Modern English Structures
These are hints you find within sentences and paragraphs especially in IGCSE insert papers.
Context Clues
The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.
Plagiarism or Plagiarise
He wrote widely on subjects such as logic, ethics, politics, and communication, and his ideas greatly influenced Western thought.
Aristotle
Which word is spelt incorrectly? Write the correct spelling.
We booked our acommodaytion near the beach for the holiday.
accommodation
Indicates when the action occurs: past, present or future.
Tense or Tenses
Word or words similar in meaning that are used in or near the sentence.
Synonym or Synonyms
Give 3 tips on effective writing. May use phrases.
Any from below:
Read instructions carefully, Plan the Outline, Underline needed clues, context clues, or keywords from passage.
According to Osborn (1997), this is the art of convincing others to give favourable attention to our point of view.
Persuasion or Persuading
Which word is spelt incorrectly? Write the correct spelling.
Regular maintenence keeps the equipment in good condition.
maintenance
This is the "underwater" part of the iceberg—the feelings or ideas attached to a word.
Connotation
Summarising or Summarisation
The assertion that you want your audience to accept especially in arguments.
Claim
Which word is spelt incorrectly? Write the correct spelling.
She is a concientious student who completes her work carefully.
conscientious
The explicit, literal, dictionary definition of a word.
Denotation.
Give 5 types of context clues.
Any from below:
Definition, Example, Synonym Description, Antonym, Mood, Cause and Effect, Experience
The writing system or style used in Directed Writing.
The Inverted Pyramid Writing Style
For IGCSE Speaking and Listening, how long should the Individual Talk (speech) last?
4 minutes or roughly 3-4 minutes
Which word is spelt incorrectly? Write the correct spelling.
His habit of talking to himself was an ideiosyncrasy.
idiosyncrasy.
A part of speech that modifies verbs, adjectives, or even other adverbs.
Adverbs
To make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to the reader by describing it in more detail or expanding relevant facts or ideas.
Explain or Explaining
These are modes or tools for writers to help them develop and organise their writing.
Rhetorical Modes
The 3 Types of Persuasive Speeches.
Any from below:
Fact, Value, Policy
Which word is spelt incorrectly? Write the correct spelling.
We had to qeuea for an hour to enter the event.
queue