Descriptive vs Narrative Essays
The IGCSE English First Language exam places a strong emphasis on creative writing, with writing descriptive and narrative essays being
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If you have been wondering how to prepare for the listening, writing and speaking, in English as a Second Language subject – this is a must-read post for you! (There are also tips on, how to handle “mind blank”)
A common question we often get is:
It’s hard to do listening, writing and speaking. Most frustrated things are: becomes blank and wrong grammar.
Farren
Here are the 3 actions you can take immediately to have immediate result.
We would like to suggest you to do a little bit of mindset switch. Some of the inner dialogues that you can start cultivating:
Mindset is undeniably a very powerful factor that could determine either you succeed or fail.
We have a tweetable phrase for you to share with your friends:
“Change your thoughts, and change your results.”
~ Skolatis
Observe what you’re doing currently for this subject. Write it down on a piece of paper.
See what you can do differently to make things better.
Finally, put your new actions into a timetable. There is a saying, if it is not scheduled, it is not real.
Take small actions each day to make small changes. Adjust as you go.
Actions you can take for each topic:
Buy practice books with CDs, so you could familiarise yourself to different topics and the accent of the speaks. Do this at lease twice a week.
If you really want to improve your writing skills, you ought to read a lot. A good example of reading material that could help your writing is Reader’s Digest.
When you read, observe the style of the sentences, then copy the style to your writing.
It is important that you find out and understand how you are being assessed, what is the assessment procedure, and what are the common topics. Use the past exam papers for practices.
When your mind is blank, this is simply a temporary sign of tension. Acknowledge that you have mind blank, then reaffirm yourself that it is just temporary and YOU can do it.
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59 responses
hey,
Why aren’t the listening tracks working?
hey please upload the examiner’s report for 0580/o/n/2015 mathematis without coursework
please reply as soon as possible
Hello there,
We have already uploaded everything that we have. If you can’t find any specific papers that you need, that means we do not have that specific papers too. We won’t keep them and not publish them. It is as simple as that. 🙂
Dear igcse
I would like to ask about speaking examination as English 2language what are the key points do you look forward on students
Thank you
Featurs*
Hi Jiji,
We think you have mistaken us as CIE 🙂
During the oral test, the examiner is looking for the ability of candidate to answer the questions being asked. You don’t have to stress about whether the points are right or wrong. As long as you could voice your opinions in a constructive manner, you would be fine. 🙂
Hi!
Please can you tell me how to find English speaking past papers.
They are all here: https://igcsecentre.com/cambridge-igcse-past-exam-papers/
Hello,
I went through past papers for English listening exam 2011-2015, unfortunately there is restricted number of listening with audio.
Could you please advise if there is a link to find all audio for 0511 listening past exams?
hello
how can i register for tutorials?
for igcse
Hi Sakina,
Please wait for the commencement of the registration on February 15.
OK
thanks
Hello !!
how can i register for the tutorials ?
and is there for A level subjects ?
Hi Lujain,
The revision courses are for IGCSE. The A-Level courses will not be so soon.
I have completed my ICT practical and eng/french oral…i am really worried about that….. so i want to know when will i get my results….Will u send the corrected question paper along with the certificate…
Where can I find the listening test which are in the latest syllabus?
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