Bridging the Gap: GCSE to AS/A Level Year 1 AQA
Ensure your students are thoroughly prepared as they take the step up from GCSE to AS/A Level Year 1.
One of the best resources I have ever reviewed on ZigZag and I would not hesitate to highly recommend it
Focused on the development of reading and writing skills, this unique pack of worksheets matches GCSE topics with relevant A Level Year 1 topics. This enables students to bridge knowledge gaps and transition with ease to the next level.
Does exactly what it states.
Packed with tips and skill-building activities including: gap fills; true, false or not mentioned; match-ups; translations; writing a summary and more to ensure students are supported and tested throughout. All answers are included for easy self- and teacher marking.
48 worksheets: Each of the 6 units has 1 GCSE and 1 A Level sub-unit with 4 sections each:
- Vocabulary
- Grammar
- Reading: the reading texts build on the vocabulary and grammar acquired in the previous sections
- Translation: the translations build on the vocabulary and grammar acquired in the previous sections
FLEXIBLE! Students can complete each GCSE task followed by the matched
A Level task, or complete all GCSE tasks then all A Level tasks.
Great for independent study, GCSE gifted and talented students, and students at the beginning of AS or A Level Year 1.
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What do teachers say about this resource? (12377)
This resource aims to support students and their teachers in making the challenging transition from GCSE to A-Level study. It does this in an organised and pedagogically sound fashion by linking the topics of Year 1 of the German A-Level course with the related topics studied at GCSE. I am very impressed with the care the author has taken with relating the A-Level specification to prior learning, i.e. vocabulary and grammar already encountered at KS4. This is particularly evident in the way it builds grammatical structures from GCSE level to the more complex and demanding concepts of the A-Level. I believe the resource will prove very useful to the student who wants to work through the pack independently, but will also be useful to the busy teacher as a top-up-resource before introducing the topics via to the A-Level text-book and other established teaching materials. I am particularly impressed with the consistency of the format which will help self-access learning as well as enabling the teacher to find their way to the particular topic or worksheet they are looking for.
I think this does exactly what it states. It supports students bridging the gap between GCSE and A-Level. I would happily give the first topic to prospective A- Level students to revise over the summer, which should make the start to their A-Level journey a lot smoother. I particulatly liked the choice of vocab and grammar for each sub topic. I feel that it mirrors what is needed at the start of Y12 very well and most importantly a lot of the grammar points that GCSE students struggle are being picked up, put into context well and the students are given a good chance to practice these skills.