Syllabus content Candidates may follow either the Core curriculum only or the Extended curriculum includes both the Core and Extended. Candidates aiming for grades A* to B must follow the Extended curriculum. Reading: Core Level Reading: Extended Level understand simple texts, e.g. public understand and select from a range • • notices and signs (including timetables of and texts in a variety of forms, including advertisements) public notices, signs, and magazines identify and retrieve some facts from and • simple texts, e.g. to complete a form newspapers select and organise some relevant identify and retrieve facts, details, • • information from a of texts important points and themes from a including range letters, brochures, forms and of including extended pieces of imaginative writing, e.g. to complete a form writing within the experience of young select and organise relevant • people and reflecting the interests of information people from varied cultural from a range of texts including letters, backgrounds brochures, forms, extended texts and recognise some opinions and imaginative writing within the • attitudes in a of texts experience begin to understand what is implied of young people and reflecting the • but interests not actually written, e.g. gist, purpose of people from varied cultural and backgrounds intention recognise and understand ideas, • opinions and attitudes within extended texts and explore the connections between them understand what is implied but not • actually Writing: Core Level Writing: Extended Level carry out simple writing tasks in carry out a range of writing tasks in • • response response to a written stimulus, on a to a written stimulus, such as range completing of topics, including completing a form, a form, writing a postcard, a short writing a postcard, a letter, a summary letter, or a basic summary or an extended piece extended piece of writing in an of appropriate, writing (100–150 words) in an accurate and clear form of English appropriate describe, report and give a wide • and accurate form of English range of describe, report and give personal information •
Syllabus content Candidates may follow either the Core curriculum only or the Extended curriculum includes both the Core and Extended. Candidates aiming for grades A* to B must follow the Extended curriculum. Reading: Core Level Reading: Extended Level • understand simple texts, e.g. public notices and signs (including timetables and advertisements) • identify and retrieve some facts from simple texts, e.g. to complete a form • select and organise some relevant information from a of texts including letters, brochures, forms and imaginative writing within the experience of young people and reflecting the interests of people from varied cultural backgrounds • recognise some opinions and attitudes in a of texts • begin to understand what is implied but not actually written, e.g. gist, purpose and intention • understand and select from a range of texts in a variety of forms, including public notices, signs, and magazines and newspapers • identify and retrieve facts, details, important points and themes from a range of including extended pieces of writing, e.g. to complete a form • select and organise relevant information from a range of texts including letters, brochures, forms, extended texts and imaginative writing within the experience of young people and reflecting the interests of people from varied cultural backgrounds • recognise and understand ideas, opinions and attitudes within extended texts and explore the connections between them • understand what is implied but not actually Writing: Core Level Writing: Extended Level • carry out simple writing tasks in response to a written stimulus, such as completing a form, writing a postcard, a short letter, a basic summary or an extended piece of writing (100–150 words) in an appropriate and accurate form of English • describe, report and give personal • carry out a range of writing tasks in response to a written stimulus, on a range of topics, including completing a form, writing a postcard, a letter, a summary or extended piece of writing in an appropriate, accurate and clear form of English • describe, report and give a wide range of information
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