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  • Keyword Activities for GCSE English Language

    web/8148 Digital resource with 11 topics and 203 keywords on 62 photocopiable A4 pages

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  • GCSE
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Keyword Activities for GCSE English Language

Comprehensive photocopiable activity packs to help students enjoy learning the essential terms for the course.

A great time saver for quick starter and plenaries...

L Biddis, DT HoD & Peer Reviewer

Glossary builders, dominoes, and crosswords (including interactive versions) are among 7 engaging activities making learning and using key terms fun!

  • Student-friendly definitions make complex terms accessible to all
  • Comprehensive solutions for easy marking
Versatile:
  • Games as starters/plenaries
  • Flash cards for revision
  • Crosswords for homework
  • Glossary builders great for individual or pair work

Useful

L Shawcross, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

I like crossword clues too – a good way to engage pupils with puzzles

L Shawcross, Teacher & Peer Reviewer
Click below to expand samples of crosswords, dominoes and flash cards.
For an overview of 'Activity Types' and additional samples, click on the Preview button. To see the HTML menu, click on the image above.
Full list of activities for every topic: ❶ Match-up ❷ Table Fill ❸ Crosswords ❹ Bingo ❺ Dominoes ❻ Write Your Own ❼ Flash Cards
Essential practice! Help students distinguish their connotations from their collocations.

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What do teachers say about this resource? (8148)

Good

N Patel, Teacher Tutor & Peer Reviewer

Useful for GCSE English Language... I liked the range of key words and the way they were split into language frameworks, which was helpful categorisation. I like crossword clues too – a good way to engage pupils with puzzles.

L Shawcross, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

Keywords

  • AO2
  • essay skills
  • exam
  • exercises
  • GCSE English Language
  • GCSE Keyword Activities
  • language
  • linguistic
  • literary
  • tasks
  • terminology
  • vocabulary

Good

N Patel, Teacher Tutor & Peer Reviewer

I liked the range of key words and the way they were split into language frameworks, which was helpful categorisation

L Shawcross, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

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