I often get my students to read past fiction pieces used in paper 1... Get a feel for the imagery they are, sentence structure, vocabulary. There's no reason why you can't define any words you don't know and try and use them in your own stories :)
My exam is tomorrow morning and im revising last minute just before i sleep ;-; this gave me great ideas and inspiration! thank you but i dont think ill be able to write this descriptive😅
Sir you have penned this entire story with beauty and simplicity in it. I surely and certainly want to do such and hope you will help everlastingly. Thank you very very much
Yesterday I wrote the 2024 paper 1 Cambridge paper. It was a disaster, I was so sure I did not make it. Please if possible make a video to advise us about the paper 2 because the text itself was very confusing and I ended up not knowing what to do. Please advice me before my Monday exam.
school teachers are just meh and i think they dont want to be too effective because they own their own tuition while this great man here is helping us by a lot
Hello sir, I had a question, it might seem funny, but may I just memorize your essay and write it for my IGCSE paper 2? ( I'm going to change a few words inorder to suit the question) Will I get a 35+ mark 🙃
Very helpful and well-presented. You forgot to highlight an important stylistic element, namely "sensual" writing, based on what the first-person narrator feels, hears, and sees. This engages the reader and thus impresses the examiner! Strictly speaking, "The ING-verb" is a misnomer for the gerund, which is a nominalised verb, so a noun.
I really would like to thank you very much. I have watched your videos the night before my EFL exams and found them extremely helpful. I used some of your tips to answer my exam and I also wrote something similar to this video for paper 2 narrative using my own exam experience before. Ofc your essay was a lot better and effective than mine. I received an A* (91%) for my EFL exam and again I really wish to thank you for this. You really helped me greatly in receiving this score. I am very grateful ❤😊
One of the best piece of writing ....feelin a little jealous I can't write like that 😫😫😄😄😁😁...all the events in that story were exactly same as wht happened to me during my primary school exam.
hi there. i am just asking but isn't this ought to be more of aa descriptive than narrative?Due to missing of characters and all. Does the examiner deduct?
I am impressed with your work, sir! You always make concepts so easy to grasp for me. There is a question about writers' effect in paper 1 that I found a tad tricky. I tried to understand, but it was completely blank to me. I watched your lecture, but I am still having difficulties. Would you please help me with some brilliant tips to make it easier for me to do it? If you don't mind, I have a request. If it's possible, can you share a detailed walkthrough of Paper 2 1st language? Sorry for so many demands. However, I would appreciate if you could suggest some good books that will help me improve my grammar, vocabulary, punctuation, and writing style. Lots of love from Pakistan !!!
Thank you so much for your helpful material focusing on the post-2020 syllabus. As a relatively inexperienced IGCSE teacher, my students and I have benefited greatly from your videos. Earlier today I watched and downloaded a video of yours about one of your students writing a moving piece about an older couple after the husband suffered a heart attack and stroke... Beautiful. Following on that, if you do not mind, I have a question: as a teacher teaching the First Language Syllabus to my Second Language students: which one of Papers 2 or 3 would you go with, and why? Besides First Language (ELA), my kids also do IGCSE Literature, both to be sat in 2022.
Hmm I'm not too familiar with the second language course. My kids sit paper 1 and the coursework component. I also teach Lit-what texts are you doing with your students? :) PS. Thanks for your support!! :)
@@IGCSESUCCESS Thanks for your reply but I think you misread my original message ;-). I teach 1st Language too but am teaching it to 2nd Language speakers. So, your kids do the Coursework rather than Paper 2 (of the 1st Language Paper). That's what I am interested in: What would be your motivation for choosing Coursework rather than Paper 2? I agree with your choice, but I need some arguments to convince the powers that are of my opinion. That is why I am asking the question. Lit: following the 2022 Lit Syllabus, we have done Orwell's 1984; we're finishing the 15 poems this week (and loving it), and next week we move on to The Crucible. In May we'll start doing Othello.
can you please do a few videos on the descriptive options of paper 2 instead of narrative? I have my mocks coming up really soon and your channel is a life saver,, thank you so much!
I have my english first language papers day after tomorrow and on 12th, and so nervous. What should I do to stick to the word limits? Also, I start shaking as soon as I enter the examination hall and end up writing an imprecise response. Please help me out!
Don't worry too much about going over the word count, except for summary. Your timings are more important. Remember to breathe and plan your answers accordingly. Highlight evidence and make quick annotations. You've got this!!
Hello Sir! Your content is great, keep it up. Can you recommend some books to read, which helps in IGCSE English and in overall english. My english is good. But when it comes to the paper I mess up.
This is more general story writing skills - the length is more appropriate for a piece of cw. You wouldn't get penalised for going over the world limit, though...
It's a great piece of writing! However, since your target viewers are students, surely talking about examinations in such a scary and intimidating way just puts kids off and worries them. Teachers should be changing their students' opinions of exams, not worsening it. Don't get me wrong, I still love your videos, you've helped me so much when I come to revise.
If this is the question: Write a story that includes the words, ‘… nothing could have prepared him for what he saw …’. Can I write about a murder or a gory scene or will they not grade it?
I would say there is more description... But, ultimately it is a short story. There's a plot (albeit a simple one!); characterisation, tension, speech... Features of narrative wtiting.
Everyone has to do to paper 1 (reading)... Paper 2 is the writing paper. Most do these, which is the other 50% of the grade.. Others do the coursework option.
I don't think I would ever be able to produce such a beautifully described piece of writing 😩😞
Practice and lots of reading ❤️ you can do it!
Plz tell what should I read, it would be better if you recommend any novels, play scripts etc. Plz reply
I often get my students to read past fiction pieces used in paper 1... Get a feel for the imagery they are, sentence structure, vocabulary. There's no reason why you can't define any words you don't know and try and use them in your own stories :)
@@IGCSESUCCESS sir it would be great to show interview from top to bottom
@@theguidance7485 and highlighting
My exam is tomorrow. Last minute studying gang!!!
Anyway this has been helpful thank you very much
same
we’re on the same boat
Sameee good luck ♥️
Mine is in 1hr 30min
Hey, don’t know if you’re still active but how did it go?
my exam is coming next week and I’m glad that I found your channel ,it helps a lot ,thank you so much ！
incredible work gg, thanks im passing IGCSE on Tuesday and Thursday and your work really helped me thanks again
Omg , I spent the last few months before the big day revising with these videos and came out with an A*! Thank you so much for the help !
Amazinggggg
congratulations
It's touching how you've gone on to be such a good teacher to many. Thanks!
i find it quite funny how this is the exact way i felt on the day i wrote paper 1
My exam is tomorrow morning and im revising last minute just before i sleep ;-; this gave me great ideas and inspiration! thank you but i dont think ill be able to write this descriptive😅
Sir you have penned this entire story with beauty and simplicity in it. I surely and certainly want to do such and hope you will help everlastingly. Thank you very very much
Thanking you!!
@@IGCSESUCCESS anytime sir :)
ironic@@IGCSESUCCESS
All those that disliked this video just felt like throwing shade
anyway thank you I believe i am ready for tommorrow's exam
2:28 Omg that's literally me XD. Taking EFL paper 1 tomorrow. BTW, this video is as amazing as always.
Yesterday I wrote the 2024 paper 1 Cambridge paper. It was a disaster, I was so sure I did not make it. Please if possible make a video to advise us about the paper 2 because the text itself was very confusing and I ended up not knowing what to do. Please advice me before my Monday exam.
That exam was balls... it was cool at first ...then everything went left ... I'm not sure if I passed but I'm happy I answered every question
Same for me the report and the summary were disasters
Good lil homie
🤓
ur teacher is a scam
@@proedits2650 xD
school teachers are just meh and i think they dont want to be too effective because they own their own tuition while this great man here is helping us by a lot
chalay aina mena deka falak bosirika You are probably lying
Hello sir, I had a question, it might seem funny, but may I just memorize your essay and write it for my IGCSE paper 2? ( I'm going to change a few words inorder to suit the question) Will I get a 35+ mark 🙃
When is Ur paper 😂😂😂
i saw this channel exactly 45min before the exam great help🙏🙏🙏🙏
Good luck!!!!
Very helpful and well-presented. You forgot to highlight an important stylistic element, namely "sensual" writing, based on what the first-person narrator feels, hears, and sees. This engages the reader and thus impresses the examiner! Strictly speaking, "The ING-verb" is a misnomer for the gerund, which is a nominalised verb, so a noun.
I really would like to thank you very much. I have watched your videos the night before my EFL exams and found them extremely helpful. I used some of your tips to answer my exam and I also wrote something similar to this video for paper 2 narrative using my own exam experience before. Ofc your essay was a lot better and effective than mine. I received an A* (91%) for my EFL exam and again I really wish to thank you for this. You really helped me greatly in receiving this score. I am very grateful ❤😊
Your channel really helped me out to get an A
Question, Could you possibly recommend interesting fictional books that would help improve my writting? Thanks for this video its truly an awakening
absolutely amazing video, keep it up!
One of the best piece of writing ....feelin a little jealous I can't write like that 😫😫😄😄😁😁...all the events in that story were exactly same as wht happened to me during my primary school exam.
hi there. i am just asking but isn't this ought to be more of aa descriptive than narrative?Due to missing of characters and all. Does the examiner deduct?
I'm doing my exam in a few hours. I've been using your videos to study. I'll respond to this comment with my results
SAME !! IGCSE
@@paulynem777 good luck guys! We got this!
I got an A!!
@@user-dc5wu4dg8m proud of u
@@itookapillinibiza1209 Aww
IF HE GOT $1 PER BLINK HE WOULD HAVE HAD BEEN A ZILLIONAIRE
You are a lifesaver. Thanks a lot
Sir your videos are really helpful for me, but could you as well help with the 1st question from Paper 2, directed writing for 40 marks.
Is it alright if my writing exceeded the total word limit in the exam? How many exceeded words are accepted, sir? Thank you for another amazing video!
You won't get penalised for going over. Just make sure you stick to your structure/plan and everything is relevant.
@@IGCSESUCCESS Thank you so much for the reply 😍
watching this 20 mins before my mocks
it was written by you ??
Sir I need some Tips for Argumentative Directed Wriring (40marks) question
Got my exams in 1 hour, will this let me succeed in the paper?
I am doing igcse o'level and this helped me very much
passing thanks to you:) got my paper 2 tom
I am impressed with your work, sir! You always make concepts so easy to grasp for me. There is a question about writers' effect in paper 1 that I found a tad tricky. I tried to understand, but it was completely blank to me. I watched your lecture, but I am still having difficulties. Would you please help me with some brilliant tips to make it easier for me to do it? If you don't mind, I have a request. If it's possible, can you share a detailed walkthrough of Paper 2 1st language?
Sorry for so many demands. However, I would appreciate if you could suggest some good books that will help me improve my grammar, vocabulary, punctuation, and writing style.
Lots of love from Pakistan !!!
Aoa can you give tips on how to write stories in edexcel paper as I lack creativity
Sir. Can you show interviews writing
Thank you so much for your helpful material focusing on the post-2020 syllabus. As a relatively inexperienced IGCSE teacher, my students and I have benefited greatly from your videos. Earlier today I watched and downloaded a video of yours about one of your students writing a moving piece about an older couple after the husband suffered a heart attack and stroke... Beautiful. Following on that, if you do not mind, I have a question: as a teacher teaching the First Language Syllabus to my Second Language students: which one of Papers 2 or 3 would you go with, and why? Besides First Language (ELA), my kids also do IGCSE Literature, both to be sat in 2022.
Hmm I'm not too familiar with the second language course. My kids sit paper 1 and the coursework component. I also teach Lit-what texts are you doing with your students? :)
PS. Thanks for your support!! :)
@@IGCSESUCCESS Thanks for your reply but I think you misread my original message ;-). I teach 1st Language too but am teaching it to 2nd Language speakers. So, your kids do the Coursework rather than Paper 2 (of the 1st Language Paper). That's what I am interested in: What would be your motivation for choosing Coursework rather than Paper 2? I agree with your choice, but I need some arguments to convince the powers that are of my opinion. That is why I am asking the question. Lit: following the 2022 Lit Syllabus, we have done Orwell's 1984; we're finishing the 15 poems this week (and loving it), and next week we move on to The Crucible. In May we'll start doing Othello.
I love your videos it is really helpful
COULD U GIVE A WORD FILE OF THIS
my last exam is tommorow thank you verry much for your help and wish me luck
same here. good luck bro, you’ve got this 🙏🔥
can you please do a few videos on the descriptive options of paper 2 instead of narrative? I have my mocks coming up really soon and your channel is a life saver,, thank you so much!
How did you do?
thank you sir it's really helpful for students
Can you help me get a copy of this composition- a time when you felt nervous?
Taking it in 20 minutes !
WE ALL LAST MIN STUDYING lmao
What did u get ?
Hello. I feel like i wrote off topic for my descriptive essay in first language english. Will i get 0 marks for that😥. Im really worried...
What do you mean off topic?
@@IGCSESUCCESS He has probably written something that didn't meet the question criteria (for example: Describe a crowded place)
How did u do ?
I have my english first language papers day after tomorrow and on 12th, and so nervous. What should I do to stick to the word limits? Also, I start shaking as soon as I enter the examination hall and end up writing an imprecise response. Please help me out!
Don't worry too much about going over the word count, except for summary. Your timings are more important. Remember to breathe and plan your answers accordingly. Highlight evidence and make quick annotations. You've got this!!
Thanks sir very useful
I have a problem of not using sophisticated words like u do. Do u have any tips to improve my vocabulary. My sentences tend to be very simple
those that have their paper today 💀
💀need prayers bro
Hi sir ! Having my exams tomorrow but just to be sure, we are allowed to have more than 5 paragraphs ?
Yup
Thank you so much, my exam is in 2 hours and this helped a lot
Mine is in 10 minutes 😭
@@janelle.yxw. do well man
@@prankstarzvlogz3514 what did you get
@@lost2729 ended up getting A* with 94%, wow its been more than a year
Would we be penalised for killing the protagonist in the end of our narrative?
Hey if you are reading I’m built different my exam is in an hour XD, been studying but just found this so yeah, wish me luck.
Hi sir i love u r videos a lot.. can u give one such talk on descriptive writing along with an example??
no
Is this for AS level or OL
how is this so good im mindblown
Subbed ur so helpful im pretty bad at english but ur vids are helping
Hello Sir! Your content is great, keep it up. Can you recommend some books to read, which helps in IGCSE English and in overall english. My english is good. But when it comes to the paper I mess up.
@IGCSESUCCESS
Normally would Argumentative/Discursive Writing and Persuasuve Writing would be in Paper 2 ?
Yup or coursework
@@IGCSESUCCESS Oh ok thank you so much.
thanks this help a lot
Damn watching this 10 hours before my exam I hope it goes good
Can u make a another video of letter writing? Pls
sir any tips on interview
Really Helped Me a Lot,
However is it only me or does Narrative writing have a lot of description.
Thank You
Yes, it’s definitely a major feature.
Hi I’m just wondering is this essay within the 350-450 word limit ? Also if we were to write over 450 would our marks be decreased ?
This is more general story writing skills - the length is more appropriate for a piece of cw. You wouldn't get penalised for going over the world limit, though...
I'm screwed, I thought this was a descriptive writing and I was damn that is very descriptive then after he read I realized it wasn't.
Same….. same…
Paper 2 confident let’s goo
sir today is my english exam paper 2 the video helped me too much
Did you give the paper?
@@pixa1z yes
today was paper 1
pls can i ge all solve past papers English first language igcse grade 10
you cant even icreas the play back speed?
It's a great piece of writing! However, since your target viewers are students, surely talking about examinations in such a scary and intimidating way just puts kids off and worries them. Teachers should be changing their students' opinions of exams, not worsening it. Don't get me wrong, I still love your videos, you've helped me so much when I come to revise.
what do we do to improve vocab
Reading and, dare I say it, ChatGPT is great for developing vocab.
If this is the question:
Write a story that includes the words, ‘… nothing could have prepared him for what he saw …’.
Can I write about a murder or a gory scene or will they not grade it?
It would get graded, but write from personal experience. Cambridge hate these kind of stories!
Isn't this more of a descriptive writing than a narrative?
I would say there is more description... But, ultimately it is a short story. There's a plot (albeit a simple one!); characterisation, tension, speech... Features of narrative wtiting.
@@IGCSESUCCESS oh ok tnx , so will I get good enough marks if I write something similar to this ?
Thank u sir
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What’s the difference between paper 1 and 2
Everyone has to do to paper 1 (reading)... Paper 2 is the writing paper. Most do these, which is the other 50% of the grade.. Others do the coursework option.
@@IGCSESUCCESS what is the coursework ?
English creative writing in 1 hour! Let’s see how i do!
You've got this!
What did u get ?
YOu are a beautiful man, i subsribe because i love you.
sir, please please please do a paper 2 walkthrough
still watching this video
solve directed writting paper pls
Fictitious
oh my tmr is my exams and i am dead
You got this!!!!
my exam is in 2 hours, wish me luck
Hahaha guys 2 more hours for paper 2 👀🤍
this is more of a descriptive than narrative
please sir brain wash me for serious sucsse