Intermediate 1 English

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Intermediate 1 English

• The Course

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The Course
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The Course

• Internal Assessment
• (NABs)
• Personal Study
• Writing
• Close Reading
• Textual Analysis

• Examination
• Close Reading
• Critical Essay

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Internal Assessments

• NABs

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Internal Assessments

• You have to pass four of these as you go through
  the course
• They will be assessed / marked by your tutor
• If you complete these and are successful in the
  exam you will achieve Intermediate 1 English

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Personal Study

• Choose your book
• Read it
• Take notes
• Write your review

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Writing

• Select your assignment
• Plan
• Write a draft
• Check that your writing skills are up to scratch
  sentences, paragraphs, spelling, grammar
• Re-draft

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Close Reading

• Read the passage
• Answer the questions
• Different from Textual Analysis because answers
  should be about the information in the passage
• You have one hour
• There is one passage
• To pass you need at least 15/30 marks

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Textual Analysis

• Read passage
• Answer questions
• Different from Close Reading because answers
  should be about the way the passage is written
• You have 45 minutes
• There is one passage
• To pass you need at least 15/30 marks

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Examinations

• Close Reading
• Critical essay

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Examination 1 Close Reading

• You have 45 minutes
• There is one passage
• The questions are worth 30 marks

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Examination 2 Critical Essay

• You have 45 minutes
• You have to answer one essay question
• You choose one question from five sections
  drama, prose, poetry, film and TV, language
• The online course prepares you for drama (Hope
  Springs), prose (The Blue Hen) or poetry (Lord
  Ullins Daughter)

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