Name: English Practice Exercises 13+ Practice Exercises for Common Entrance Preparation von Amanda Alexander
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English Practice Exercises 13+ Practice Exercises for Common Entrance Preparation Zusammenfassung

English Practice Exercises 13+ Practice Exercises for Common Entrance Preparation Amanda Alexander

This second edition of the bestselling English Practice Exercises 13+ provides a wealth of comprehensive practice exercises modelled on all sections of the 2013 English Common Entrance exam at 13+. For the Reading sections of the exam, a varied selection of texts and poems has been specifically chosen to provide comprehension practice for both Level 1 and 2. In addition, there is a large bank of exercises for the Writing sections. All questions are written in the Common Entrance style, ensuring that pupils familiarise themselves with the format of the exam. - Endorsed by ISEB - Fully updated for the 2013 syllabus - Perfect preparation for pupils working towards English Common Entrance and other entrance exams at 13+ - Features a range of material for both the Reading and Writing elements of the 13+ exam - Passages drawn from a wide range of texts and poems, including Charles Dickens, Michael Palin, Samual Coleridge and John Agard, to ensure pupils gain practice in a variety of written styles Suitable for ISEB 13+ English exams from Autumn 2013 onwards.

English Practice Exercises 13+ Practice Exercises for Common Entrance Preparation Bewertungen

A rich variety of practice exercises to challenge every Common Entrance candidate and no doubt delight every English teacher. This book will prove to be invaluable. Andrew Hammond, Director of Teaching and Learning, Copthorne School; IAPS Subject Leader for English: ISEB English Editor

Über Amanda Alexander

Amanda Alexander and Rachel Gee have extensive experience in the teaching and managing of English in prep schools, most recently running the English Department at Danes Hill Preparatory School in Surrey. Their aim is to promote excellent literacy skills to enable confident access of the whole curriculum and in forming Lex Education they continue to support teachers and parents and help children to read and write with understanding and rigour.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the ISEB English 13+ syllabus and the Common Entrance Examination at 13+ PAPER 1: READING SECTION A: NON-FICTION Diary Thura's Diary: My Life in Wartime Iraq by Thura al-Windawi Speech The Love of a Dog by George Graham Vest from Speeches that Changed the World Travel Born Survivor by Bear Grylls Speech The Need for Adventure adapted from the Patrick Hardy Lecture given by Anthony Horowitz, November 2005 Travel Morocco by Andrew Gilchrist from The Guardian, Saturday10th November 2001 Journalistic Queuing by Christopher Middleton from The Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2005 Review The first review of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by Leo Lewis from Timesonline, 28th June 2007 Autobiography Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela Journalistic A Giant Problem by Martin Hickman from The Independent, 27th February 2006 Autobiography As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee SECTION B: POETRY Space Shot by Gareth Owen Blessing by Imtiaz Dharker To Sleep by William Wordsworth Clown by Phoebe Hesketh Hawk Roosting by Ted Hughes Toad by Norman MacCaig An Old Woman by R S Thomas Space Invaders by Owen Sheers The Hero by Siegfried Sassoon The Lake by Roger McGough PAPER 2: WRITING SECTION A: STUDIED LITERATURE Theme: Relationships Theme: Conflict Theme: Heroes and Heroines SECTION B: WRITING TASKS Appendix Additional 'Relationship' questions for Studied Literature

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GOR006178322

ISBN 13

9781907047855

ISBN 10

1907047859

Titel

English Practice Exercises 13+ Practice Exercises for Common Entrance Preparation Amanda Alexander

Autor

Amanda Alexander

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Gebraucht - Sehr Gut

Bindung

Broschiert

Verlag

Hodder Education

Datum

20130726

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88

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