, we have not been provided the clarity about these writings' purposes. Can you please clarify? Are there any specified purposes for these writings? For paper -2 they have given it to be ''Persuasive'' but with paper-1 that is missing.
for the speech - you said starting with a language feature instead of an actual intro would be better but would you recommend introducing yourself afterwards? because i feel like it would be important to talk a bit about yourself if the speech is in a more formal contex.
Is there a difference between a journal and a diary? I thought the former ought to include a touch of formality due to its possibility of being published?
It really depends on the purpose. Most journal tasks I've seen have been quite informal tasks, reflecting on some sort of trip. But you're right.. I think Cambridge use diary/journal almost interchangeably.
for the composition, I really like to read fantasy books that are heavy in description so that I get a good sense and grasp of the vocabulary and it all flows better when I'm writing the text. a really good book with a beautiful prose is song of achilles by Madeline Miller- the writing, especially in the first half of the book, is just gorgeous and sooo full or imagery. for the directed writing, maybe little fires everywhere by celeste ng because its a really interesting book written in what reminds me of a newspaper format, sort of, with little description and words that can be used especially in these writing styles bc they are more direct and concise but really just reading some pieces from each genre is already really valuable.
Gosh, I wouldn't be able to tell you. For paper 1, I would say that the reports seldom come up. For paper 2, there's only a few text types, so it's hard to eliminate any!
You don't need an address as you wouldn't be given this information and you are not expected to make information up. An appropriate opening and closing is needed, though
sir, when we are assuming a role of any character, can we make small things up? or should we remain within the boundaries of everything written in the Text? For instance if I want to quote someone in a newspaper or formal report, but no such thing is mentioned in the text or give solutions and recommendations not mentioned in the text to any problems ?
I wouldn't say make things up. You make inferences based on what you have read. If you are referring to direct speech/reported speech (newspapers), the text would be carefully selected. You would have to figure out the type of characters being presented... How they would feel... What they would say etc.
I'd say ESL is a lot easier than FLE. However, it has 4 papers and people do take it for granted as well, and grade thresholds are high. If you're going to the US, I'd definitely recommend FLE, as most your AS and A2 levels usually only offer FLE or EGP if I'm not wrong. It'll be easier to apply to US universities if you do FLE and have a good haul of grades. If you're taking TOEFL or something, FLE all the way. Take FLE. It's not as daunting as it seems.
@@mariyamajaz I'm a little late, but yes! 1] Read books. You'll learn a lot. Annotate phrases and paragraphs that you like and store them for later use. 2] Practice writing and reading. Practice inferring meanings from texts. 3] Past papers!!!! 4] Keep a basic storyline in mind and twist the narrative writing question to suit YOU. You won't be able to think of a story on the spot in the exam. That's what I did and got an A* for english. [i took 8 subjects in total] If you need more tips lmk. - Min.
4 of my young ones are doing their iGCSE next year. I came across your videos and it's been extremely helpful. However, I would like to ask if have you have any programme design for this purpose. paid programme?
I have tutored online before, but quite often it is difficult given timezones and the fact that I work fulltime and have a number of tutees after school!
To some degree, yes. Can you sustain the same focus and quality if you go significantly over the word count?! Not sure. However, I encourage my students to not fixate on word counts, but focus more on the time spent on certain questions.
@@jedidiahberakah6129 Yes… and having been an examiner myself… I can confirm I read every word, line and sentence … even if they were signicantly over … including summary!
My question is on the interview layout, is it acceptable to abbreviate names throughout the whole script ? e,g writingI-for interviewer or CO- for Cafe owner (interviewee)
I did my igcse and they asked me to write an interview I responded the questions but I forgot to structure it in an interview format will it greatly affect my marks
Do we have to write the information asked in the bullet points in the order of the question or sometimes we can rearrange the order? i always has this question but forgot to ask during class. would be really appreciated if you reply soon as my igcse exams are 12 hours away
Hello! I have a question and I’d appreciate if anyone helped me with it So in extended response’s mark scheme I’ve seen A1, A2, A3s. I was wondering do the number of how many ‘A’s u get decide ur final *reading* mark, eg I got 8 A1s so I get an 8 for reading; or are the ‘A’s just a reference for the teacher? P.S: idk how else to ask these questions tell me if my question doesn’t make sense
No, it doesn't work like that. It's, as you put it, reference for the teacher, but also a quick and handy indication as to whether you've included a range of ideas. You don't necessarily need '5 A1s', '5A2s' and '5A3s' for 15 reading marks...
