IGCSE FLE Coursebook 3rd Edition

The Coursebook content has been revised, and features a new, attractive and student-friendly design. A complementary, up-dated Workbook and a Teacher’s Resource Book with CD-ROM, by the same well-known and respected author, are also available.

Cambridge IGCSE

First Language English Coursebook Third edition

Cox

The Coursebook contains: • comprehensive coverage of the CIE syllabus • four themed sections selected for their relevance to students worldwide • discrete units within each section based on the specific skill areas of the syllabus: Reading, Directed Writing, Composition, Speaking and Listening • clear, practical support for students • language accessible to students of a wide range of abilities • progression of skills development through imaginative exercises • a diverse range of topical stimulus material to enliven the subject • tasks to test students’ understanding and for further practice at the end of each unit • exam tips that build confidence and help develop the skills needed for students to fulfil their potential in the examinations • a glossary of key terms.

Marian Cox

Coursebook Third edition

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Cambridge IGCSE First Language English, Third edition brings a fresh, modern look and up-to-date content matching the specifications of the University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) First Language English course (0500). The series is written by a senior examiner and team leader for this syllabus, and is endorsed by CIE, ensuring that it is tailored to exam board requirements.

Cambridge IGCSE First Language English

Cambridge IGCSE First Language English Coursebook, Third edition Marian Cox

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Contents Introduction to the third edition

v

Objectives of the examination

vi

Components of the examination

vii

Part 1

Leisure: sport, travel, pastimes

Unit 1:

Reading: skimming and scanning, selecting points for summary, making notes using your own words, looking at writers’ language choices

1

Directed Writing: diaries, formal and informal letters, considering audience, choosing a style

9

Composition: planning continuous writing, descriptive writing, adjectives and imagery

18

Speaking and Listening: preparing a talk, conversation skills

27

Unit 2: Unit 3: Unit 4:

Part 2 Unit 5: Unit 6: Unit 7: Unit 8:

Part 3 Unit 9:

Work: information, education, employment Reading: understanding, selecting and organising material for summary questions

34

Directed Writing: presenting and transforming information, news reports, formal reports

43

Composition: giving an account, organising information

55

Speaking and Listening: role-play dialogues, preparing an interview

63

People: society, lifestyles, relationships Reading: expanding notes, sentence structure, vocabulary building, summary style, collating texts, looking at how writers achieve effects

Contents

71

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Unit 10: Directed Writing: persuasive devices, analysing techniques, writing publicity material, drawing inferences, writing in role, targeting an audience

82

Unit 11: Composition: composing narratives, engaging the reader, dialogue punctuation

93

Unit 12: Speaking and Listening: paired and group discussion, facts versus opinions

Part 4

iv

Contents

104

Ideas: art, science, technology

Unit 13: Reading: collating texts, analysing style, vocabulary building, advanced punctuation

113

Unit 14: Directed Writing: expressing and supporting a view, collating and ordering information, reports and articles

114

Unit 15: Composition: making a case, constructing an argument, presenting a discussion, rhetorical devices, improving spelling

133

Unit 16: Speaking and Listening: defending opinions, delivering a speech

142

List of terms

150

Acknowledgements

151

Introduction to the third edition The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (I GCSE) First Language English syllabus is designed as a two-year course for examination at age 16+ for students whose English is of native, near-native or bilingual standard. It was introduced in 1986 to offer a wide, relevant and accessible curriculum tailored to international needs and a fair assessment scheme which rewards positive achievement rather than penalising errors. First Language English is accepted as a UK higher education entrance requirement equivalent to British GCSE or IELTS 6.5, and is recognised as a suitable foundation for A level, IB and pre-U certificate studies. This coursebook covers the whole IGCSE First Language English curriculum and contains enough material for a five-term programme of study. Each of the 16 units has a rich variety of activities and tasks sufficient to last for several classroom lessons plus homework. Teachers may wish to be selective in order to target the particular needs of their students. Each unit ends with three further practice tasks for students to do at home. It would be possible for students to use the coursebook without a teacher as the frequent exam tips give support, explication and, in many cases, answers to the questions and tasks. All the experience and advice needed for students to perform at the highest level in the examination is provided and reinforced. You are advised to work through the units in sequence as the learning guidance and skills development are progressive. As there is specific teaching of sentence building, vocabulary extension, punctuation and spelling, the book can be used as a language coursebook as well as an exam preparation resource. The emphasis is on the acquisition and application of transferable skills, with a mixture of preparatory and exam-type tasks in every unit. A complementary student workbook is available, in the same series and by the same author, which not only gives support and practice, but also contains further exam-type passages and tasks, as well as composition and coursework titles. Advice in the exam tips is based on University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) documents relating to the exam. Question papers and the mark scheme for the IGCSE First Language English examination are available from CIE and on the CIE website www.cie.org.uk. The coursebook focuses on the format of Paper 2 but it is also suitable for preparing for Paper 1, since the same skills are assessed in both the Core and Extended levels of the Reading paper. Although Paper 3 is the focus of the book's practice in Directed Writing and Composition, there is much advice on types of writing, content, structure and style which would be equally applicable to coursework portfolio pieces, and there are suggestions for possible coursework assignment topics and provision of a variety of stimulus resources in each Composition unit.

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