Reading comprehension Section A
How to read an unseen text under time pressure and answer the questions that follow.
Answering comprehension questionsThe question verbs: retrieve, summarise, infer, evaluate, and what each one wants.View notes
Reading an unseen text under time pressureA method for getting the gist fast and finding your evidence.View notes
Inference and ‘support your answer’How to back up every point with a reference to the text.View notes
Comparing two textsLinking ideas across two texts and writing about both together.View notes
Visual and multimodal textsReading an image plus text, and the questions examiners ask about them.View notes
Tone, purpose and audienceWorking out why a text was written, who for, and how you can tell.View notes
The Question B short taskThe shorter functional task that comes off a comprehension text.Coming soon
Worked full comprehensionA complete comprehension answered at Higher and Ordinary Level.Coming soon
Writing for a variety of purposes Section B
Ten writing types, each with a template, a worked sample, and the common mistakes to avoid.
Formal letterLayout, register and the moves that score in a formal letter.View notes
Informal letterWriting warmly to someone you know, while still hitting the marks.View notes
Speech or talkOpenings, signposting and endings that hold an audience.View notes
ArticleMagazine and newspaper articles: headline, hook and structure.View notes
ReportClear, factual writing with headings and recommendations.View notes
Diary entryVoice, reflection and the personal register a diary needs.View notes
Blog postInformal, direct writing for an online reader.View notes
ReviewReviewing a book, film or place with a clear judgement.View notes
Interview transcriptSetting out questions and answers, and shaping a real voice.View notes
Instructions and how-toStep-by-step writing that is easy to follow.View notes
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