12 language feature cards - can be used as a display or as a classroom resource. Each card contains: The name of the language feature A short definition An example An image

An assembly to support work during the European Day of Languages in September. This highly dynamic presentation has an assembly plus a range of ideas and resources for follow-up form time activities. This beautifully-designed and editable 25-slide Powerpoint presentation creatively presents information on this event and can be showcased to any age group and includes specific pages for primary or secondary students. It includes images, dynamic transitions, informative text, video and links for extension work in form time – including extra video and classroom activities. Slide 1: What is the European Day of Languages. Includes video. Slide 2: Why does this matter to us all? Slide 3: The benefits of learning a language. Includes short video. Slide 4: The benefits of learning a language. Includes long video. Slide 5: Why diversity of language matters. Slide 6: Examples of different ways of saying Hello in Europe. Includes sound files. Slide 7: Celebrity linguists. Slide 8: International tongue twisters. Includes sound files. Slide 9: What careers can languages take you into? Includes teacher script. Slide 10: It starts with small steps and it starts with you… Slide 11: Closing Thoughts Slide 12: Follow-up form time activities title screen Slide 13: Links to official EU resources for follow-up. Slide 14: Form time activities: Colouring activity Slide 15: Form time activities: European Languages Wordsearch Slide 16: Form time activities: Write a Languages poem activity Slides 17-22: Form time activities: Languages quiz – with answers Slides 23-25: Other form time ideas to support Language Day awareness in schools As reviewers have stated for previous resources shared: “I sat down to plan my assembly for next week and found this resource, and it’s perfect. The best £2 spent. Thank you. I can teach this straight from the slides.” “Just buy it!” “Your resources have been life savers!” “Well worth the money and really saved my life” “I just wanted to say that as a non-specialist these resources are worth every single penny! Thank you so much for making and sharing them.” “Blown away by this! Can’t thank you enough!” “They have saved me a huge amount of time and the detail that goes into your work is second to none. You put others to shame who charge twice as much for very little. Can’t thank you enough.” “Your new spec resources are saving me hours & hours of work! Thanks, they are really good.” “These resources are so useful - I cannot tell you how much time they have save me - very clear to follow and easy to adapt for revision material — well worth the money”

Ideal for an end of term activity for KS3 (particularly if you have them on the last day of December!) This quiz has 20 questions for students to listen to brief clips of popular Christmas songs and identify the technique in the accompanying lyric on screen, such as metaphors, similes, personification, alliteration. Answers provided on subsequent slides.

A 10 lesson unit comprising a 70 slide PowerPoint, 9 different worksheets (including texts for analysis) exploring the topic of Language Change and a summary terminology and theory sheet. Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed notes on the theories and concepts listed below, a worksheet (with the exception of lesson nine) and activities, and a homework task. The following theories and concepts are covered: Lexical, Semantic, Phonological, Grammatical and Orthographical processes David Crystal – A Sea of Language Change and tidal metaphor (1999) Diachronic and Synchronic Linguistic Change Origins of Old English and Middle English Descriptivism and Prescriptivism Samuel Johnson – Dictionary of the English Language (1755) Robert Lowth – A Short Introduction to English Grammar (1762) Jonathan Swift - ‘A Proposal for Correcting, Improving and Ascertaining the English Tongue’ (1712) John Walker – A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary (1791) Otto Jespersen – Great Vowel Shift (1909) William Caxton – Printing Press (1476) John McWhorter – Textspeak (2013) Jean Aitchison – Language Change Progress or Decay? (2012) Vocal Fry and Uptalk Martin Janssen – Lexical gaps (2012) Functional view/theory Linguistic determinism and the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Charles Hockett - Random Fluctuation Theory (1958) Peter Trudgill – Language Myths (1990) John Humphrys – Prescriptivist grammatical change Lynne Truss – Eats, Shoots and Leaves (2003) Jean Aitchison – A Web of Worries (1996) Guy Deutscher – The Unfolding of Language (2006) James Milroy and Lesley Milroy – Complaint tradition (1985) Robert Lane Greene – You Are What You Speak (2011) There are some references to AQA-style A Level specification questions, but you can adapt these if needs be. These can be found on slides 59-67. Lesson 9 is based on an AQA A Level question. The final lesson is a consolidation activity complete with guided revision cards. Alternatively, you could use an app such as Quizlet so that the students could produce digital revision resources. Check out my other English Language A Level resources! Language and Gender Language and Region Language and Power and Occupation Language and Global and World Englishes Language and Technology Language and Ethnicity Language and Social Groups Language Discourses Child Language Acquisition Speaking

A whole lesson on figurative language techniques- metaphor, simile, adjectives, personification, pathetic fallacy, onomatopoeia and sensory description. This resource includes a clear and colourful 30 slide Powerpoint, ready to print worksheets, a quiz and a class game. After a brief introduction, students are encouraged to identify the techniques used in a short extract and comment on the effect. There is also a worksheet with an examples/definitions matching activity and students write their own examples using the devices studied in the lesson. Finally there is an interactive class game, where students work in a pair or a team. After looking at an image prompt, students then take it in turns to craft a description using one of the techniques for a certain amount of points. Suitable for KS3 creative writing lessons or as an introduction to AQA Paper 1 Q5 descriptive writing for KS4.

This comprehensive PowerPoint, when printed (or emailed) as a booklet, can be used as an English Language intervention and also makes an ideal revision aid. It is modelled on the AQA 9-1 GCSE English Language new specification and includes eight sessions covering both paper one and paper two helping pupils to feel more prepared for their exams. With over 140 slides, this booklet has a series of easy to follow activities, exam questions and model answers for each of the ten questions of the GCSE. Each session is designed for students to be able to work through independently, or in small groups. Personally, I have given it as revision to my students, where they work through the booklet in their own time and use what they have learned on the homework tasks - which I then mark and give feedback on and my pupils have enjoyed the challenges and gained confidence in their exam technique. It could be used for isolation and exclusion tasks, extra revision, class work, homework, for intervention groups, or for GCSE re-sit students. The tasks are aimed at enabling pupils to obtain a grade 5 or above. Skills from all six AQA Assessment Objectives of the English Language course are included, along with extracts from the mark scheme and starter tasks centered around improving the AO6 and grammar skills of the students. There are four GCSE practice papers included: Paper One - Dracula Paper One - The Red Room Paper Two - Bank Robberies Paper Two - Prisons Please check out my other resources. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A walkthrough pack for the November 2024 paper. Includes: Model answers for Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4. Analysis and breakdown of all questions and answers provided Success criteria Exam walkthrough tasks Timings Exam tips and advice **Please note that the extracts from the paper and the paper itself are NOT not included in the pack due to copyright restrictions, but will be available to download via the secure e-AQA website or through other sources. **We cannot provide copies of these extracts or the exam papers on request due to copyright restrictions. If you are having access issues to the resources then please don’t leave a review, it’s not the author’s fault! Just email us at info@englishgcse.co.uk and we can help :) UPDATED FOR THE 2026 QUESTIONS. Leave a review and get another single resource free - just email info@englishgcse.co.uk after you’ve left your review.

AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A walkthrough pack for the June 2025 paper. Includes: Model answers for Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4. Analysis and breakdown of all questions and answers provided Success criteria Exam walkthrough tasks Timings Exam tips and advice Please note that the extracts from the paper and the paper itself are NOT not included in the pack due to copyright restrictions, but will be available to download via the secure e-AQA website or through other sources. You will need access to the secure materials to be able to use this resource - it is designed for teachers as a teaching aid INCLUDES AN UPDATED VERSION FOR THE 2026 QUESTIONS. Leave a review and we will email you the Paper 1 walkthrough for free. Just get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk once you’ve left your review. We cannot provide copies of these extracts or the exam papers on request due to copyright restrictions. If you are having access issues to the resources then please don’t leave a review, it’s not the author’s fault! Just email us at info@englishgcse.co.uk and we can help :)

AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A walkthrough pack for the May 2024 paper. Includes: Model answers for Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4. Analysis and breakdown of all tasks and answers provided Success criteria Exam walkthrough tasks Timings Exam tips and advice PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RESOURCE DOES NOT CONTAIN THE EXAM PAPER, THE EXTRACT, OR THE QUESTIONS FROM THE EXAM PAPER. The 2024 paper is a secure material that can only be accessed via the AQA website and therefore it is NOT included in this teaching aid. Please note that the extract from The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing is not included in the pack due to copyright restrictions, but will shortly be available to download via the AQA website. UPDATED FOR THE 2026 QUESTIONS/TASK. Leave a review and get another single resource free. Just email info@e Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package

AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A walkthrough pack for the June 2024 paper. Includes: Model answers for Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4. Analysis and breakdown of all questions and answers provided Success criteria Exam walkthrough tasks Timings Exam tips and advice **Please note that the extracts from the paper and the paper itself are NOT not included in the pack due to copyright restrictions, but will be available to download via the secure e-AQA website or through other sources. **We cannot provide copies of these extracts or the exam papers on request due to copyright restrictions. If you are having access issues to the resources then please don’t leave a review, it’s not the author’s fault! Just email us at info@englishgcse.co.uk and we can help :) UPDATED FOR THE 2026 QUESTIONS. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package

AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A walkthrough pack for the June 2023 paper. Includes: Model answers for Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4. Analysis and breakdown of all questions and answers provided Success criteria Exam walkthrough tasks Timings Exam tips and advice Please note that the extract from Life of Pi by Yann Martel is not included in the pack due to copyright restrictions, but will shortly be available to download via the AQA website. UPDATED FOR THE 2026 QUESTIONS. Leave a review, get another resource sent to you for free. Email info@englishgcse.co.uk after you have left your review! Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package

A complete support guide for AQA GCSE English language. Designed to scaffold students in a highly structured and formulaic way, to a Grade 4 or 5 pass at GCSE. It demystifies questions, provides techniques, writing templates and model answers. Invaluable for lower ability, EAL or re-sit students. Or for those that struggle with written responses in general.

A collection of three lessons with Christmassy extracts, for students to practice their Question 2, 3 and 4 skills over the festive period. A bonus worksheet shortening each lesson into a simpler task is included - handy for cover, supply or the slow December afternoons!

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas! It’s that time of year when we light the world with our Christmas trees and joy. So, get ready to sleigh the holiday season with English resources that are snow joke! This festive personification figurative language workbook will have your students saying, “Yule love learning this Christmas!” Why not download this as part of a bundle? 7 Christmas Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle What’s included? Information page Examples Task 1 – Matching personification to meanings Task 2 – Filling in the blanks - personification Task 3 – Draw the personification Task 4 – Finish the personification Task 5 – Using personification in action Are you looking for other English resources and activities this holiday season? Christmas 6 x Christmas English Writing Bundle 5 Christmas Bitesize Reading Comprehension Bundle 6 Christmas English Activity Bundle Thanksgiving 5 Thanksgiving English Writing Bundle 4 Thanksgiving Scaffolded English Reading Comprehension Bundle 5 Thanksgiving Bitesize Reading Comprehension 9 Thanksgiving English Activities – Fillers and Starters 7 Thanksgiving Figurative Language English Bundle General Language 9 Essential Spelling Skills for Upper Primary Verbal Reasoning Ultimate English Bundle 7 Autumn / Fall Figurative Language English Workbook Bundle Reading Strategies Pair of Resources Ultimate Literature Circle Bundle 13 English Classroom Display Bundle Greek Mythology English Reading, Vocabulary and Activity Bundle

This PowerPoint contains sixteen one-hour lessons (185 slides) that focus on AQA’s GCSE English Language Paper Two, Question Five (nonfiction writing). All tasks are written according to 9-1 GCSE numerical grades and are designed for the New Specification AQA English Language (8700) Paper Two Section B. There are a wide range of tasks (lessons listed below) that focus on building the skills needed for AO5 and AO6 - including practice questions, original model responses, extension tasks and text extracts. The PowerPoint includes a baseline assessment and an end of unit assessment that are both modelled on the AQA exam; additionally, there are four nonfiction writing homework tasks (one for each week). There are also four extra exam-based questions that could be used as cover work or as extra questions for revision, intervention, homework etc. In total, there are 22 exam-style question on the scheme on a range of topics that were written with student engagement in mind. Areas Covered: Lesson 1: The Big Picture & Planning Lesson 2: Baseline Assessment Lesson 3: Argue vs. Persuade Lesson 4: Writing to Inform/Advise Lesson 5: Using Persuasive Techniques Lesson 6: Baseline Review and Self-Editing Lesson 7: Newspaper Article Writing Lesson 8: Varying Punctuation Lesson 9: Speech Writing Lesson 10: How To Plan Lesson 11: Structuring Your Answer Lesson 12: Letter Writing Lesson 13: Sentence Structures Lesson 14: Practice Response Writing Lesson 15: Sophisticated Vocabulary Lesson 16: End Of Unit Assessment Extra: Four additional exam questions My Paper Two: Section A scheme of work can be found here. Please check out my other resources. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hi This workbook contains 13 activities that are tailored to Edexcel and AQA, but mainly Edexcel. The transactional writing activities can be used for most specs. Inside is: SPaG activities Spider Diagram/Story planner Non Fiction Fiction MOCKS Comparison 7a and 7b Speeches Articles Text Book Letters Please review/share :)

Sensory Language lesson plan and PowerPoint used for the English GCSE controlled assessment on creative writing

This worksheet aims to address reading AO2, analysing a writer’s use of language and focuses on an extract from JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Complete with 3 detailed activities, the worksheet helps students to identify language and consider its effect in writing before using similar techniques to create their own engaging piece of writing. It can be used as an engaging stand-alone, skills-based lesson or would be ideal for cover-lessons. This worksheet is a sample from a 30 page ‘KS3 Reading and Writing SKills Booklet’ also available on TES.

This is a collection of facts that I put together for the visit of Baroness Coussins to the Links into Languages NE conference in January 2011. Useful for making the case for languages to Year 9s !