Year 11 Easter Holiday Work 2011 - Week 2 - A Language Week!

Monday 19th
50 mins Go to the IGCSE website (see above) and download the first of the Language Practice Papers. Do Questions 1 and 2.

Tuesday 20th
50 mins Complete the summary question on the paper you downloaded yesterday.

Wednesday 21st
60 mins Use the IGCSE website to run through all the techniques and approaches needed to answer Question 1 of the Language Paper. i.e How to write an article. How to write a speech etc etc. Click through the past papers (there are a lot available to download and view) and familiarise yourself with the typical passages and the wordings of Question 1. Remember to keep a record in your notebook of what you have looked at and any questions you might want to ask your teacher when you get back.

Thursday 22nd
60 mins Spend this time focusing on summaries. Again, look at the examples which are in the Past Papers. Test yourself by having ago at one or two.

Friday 23rd
60 mins Spend today's revision time focusing on Question 2. There is a framework you can follow here in terms of both planning and writing, in order to ensure you secure the full 10 marks. Again look at the Practice Papers and attempt a couple of these questions. 

Saturday 24th
Another day off!

Sunday 25th
50 mins Re-read The Third and Final Continent and Secrets and then write two 100 word answers for each story for the question "What is the dominant tone of voice in this story and how is it achieved?".