10 exam practice tasks for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2
This set of 10 carefully scaffolded exam-style questions includes a range of writing tasks (articles, letters and speeches) for a variety of audiences.
It's ideal for exam preparation and revision activities for KS4 students studying AQA GCSE English Language. Each assessment task includes prompts, sentences starters and a vocabulary bank to help students to feel more confident approaching an assessment task independently.
Perfect for timed assessments in class, for homework, or as a revision pack to share with students for independent or home study.
Each of the 10 exam tasks would also work well in a lesson context, to develop students' oracy, planning and vocabulary skills, as well as their exam skills, so you could deliver the tasks over a series of lessons or in revision classes in the run up to exams.
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An example task from the resource:
Reality television shows often have nothing to do with either real people or real lives. They have a negative impact on both viewers and participants and should be banned.
Write a speech for your school assembly in which you champion or oppose this view.
Assertion/line of argument:
Below are some points you could develop in your response to the above task. Use three colours of highlighter to identify which points:
- agree with the above statement
- disagree with the above statemen
- offer a more balanced view
The quality of content in these programmes has, unfortunately, reached an all-time low. They have nothing to offer except image, gossip and conflict.
Programme makers know what the market demands and they meet that demand. You can always switch off.
The viewing figures speak for themselves.
It may seem that TV producers are remote, corporate figures, who care only about the viewing figures; however, the reality is that producers and directors are putting measures in place to protect the wellbeing of their participants.
