Carlong English A for CSEC® With Study Guide & Exercises - 2nd Edition
Carlong English A for CSEC® With Study Guide & Exercises - 2nd Edition retains the main elements of the first edition. It has been revised to include the material to be examined in the latest syllabus. The book gently coaches students through the requirements of the examination. It builds the skills required for success through extensive illustration of the process involved in developing continuous prose writing proficiently. Additionally, it now includes a whole new section on speech development and delivery.
Look out for:
• Extensive multiple-choice exercises for building English language competency and giving examination practice
• Scaffolding exercises that treat with more complex language structures
• Guided analysis of passages using discussions and sample answers
• Focus on the skills required for writing short stories, summaries, letters and articles
• Practice in speech development and delivery
• Practice questions and other activities for students to complete on their own
• Hints and pointers on how to do well in the examination
• Glossary of terms frequently used in the examination
• Four simulated examination papers – two for Paper 1 and two for Paper 2
• Three additional 60-item multiple-choice practice tests
- Preliminary pages
- Contents
- SECTION A: Grammar and Usage
- Understanding the Basic Skills
- Testing Grammar and Usage: Paper 1
- Multiple-Choice Exercises
- Multiple-Choice Tests
- SECTION B: Factual Writing
- Understanding Factual Writing
- Skills Building
- SECTION C: Factual Writing - Reports
- What the Examiners Say
- Illustration: Basic Report Format
- Practice in the Basics
- Reporting on Figures and Statistics
- Expository Essays
- SECTION D: Literary Writing
- Understanding Literary Writing
- Elements of Effective Writing
- Understanding Skills: Literary Writing
- SECTION E: Literary Writing - Expression
- Writing to Give Pleasure
- A Systematic Approach to Short Story Writing
- SECTION F: Persuasive Writing
- Understanding Opinion
- Understanding Skills: Persuasive Writing
- SECTION G: Writing to Persuade
- Focus: The Examination
- Methods of Arguing
- Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices
- Persuasive Letters
- Persuasive Speeches
- Persuasive Articles
- Persuasive Writing Practice: Letters, Speechesand Articles
- SECTION H: Reflection and Oral Presentations
- Listening, Reflecting and Oral Presentations
- More Activities for Listening and Oral Presentations
- SECTION I: The Examination
- Advice to the Student
- Practice Examinations
- Index
- Acknowledgements
