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Building Blocks for Essay Writing for GCSE Edexcel
French, German & Spanish
Paper 4: Writing
Covers all Edexcel topics!
Help students improve their essay-writing skills for Paper 4: Writing!
Covers all Edexcel topics!
Help students improve their essay-writing skills for Paper 4: Writing!
Structured learning and consolidation for Foundation and Higher in three sections.
The content is high quality and full of authentic idiomatic language
Part 1: Building Knowledge
12 units:
- Topic vocabulary and exemplary structures build knowledge for corresponding Part 2 exam-style questions
- Varied activities such as match-up, gap-fill, translation and multiple-choice hone comprehension and writing skills
- Exam tips focus on overcoming common difficulties – key to exam success
The range of question ideas is impressive and will provide useful practice for pupils either as they go through the topic during the course or at the end as revision
Part 2: Exam-style Questions
- 36 original exam-style questions based on the GCSE writing exam ensure targeted revision
- 3 questions per topic – 40-50 words (F), 80-90 words (F+H), 130-150 words (H) – facilitate practice for all students regardless of level
- Mark schemes to help students stay on track
Part 3: Model Essays
- Model essays for all exam-style questions in Part 2 provide exemplary guidance
- Differentiation for grades 4–5, 6–7 and 8–9 allows all students to benefit from tailored solutions
- Suggested additional activities extend learning from model essays
Plus! Answers to all activities enable independent learning as well as classroom learning.
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What do teachers say about this resource? (11515)
The sequencing of the tasks is fantastic with easing students into the vocabulary building up from simple match up to more challenging tasks. Overall, a well-made resource with the focus on writing including high frequency words in accordance to the Edexcel exam board.
Fantastic tips given at the beginning of every unit with examples for students to refer back to.
What do teachers say about this resource? (11782)
Overall I have to say that it is a great resource as it provides lots of opportunity to students, not only for preparing for the writing exam and its writing and translating questions, but also to practice their grammar and their vocabulary of each of the main GCSE topics. The resource mirrors very well the specific exam requirements for the writing element of the Edexcel GCSE Spanish. For example this can be seen in the great number of exam practice questions. It provides lots of opportunities for students to practice their exam and language skills in preparation for their GCSE exams