1. English GCSE: C or higher – guaranteed!

2. Hello.

3. Getting a C in English is easier than you think

4. Today

5. x

6. What

7. How

8. 2

9. 1 – Listen 2 - Practise

10. Visualise what success will feel like

14. What

15. How

16. What

17. English -v- English Literature

18. PAPER 1

19. 1: 1.Reading non-fiction: understand / presentation / language 1.Writing to argue / persuade / advise

21. Read

22. Write

23. Foundation

27. Higher

31. PAPER 2

32. 2: 1.Reading poetry 1.Writing to inform / explain / describe

34. Foundation

37. Higher

41. Write better Plan better Spell better Today:

42. What

43. How

45. Describe the room you are in

48. 3

49. 2:You’re not very confident about writing accurately / being interesting 1: You find it hard to come up with ideas / to get started / to keep going … 3:You’re not sure how to revise for English /you lack concentration …

50. 1: How to write better

51. 1.Make your sentences shorter: 12 words. 2.Make some much shorter: 3 – 5 words. 3.Use “and” less 4.Join some sentences with “that”, “who”, “which” 5.Write some 2 part sentences starting with “As …, …”, “Although …, …”, “When …, …”

52. 2: How to plan better

53. 1.Choose the right question: description and letters are most straightforward 2.Do a spider diagram of ideas, then number them 5-7 for paragraphing 3.Use: Vivid description Dialogue Questions Then & now For & against

54. 3: How to prepare

55. 1.Read and write stuff 2.Hide your spelling weaknesses 3.Learn vocabulary (eg “suggest”) 4.Trick the examiner 5.Trick your brain

56. 25 mins +5 mins Pomodoro Technique

57. Practise …

58. Describe a person you admire

59. Write a letter to your headteacher asking for more PE and sport

60. Spelling is not about intelligence

62. 1: You’re better at spelling than you think

63. 2: People judge us by appearances

64. 3: A small number of words make a big difference

65. 4: There are 3 easy ways to improve your spelling

66. 5: Stop thinking that spelling is linked to intelligence

67. Spelling is not about intelligence Test

68. Spelling is not about intelligence 3

69. See

70. Hear

71. Memorise

72. See

73. 1: Be-lie-ve

74. 2: Bu-sin-ess

75. 3: Se-para-te

76. 4: Envi-ron-ment

77. Hear

78. 5: Govern+ment

79. 6: Feb-RU-ary

80. 7: Happen+ed

81. 8: Sur+prise

82. 9: Interesting

83. Memorise

84. 10: Accommodation

85. 11: Skilful

86. 12: Necessary

87. Spelling is not about intelligence Test

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89. So what have we learned …?

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