Topic and Key Skills
What two main skills does the course aim to develop alongside each other?
Reading and critical thinking skills, alongside writing skills. (to write and to read)
What is AO1?
Selecting and applying information
It means using a language accurately to express your thoughts or opinions about a topic while remaining sensitive to your audience's feelings and experiences.
effective communication
What is one of the main focuses of the course?
essay writing
Aside from essays, what is the other main focus of the course?
comprehension questions
What kind of reader and writer does this book aim you to be?
competent
What do AO2 and AO3 mean?
analysing and evaluating information (AO2), and communicating effectively in written English (AO3).
Why are critical thinking skills important for university entrance and future studies?
Universities value critical thinking
What are the topics that you may encounter in essay questions? Name two.
Economic, historical, moral, political, and social
science, environmental issues, technology and mathematics
literature, language, the arts, crafts, and the media
What kind of questions can help you improve the skills you need to meet the essay writing assessment objectives?
comprehension questions
Recognising different viewpoints and explaining the ideas of others in your own words fall under which category?
application of information
Complete the sentence: The Cambridge International AS Level English General Paper Syllabus is intended to enable you to develop skills in writing s________ and d_________ arguments, and present r__________ explanations.
structured, developed; reasoned
The skills that you will develop in this course can be applied to only one subject. True or False.
False. any subject
What does a good essay show?
show --> knowledge of the topic area
The following are the essay-writing assessment question objectives: understanding, analysing, evaluating, applying, and ________.
communicating
Interpreting meaning from the text you read or learn and developing ideas in a logical way fall under ___________.
analysis and evaluation
What kind of issues do you have to develop a wider awareness and knowledge of through reading?
contemporary issues
This course may help you to become aware of contemporary _____________ issues.
real world
What is meant by the “input” of an essay?
The information, facts, or knowledge used to support an argument.
A material you will read for comprehension practice will have ______ words long.
up to 900
key skills
Complete the sentence: The Cambridge International AS Level English General Paper Syllabus is intended to enable you to develop skills the skills of i_________, a_________, e_________, and pi_________.
interpretation, analysis, evaluation and persuasion
What can communicating effectively help you according to the course benefits of this book? Give one.
discuss issues; articulate ideas; and voice your opinions
What is meant by the “output” of an essay?
The student’s informed opinion or judgement, showing relevance and consideration of other viewpoints.
Comprehension questions may ask you to do one among the six points mentioned in the book. Give one.
make inferences about the meaning of a text
analyse the reasoning of an argument
develop arguments of your own in response to a text of other material
discuss the impolications of an issue
suggest a way of solving a problem