IGCSE – AN INTRODUCTIONIGCSE – AN INTRODUCTION

THE INTERNATIONAL GENERAL THE INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE FOR SECONDARY CERTIFICATE FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION.EDUCATION.

DO all students follow the the same DO all students follow the the same level?level?

NO NO

CORE or EXTENDED CORE or EXTENDED

Which SKILLS do I Which SKILLS do I need?need?

SYNTHESISSYNTHESIS INFERENCEINFERENCE ABILITY TO ORDER FACTS ABILITY TO ORDER FACTS ABILITY TO PRESENT ABILITY TO PRESENT

OPTIONS OPTIONS ABILITY TO EMPLOY A WIDE ABILITY TO EMPLOY A WIDE

RANGE OF TOPIC RANGE OF TOPIC VOCABULARYVOCABULARY

SENSE OF AUDIENCESENSE OF AUDIENCE

HOW CAN I ENHANCE HOW CAN I ENHANCE MY SKILLSMY SKILLS??

BY reading…BY reading…NEWSPAPER ARTICLES,NEWSPAPER ARTICLES,MAGAZINES,MAGAZINES,WEBSITES,WEBSITES,NOVELS,NOVELS,SHORT STORIES,SHORT STORIES,ADVERTS,ADVERTS,LEAFLETS, AND…LEAFLETS, AND…

THE KEY!!!!THE KEY!!!!

Last, BUT NOT LEAST…Last, BUT NOT LEAST…

BY paying close attention BY paying close attention to my corrections, board to my corrections, board activities and any other activities and any other type of “remedial work” type of “remedial work”

in class.in class.

EXTERNAL ASSESSMENTEXTERNAL ASSESSMENT

CORE: Paper 1 1 hr 45 minCORE: Paper 1 1 hr 45 min

Paper 3 2 hrPaper 3 2 hr

EXTENDED: Paper 2 2hrEXTENDED: Paper 2 2hr

Paper 3 2 hrPaper 3 2 hr

READING READING COMPREHENSIONCOMPREHENSION

Candidates are expected to demostrate Candidates are expected to demostrate a high ability to:a high ability to:

Understand and collate explicit Understand and collate explicit meaningsmeanings

Understand, explain and collate Understand, explain and collate implicit meanings and attitudes…implicit meanings and attitudes…

Select, analyse and evaluate Select, analyse and evaluate what is relevant to specific what is relevant to specific purposespurposes

Understand how writers achieve Understand how writers achieve effect.effect.

WRITINGWRITING

Candidates are expected to demonstrate Candidates are expected to demonstrate ability to:ability to:

Articulate experience and Articulate experience and express what is thought, felt express what is thought, felt and imagined.and imagined.

Order and present facts, ideas Order and present facts, ideas and opinionsand opinions

Understand and use a range of Understand and use a range of appropriate vocabulatyappropriate vocabulaty

Make accurate and effective Make accurate and effective use of use of PARAGRAPHS, PARAGRAPHS, GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES , GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES , SENTENCES , PUNCTUATION SENTENCES , PUNCTUATION AND SPELLING.AND SPELLING.

So, So, As The Saying Goes… As The Saying Goes…

““PRACTICE WILL MAKE IT PRACTICE WILL MAKE IT PERFECT”PERFECT”