EDEXCEL INTERNATIONAL GCSE (9–1) ENGLISH LANGUAGE A

1 EDEXCEL INTERNATIONAL GCSE (9 1). CONFIDENTIAL: Uncorrected WIP proof, NOT for circulation or distribution. Pearson Education. ENGLISH LANGUAGE A. EDEXCEL INTERNATIONAL GCSE (9 1). Student Book Roger Addison, Samantha Brunner, David Foster, Peter Inson, Robert O'Brien, Pam Taylor, Manjari Tennakoon Pearson EDEXCEL INTERNATIONAL GCSE (9 1) ENGLISH LANGUAGE A prepares students for the new 2016 INTERNATIONAL GCSE (9 1) ENGLISH LANGUAGE A specification. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the specification and is designed to supply students with the best preparation possible for the examination: ENGLISH LANGUAGE A. Written by a team of highly experienced INTERNATIONAL GCSE ENGLISH teachers and authors Chapters are mapped closely to the specification to provide comprehensive coverage and are enhanced by targeted reading and writing skill sections Learning is embedded with differentiated exercises and exam practice throughout, including summary sections to review learning Signposted transferable skills Maps to the Pearson Progression Scale Reviewed by a LANGUAGE specialist to ensure the book is written in a clear and EDEXCEL INTERNATIONAL GCSE (9 1).

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9 Pearson Education. SKILLS SKILLS fiction AND. 4 TEXT ANALYSIS 26 VOCABULARY TRANSACTIONAL. 4 SKIMMING FOR THE MAIN 26 CHOOSING THE RIGHT WRITING. IDEA VOCABULARY. 6 EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT 28 VOCABULARY FOR EFFECT 58 NON- fiction TEXTS. MEANING. 30 LANGUAGE FOR DIFFERENT 58 TYPES OF TEXT. 8 POINT, EVIDENCE, EXPLAIN EFFECTS. 78 I DENTIFYING THE WRITER'S. 10 EVALUATING A TEXT 32 WHY OUR CHOICES MATTER PERSPECTIVE. 81 AUDIENCE AND PURPOSE. 16 USE OF LANGUAGE 34 SENTENCES 83 L ANGUAGE FOR DIFFERENT. EFFECTS. 16 WORD CLASSES 34 SENTENCE TYPES. 87 F ACT, OPINION AND EXPERT. 18 CONNOTATIONS 36 OPENING SENTENCES ADVICE. 20 DIFFERENT SENTENCE 38 SENTENCES FOR EFFECTS 89 THE STRUCTURE OF A TEXT. TYPES. 40 SENTENCE PURPOSE 91 UNSEEN TEXTS. 22 SENTENCES FOR EFFECTS. 95 PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE. 42 STRUCTURE. 42 PRINCIPLES OF 99 TEXT ANTHOLOGY: STRUCTURE NON- fiction . 44 PARAGRAPHING FOR 99 THE DANGER OF A SINGLE. EFFECT story ' CHIMAMANDA.

10 NGOZI ADICHIE. 46 LINKING IDEAS. 106 A. PASSAGE TO AFRICA . GEORGE ALAGIAH. 48 PUNCTUATION AND 111 T HE EXPLORER'S DAUGH- SPELLING TER KARI HERBERT. 48 ENDING A SENTENCE 116 E XPLORERS, OR BOYS. MESSING ABOUT STEVEN. 49 COMMAS MORRIS. 50 APOSTROPHES 120 B. ETWEEN A ROCK AND A. HARD PLACE ARON RAL- 51 COLONS, SEMI-COLONS, STON. DASHES, BRACKETS, ELLIPSES 125 YOUNG AND DYSLEXIC? YOU'VE GOT IT GOING ON' . 52 COMMON SPELLING BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH. ERRORS. 131 A. GAME OF POLO WITH A. 53 PROOF-READING, HEADLESS GOAT EMMA. CHECKING AND EDITING LEVINE. 54 IMPROVE YOUR WRITING. COURSE STRUCTURE v 136 B. EYOND THE SKY AND PAPER 2: 210 299 IMAGINATIVE. WRITING. CONFIDENTIAL: Uncorrected WIP proof, NOT for circulation or distribution. Pearson Education. EARTH: A JOURNEY INTO. BHUTAN JAMIE ZEPPA POETRY AND 299 O. VERVIEW OF IMAGINATIVE. 144 H. IS FOR HAWK HELEN PROSE TEXTS WRITING. MACDONALD. AND IMAGINA- 301 GENERATING IDEAS.