Thats an aswesome exampler, i cant imagine myself curating anything like that from scratch or even below it- in an exam setting. Too idealistic, and unparalleled i do not have the imagination let alone the linguistic skills. Anyhow, this is why taughtly is one of my fav english yt tutors. Thanks x (:
Hello Taughtly, I want to ask something about writing a narrative writing. How do you keep the content and style imporvised with the word limit restricting the creative imaginations?
Thank you for all the helpful tips. The 1123 GCSE Language syllabus has changed so there are few past paper comprehension papers. Is there anywhere else we can find them?
Hi Taughtly! I love your videos and I’ve been watching them a lot in preparation so I’ve got to thank you so much! For your language analysis video though, when we suggest an implicit idea that’s not on the mark scheme, will I still get marks for my idea or not? 🤗. Love your videos once again.
Hi there, yes you can still get marks as long as the examiner thinks your implicit idea is reasonable and makes sense. Thanks so much for watching and good luck with your exam!
Hi Teacher Sarah, I have one more question about Narratives, do they always need a title? Thank you again for all your hard work and dedication to teaching, truly an inspiration!
If you're doing coursework, then yes, you'll need a title when you submit it just so the examiner can keep track of all the paperwork. It doesn't count towards your grade. If you're doing the exam, nope, no title is needed. It's just for me I started with the title and then built my story out from that concept. Sometimes the exam prompts are, "Write a story with the title, The Ball" etc though.
Thank you so much for all the helpful tips. OurGCSE 1123 English Language syllabus has changed so there are now few practice comprehensions for this new syllabus, is there anywhere we can find them?
hi @taughtly I have been watching your videos lately 😊 For my exam, I am having a comprehension and a writing (we are supposed to continue the story with our own idea using the given information ). Is there any tips for me to write a narrative story with a word limit of 250-300(making my writing interesting also) My exams are in a week so it would be really helpful.Thanks
Paper 2 tomorrow 🧍🏻♀️ a little nervous but i think i can do well… i have a question we don’t know the grade boundaries for this year but how can i get a 7/8? How much do i have to get in both papers?
Hello taughtly,I was wondering if you have any tips on how to increase speed during the question 3 on paper 1 ,and if you have any sort of structure pn how we should write our narratives.For instance,should we try to start with the climax,or go in a chronological order?
Take three different colour highlighters into the exam and use these to colour code each bullet point. This can act as your plan. You can watch me do this on this video here: ruclips.net/video/KW_Sz4nQwbE/видео.html
@@Taughtly My goodness taughtly , your tips are a life saver!!! I literally used them in my exams today, and I was able to finish right at the last minute, mind you I usually take longer than 2 hours to finish the paper
Hello miss, I had an emergency question. In question 03 of the English language paper 01, am I allowed to make up my own points and quotes like make up stuff a character likes etc. ??
On the exam, I'd leave a couple of lines, put *** in the centre, then start flashback. Once flashback was finished, I'd leave another couple of lines and another *** to show it's over. Also use a phrase at the start to make it clear it's a flashback, like "Years ago, Jeff never would have believed... On that hot summer's day five years ago..." or something. Good luck!
Hello taughtly, I would like to ask something. My English teacher told me the language I used in article and descriptive writing is too complex and have sophisticated vocabularies and it is difficult to understand sometimes (she says the reader may not know the meaning of some word; i should add English is her second language too) and that the main message is lost. I do agree sometimes my writing in article lacks some topic sentences in paragraphs but I’m a bit confused about word choices. Because I have watched ur videos and you use pretty advanced words for appropriate places. I also follow ur structure for descriptive writing but my teacher again doesn’t seem to notice the symbols and metaphors. What should I do? She advices to use more simple language and said it’s okay for IGCSE. it would be so kind if u reply. Thank u. (I do consider the audience but she told me my descriptive writing is filled with hard words 😭 but tbh I don’t even think they are that too uncommon, for me the words are usually ones we see in our Oxford textbook and past papers and not even that high level what should I do 😭)
So you should have "precise use of sophisticated vocabulary" - advanced vocabulary used correctly. Now it's hard for me to advise because you might be using these advanced words in an incorrect way - in which case your teacher is right and you should simplify. However, if you're using your advanced vocabulary correctly and for effect in the sentence, then you shouldn't simplify. Basically, it's a question of whether or not you're using these words right. Cambridge would expect that a top band answer would be using a wide-range of sophisticated vocabulary precisely and for effect.
I total get it but I still don’t agree with my tr tbh. Here’s the first paragraph of my descriptive writing. Sorry if I’m asking lots of questions hope I didn’t bother u 🥹. The stormy blue sky was scowling, brooding, and had once again kidnapped the sun - one of nature’s gift we had taken for granted. On the tar black road, the tanks’ tracks pulverized the snow into dark brown mud on which gunned soldiers - impassive faces with tightly pursed lips - stood rigidly like robots, guarding the hard metal fences that thousands of people were banging, surging, and jostling against. Despite the thick snowflakes and occasional chunks of snow, people, whose tangled hair was hanging ungracefully on grimy faces, were persistent on their shouts and protests demanding and whining at the same time like starving wolves on the verge of demise and peril. The weather-beaten faces wore deep wrinkles and shared despair.
@@PNM209 That's lovely and you're using that vocabulary very precisely and for effect. Please don't stop using it. Are you doing exam route or coursework? If you're doing coursework, I recommend asking the head of department to take a look at your work and moderate it to ensure you're being marked fairly.
@@TMNZADIF Yep, in that case I'd ignore your teacher's advice and just keep writing in your usual style. The examiner will enjoy your writing very much!
Hi! I would just like to thank you so much for all your help; I've been taking many of the lessons on your website and I believe they're helping me a ton with exams. I do have one question, though: will I be able to attain full marks if I DON'T use the writing prompts for IGCSE Narrative Writing? I've had people tell me I will and people tell me I won't, so I'm becoming quite confused. I have a story planned out and everything so I would really like to figure this out before my exam, which happens to be in 3 days. Thanks! :) 🙏
Yes, you can still attain full marks - for IGCSE First Language English. I'm not sure about the O Level since I've never marked for the exam. For IGCSE, the examiner has to just mark your story according the mark scheme.
Thank you so much; this really puts my mind at ease haha! 🙏 Has it always been this way? I'm curious why they would include writing prompts if they weren't necessary. @@Taughtly
Can i exceed the word limit for all others writings except for summary writing . I usually go over 100+ words for writer effect and 150+ words for extended writings. And 500-800 words for paper 2 narrative one? Is that alright? Do i need to wary about the word limit? Do exmainer redue marks for lenghty writings?
@@Mal-h8e Technically, yes, fine. But I might encourage you to see if the quality of your writing is consistent the whole way through. Students who write overly long stories can sometimes end up with writing that is list-like (he said, she said, and then, and then), or full of errors because they've written too fast, or with plain vocabulary because they've not had the time to craft each sentence with thought and care. So whilst you absolutely wouldn't be marked down for word count, you would be marked down if writing so much meant a decrease in the quality of your language :)
Hi miss, sitting my igcse cie paper 2 tomorrow, and im going to be choosing narrative, and i have a full script pretty much ready, which is like a suspense story i can say? as ive noticed trends in Narrative writings , always have a suspenseful title given as one option or maybe a suspensful line to include, im planning on learning the script and trying my luck in adjusting it as needed once i see the question, do i change anything im doing at the moment or is this an okay path to continue in, thanks :)
Yes, that's a good idea and something I recommend my own students to do. You don't get any penalty for not answering the question. The examiner just marks your story as a story, regardless. So it's fine to have an idea and tweak it for the exam questions you get. Best of luck!
@@Taughtly btw, if we have a script planned already, but the title of the narrative doesnt match it, yet we still write it and use the title really breifly (such that it doesnt suit the story) will the examiner still give us full band marks? (given that the rest of the story is incredible).
Hello teacher Sarah, little disclaimer(i dont know if it is just in malaysia or not but), highlighters were not allowed in the exam hall unfortunately :((
You are! It might be your school exam's officer being extra strict but we checked with Cambridge and they say it's absolutely fine so long as they're only used in the insert text booklet and not your question paper. I'm in the same time zone/variant as you as I'm in China. Find out who your school's exam officer is and ask them to check again because you're at a disadvantage if you can't highlight your texts to plan.
@@Taughtly OMG😭 yes before the exam I did try what you said and asked her to double check the guidelines again and even retorted that nowhere is stated highlighters are not allowed in the email. To which she did not deny, BUT she said that it is explicitly stated what IS allowed and she said "pen, pencil, eraser and ruler only" :( I think Ill go and look into this matter further and maybe even ask for a second opinion next time but it was still so scary😨
@@Taughtly I have written an email to my district's british council, highlighting this point, so now Im waiting for a response..hopefully clarifications come through before the paper tmrw..
❤ from Pakistan ma'am. Im going to appear in O level English language 1123; lots of teachers say it is very similar to 0500. so I'm using your videos which are of great help. in your opinion, how many writings should we attempt per week to practice English?
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Can you be kind enough to drop a vocabulary list so our elusive English would astonish staggering examiners.
Thats an aswesome exampler, i cant imagine myself curating anything like that from scratch or even below it- in an exam setting. Too idealistic, and unparalleled i do not have the imagination let alone the linguistic skills. Anyhow, this is why taughtly is one of my fav english yt tutors. Thanks x (:
❤ from Pakistan.
Esteemed Mam,
Your teaching methodology is really worth appreciating. May you prosper more and more.
Hey taughty i have paper in an hour just went theugh your videos... very helpful 😊
thanks so much very helpful video could you do a walkthrough of narrating writing?
Hello Taughtly, I want to ask something about writing a narrative writing. How do you keep the content and style imporvised with the word limit restricting the creative imaginations?
Thank you for all the helpful tips. The 1123 GCSE Language syllabus has changed so there are few past paper comprehension papers. Is there anywhere else we can find them?
Hi Taughtly! I love your videos and I’ve been watching them a lot in preparation so I’ve got to thank you so much! For your language analysis video though, when we suggest an implicit idea that’s not on the mark scheme, will I still get marks for my idea or not? 🤗. Love your videos once again.
Hi there, yes you can still get marks as long as the examiner thinks your implicit idea is reasonable and makes sense. Thanks so much for watching and good luck with your exam!
@Taughtly thanks so much ☺️☺️
Hi Teacher Sarah, I have one more question about Narratives, do they always need a title? Thank you again for all your hard work and dedication to teaching, truly an inspiration!
If you're doing coursework, then yes, you'll need a title when you submit it just so the examiner can keep track of all the paperwork. It doesn't count towards your grade.
If you're doing the exam, nope, no title is needed. It's just for me I started with the title and then built my story out from that concept. Sometimes the exam prompts are, "Write a story with the title, The Ball" etc though.
@@Taughtly Okay, got it, thank you so much Teacher❤
Thank you so much for all the helpful tips. OurGCSE 1123 English Language syllabus has changed so there are now few practice comprehensions for this new syllabus, is there anywhere we can find them?
Thank you so so much!
Thank you so much.
hi @taughtly I have been watching your videos lately 😊
For my exam, I am having a comprehension and a writing (we are supposed to continue the story with our own idea using the given information ). Is there any tips for me to write a narrative story with a word limit of 250-300(making my writing interesting also)
My exams are in a week so it would be really helpful.Thanks
You are amazinG! Thank you
Thanks 🙏 a lot
Paper 2 tomorrow 🧍🏻♀️ a little nervous but i think i can do well… i have a question we don’t know the grade boundaries for this year but how can i get a 7/8? How much do i have to get in both papers?
Hello taughtly,I was wondering if you have any tips on how to increase speed during the question 3 on paper 1 ,and if you have any sort of structure pn how we should write our narratives.For instance,should we try to start with the climax,or go in a chronological order?
Take three different colour highlighters into the exam and use these to colour code each bullet point. This can act as your plan. You can watch me do this on this video here: ruclips.net/video/KW_Sz4nQwbE/видео.html
As for a recommended structure, I'd stay chronological unless you're an A* student as you might just write something very confusing.
@@Taughtly My goodness taughtly , your tips are a life saver!!! I literally used them in my exams today, and I was able to finish right at the last minute, mind you I usually take longer than 2 hours to finish the paper
@@marknwabueze5930 I'm so glad that helped! Wishing you best of luck for your results 🌟
BTW taughtly thanks to your help , I got an A* for FLE
Hello miss, I had an emergency question. In question 03 of the English language paper 01, am I allowed to make up my own points and quotes like make up stuff a character likes etc. ??
Miss, can you explain how we would add flashbacks in mid story? Like are they in speechmarks or in another font style or what?
For exam or coursework? For coursework, I'd put in italics and maybe put *** before and after on a separate line.
@@Taughtly ah no, for exam..
On the exam, I'd leave a couple of lines, put *** in the centre, then start flashback. Once flashback was finished, I'd leave another couple of lines and another *** to show it's over. Also use a phrase at the start to make it clear it's a flashback, like "Years ago, Jeff never would have believed... On that hot summer's day five years ago..." or something. Good luck!
@@Taughtly Oh okay, thanks a lot.
Hello taughtly, I would like to ask something. My English teacher told me the language I used in article and descriptive writing is too complex and have sophisticated vocabularies and it is difficult to understand sometimes (she says the reader may not know the meaning of some word; i should add English is her second language too) and that the main message is lost. I do agree sometimes my writing in article lacks some topic sentences in paragraphs but I’m a bit confused about word choices. Because I have watched ur videos and you use pretty advanced words for appropriate places. I also follow ur structure for descriptive writing but my teacher again doesn’t seem to notice the symbols and metaphors. What should I do? She advices to use more simple language and said it’s okay for IGCSE. it would be so kind if u reply. Thank u. (I do consider the audience but she told me my descriptive writing is filled with hard words 😭 but tbh I don’t even think they are that too uncommon, for me the words are usually ones we see in our Oxford textbook and past papers and not even that high level what should I do 😭)
So you should have "precise use of sophisticated vocabulary" - advanced vocabulary used correctly.
Now it's hard for me to advise because you might be using these advanced words in an incorrect way - in which case your teacher is right and you should simplify.
However, if you're using your advanced vocabulary correctly and for effect in the sentence, then you shouldn't simplify.
Basically, it's a question of whether or not you're using these words right. Cambridge would expect that a top band answer would be using a wide-range of sophisticated vocabulary precisely and for effect.
I total get it but I still don’t agree with my tr tbh. Here’s the first paragraph of my descriptive writing. Sorry if I’m asking lots of questions hope I didn’t bother u 🥹.
The stormy blue sky was scowling, brooding, and had once again kidnapped the sun - one of nature’s gift
we had taken for granted. On the tar black road, the tanks’ tracks pulverized the snow into dark brown
mud on which gunned soldiers - impassive faces with tightly pursed lips - stood rigidly like robots,
guarding the hard metal fences that thousands of people were banging, surging, and jostling against.
Despite the thick snowflakes and occasional chunks of snow, people, whose tangled hair was hanging
ungracefully on grimy faces, were persistent on their shouts and protests demanding and whining at the
same time like starving wolves on the verge of demise and peril. The weather-beaten faces wore deep
wrinkles and shared despair.
@@PNM209 That's lovely and you're using that vocabulary very precisely and for effect. Please don't stop using it.
Are you doing exam route or coursework? If you're doing coursework, I recommend asking the head of department to take a look at your work and moderate it to ensure you're being marked fairly.
@@TaughtlyOMG 😭😭🙏Thanks you for replying. It’s for exam route and I’m sitting in coming October. Again thank you a lot for clarity. 🥹🫶🏻
@@TMNZADIF Yep, in that case I'd ignore your teacher's advice and just keep writing in your usual style. The examiner will enjoy your writing very much!
Hi! I would just like to thank you so much for all your help; I've been taking many of the lessons on your website and I believe they're helping me a ton with exams. I do have one question, though: will I be able to attain full marks if I DON'T use the writing prompts for IGCSE Narrative Writing? I've had people tell me I will and people tell me I won't, so I'm becoming quite confused. I have a story planned out and everything so I would really like to figure this out before my exam, which happens to be in 3 days. Thanks! :) 🙏
Yes, you can still attain full marks - for IGCSE First Language English. I'm not sure about the O Level since I've never marked for the exam. For IGCSE, the examiner has to just mark your story according the mark scheme.
Thank you so much; this really puts my mind at ease haha! 🙏 Has it always been this way? I'm curious why they would include writing prompts if they weren't necessary. @@Taughtly
Can i exceed the word limit for all others writings except for summary writing . I usually go over 100+ words for writer effect and 150+ words for extended writings. And 500-800 words for paper 2 narrative one?
Is that alright? Do i need to wary about the word limit? Do exmainer redue marks for lenghty writings?
Word count only matters for summary writing :)
@@Taughtly even if my writings got 800+ words , is it still okay , right?
@@Mal-h8e Technically, yes, fine. But I might encourage you to see if the quality of your writing is consistent the whole way through. Students who write overly long stories can sometimes end up with writing that is list-like (he said, she said, and then, and then), or full of errors because they've written too fast, or with plain vocabulary because they've not had the time to craft each sentence with thought and care.
So whilst you absolutely wouldn't be marked down for word count, you would be marked down if writing so much meant a decrease in the quality of your language :)
Hi miss, sitting my igcse cie paper 2 tomorrow, and im going to be choosing narrative, and i have a full script pretty much ready, which is like a suspense story i can say? as ive noticed trends in Narrative writings , always have a suspenseful title given as one option or maybe a suspensful line to include, im planning on learning the script and trying my luck in adjusting it as needed once i see the question, do i change anything im doing at the moment or is this an okay path to continue in, thanks :)
i can email the text if needed✅
Yes, that's a good idea and something I recommend my own students to do. You don't get any penalty for not answering the question. The examiner just marks your story as a story, regardless. So it's fine to have an idea and tweak it for the exam questions you get. Best of luck!
@@Taughtly btw, if we have a script planned already, but the title of the narrative doesnt match it, yet we still write it and use the title really breifly (such that it doesnt suit the story) will the examiner still give us full band marks? (given that the rest of the story is incredible).
@@bryanjose2480can you email please?
Hello teacher Sarah, little disclaimer(i dont know if it is just in malaysia or not but), highlighters were not allowed in the exam hall unfortunately :((
You are! It might be your school exam's officer being extra strict but we checked with Cambridge and they say it's absolutely fine so long as they're only used in the insert text booklet and not your question paper. I'm in the same time zone/variant as you as I'm in China. Find out who your school's exam officer is and ask them to check again because you're at a disadvantage if you can't highlight your texts to plan.
@@Taughtly OMG😭 yes before the exam I did try what you said and asked her to double check the guidelines again and even retorted that nowhere is stated highlighters are not allowed in the email. To which she did not deny, BUT she said that it is explicitly stated what IS allowed and she said "pen, pencil, eraser and ruler only" :(
I think Ill go and look into this matter further and maybe even ask for a second opinion next time but it was still so scary😨
@@ratpoisonedcupcake2827 that's true but for the question paper only!
@@Taughtly I have written an email to my district's british council, highlighting this point, so now Im waiting for a response..hopefully clarifications come through before the paper tmrw..
Ah miss I hope I do well in p2 caused I am sure I failed p1. I did not event study formal report😭
:( Hopefully you did okay. Register is only one aspect of Question 3!
@@Taughtly hopefully
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@@arjujannaka7461 😂 😂 😂 important clarify my views on this!!
❤ from Pakistan ma'am.
Im going to appear in O level English language 1123; lots of teachers say it is very similar to 0500.
so I'm using your videos which are of great help.
in your opinion, how many writings should we attempt per week to practice English?