This is a course companion to National Curriculum Key Stage 4 GCSE English. It offers: information about the structure and composition of English and the demands of the exam boards; advice on the approach to exams and the skills demanded not only in the composition of clear, effective writing, but also on speaking, listening and reading skills; and help in how to answer questions, read passages and compose the material demanded by the examiners.

 

This book is part of a book series called Macmillan Work Out .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 4. KS4 covers school years 10 and 11, and ages 15-16 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 252 pages in this book. This book was published 1995 by Palgrave Macmillan .

This book has the following chapters: Acknowledgements - Introduction - Examinations and Changes - Coursework - Attainment Targets - 'Differentiation' - An Approach to the Subject - Speaking and Listening - Reading - Ways and Means - Writing - Practical Writing - Summary - Directed Writing - Expression - Personal Writing - Using Words - Misusing Words - Correct Grammar - Punctuation - Spelling - Presentation and Handwriting - Reference Material - Work Out Problems: Language, Understanding, Summary - Answers - Index