OCR A Level English Language Exam Prep Booklet Paper 1 Section A - Language under the Microscope

This booklet prepares students for the Section A ‘Language under the microscope’ section on Paper 1 of the A Level exam OCR H470/01. It is the first in a series of 6 revision booklets which prepare students for each of the different exam questions in turn.

The booklet describes this exam task in detail, outlining how students can do well on this task. It encourages them to review all the terminology they know and how to apply it efficiently to meet the assessment objectives. It contains a principal examiner’s tips for success and offers practice exercises which model top band answers.

The booklet is accompanied by a series of videos (not professionally made) that can be used by teachers new to teaching the specification to help them prepare for lessons in advance as they contain suggested solutions to exercises. Videos showing recall practice (both in real time and 2x) of the terminology useful for the task can be shown to students and shared with them as part of their independent revision. The playlist of these videos is included in the resource bundle.

NB: Specifications do change from time to time so please ensure that specification information, detail and guidance is relevant at the time of teaching.