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ENGLISH Transition Workbook: PRIMARY INTO SECONDARY. Enhance English Skills with Reading Comprehension, Grammar and Punctuation, Writing Skills, and more for Academic Success.
Packed with engaging activities and practical exercises, this workbook covers all essential English skills needed for students to thrive in their new academic environment.
What’s Inside:
Grammar and Punctuation Mastery:
Parts of Speech Activities: Help students identify and use nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs correctly.
Sentence Structure Exercises: Teach students to construct simple, compound, and complex sentences with clarity and coherence.
Punctuation Practice: Focus on correcting punctuation errors and mastering punctuation rules for clear communication.
Enhanced Reading Comprehension:
Comprehension Strategies:
Develop skimming and scanning techniques to quickly grasp main ideas and specific information.
Engaging Short Stories: Improve understanding with age-appropriate stories and comprehension questions.
Vocabulary Building: Expand vocabulary through context-based activities.
Writing Skills Development:
Paragraph Writing Guide: Step-by-step instructions for crafting well-structured paragraphs.
Creative Writing Prompts: Encourage imaginative thinking and storytelling with fun and inspiring prompts.
Introduction to Literature:
Classic and Modern Literature Excerpts: Foster a love for reading with discussion questions and literature analysis.
Spelling and Vocabulary Enhancement:
Commonly Misspelled Words Practice: Help students master tricky words and improve spelling accuracy.
Thematic Vocabulary Lists: Strengthen word knowledge with exercises based on themes like nature, emotions, and school.
Speaking and Listening Skills:
Effective Communication Activities: Role-playing scenarios to practice clear speaking and active listening.
Listening Comprehension Exercises: Improve auditory processing with engaging listening tasks and follow-up questions.
Study Tips and Organization:
Study Space Design Tips: Create an effective and organised study environment with practical advice and illustrations.
Comprehensive Review and Assessment:
Practice Test: Prepare students for grade 7 with a mini comprehensive test covering grammar, reading comprehension, and writing skills.
Parent/Teacher notes
Black & White cover option also included.
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Boost your students’ AQA English Language Paper 2 performance with our comprehensive practice resource. Includes authentic texts, targeted questions, and model answers to ensure effective exam preparation.
Included:
Source Texts:
Source A: An extract from a historical letter by Oscar Wilde, focusing on the treatment of children in prison.
Source B: A contemporary newspaper article adapted from The Guardian, which discusses the treatment of convicts in Greenland’s Nuuk correctional institution.
Practice Questions:
Q1: True/False Statements (Source A)
Students are provided with several statements about the extract and must identify which ones are true. This tests comprehension and attention to detail.
Q2: Summary of Differences (Sources A & B)
Students must summarize the differences between the treatment of children in prison (Source A) and the treatment of convicts in Greenland (Source B). This encourages comparative analysis and synthesis of information.
Q3: Language Analysis (Source B)
A detailed question requiring students to analyze how the writer uses language to convey scepticism about Greenland’s treatment of criminals. This develops critical reading and linguistic analysis skills.
Q4: Attitudinal Comparison (Sources A & B)
Students must compare the attitudes of the two writers towards prison as a form of punishment, including the methods used to convey their attitudes. This enhances comparative skills and the ability to support arguments with textual evidence.
Model Answers:
Detailed model answers for each practice question: with clear examples of high-quality responses. These serve as benchmarks for students to measure their own work.
Sample Writing Response:
A sample article written for a broadsheet newspaper, demonstrates how to effectively argue a point of view on the treatment of young offenders. This helps students understand how to structure their writing and use persuasive techniques.
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - COMPREHENSION/DISCUSSION - IMPACT ON WORKERS
Explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming workplaces and the role of unions in protecting workers’ rights in this engaging activity for 15-16 year-old students.
Through comprehension exercises and dynamic discussions, students will develop critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of contemporary labour issues related to AI.
The entire resource is suitable for black-and-white printing, while the colour version can be used for presentations on an interactive whiteboard.
Answers included.
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Enhance students’ understanding of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” with this analytical passage on blood imagery.
This workbook includes:
-analytical passage on the use of blood imagery in Shakespeare’s Macbeth
MCQs and discussion prompts with answers
a creative writing task where students imagine they are writing a modern version of “Macbeth.”
They will create a short scene where a character feels extreme guilt after doing something wrong.
They will use modern settings and situations, but incorporate symbolic imagery to show their guilt, similar to how Shakespeare uses blood imagery.
ALSO SUITABLE FOR HOME STUDY.
This comprehensive workbook is designed to deepen students’ understanding of the imagery in Macbeth, but also develop their analytical skills.
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This resource provides a comprehensive AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 practice set focusing on women’s rights, featuring two contrasting reading passages, corresponding questions, and a writing task. It is designed to help students develop their reading comprehension, analytical, and writing skills.
Includes:
Reading Passages:
Source A: A 19th-century pamphlet discussing the experiences of suffragette hunger strikers.
Source B: A contemporary essay on the progress and remaining challenges in gender equality.
Section A: Reading Questions:
Question 1 (4 marks): Choose four true statements based on Source A.
Question 2 (8 marks): Summarise the different challenges women face as described in both texts.
Question 3 (12 marks): Analyse how the writer of Source B uses language to present ongoing issues in gender equality.
Question 4 (16 marks): Compare how the two writers convey their perspectives on women’s rights and equality.
Section B: Writing Task (40 marks):
Write an article for a school magazine explaining views on the progress of women’s rights and the challenges that remain.
Answers
ALSO SUITABLE FOR HOME STUDY.
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SHAKESPEARE’S Hamlet’s “To be, or not to be” soliloquy comprehensive resource.
INCLUDED
Reading Passage: analysis of the soliloquy that focuses on Hamlet’s internal conflict and themes of life and death.
MCQs: to assess comprehension and key aspects of the passage.
Discussion Qs: to encourage critical thinking and class discussion
Creative Task:
A modern monologue writing task, connecting Hamlet’s themes to contemporary issues like academic pressure and social media.
This resource makes Shakespeare’s themes relevant and accessible to today’s students:
Supports diverse learning styles
Promotes analytical and creative skills
Ideal for classroom use and exam preparation
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AUSTEN - PRIDE & PREJUDICE - CHARACTER PERSPECTIVES - FICTIONAL DIARY ENTRIES - DARCY & BINGLEY.
INCLUDED:
TWO FICTIONAL REFLECTIVE DIARY ENTRIES - ON DARCY & BINGLEY’S ENCOUNTERS WITH ELIZABETH AND JANE BENNET
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
REFLECTIVE WRITING TASK
ANSWERS
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NON-FICTION READING PASSAGE - JANE AUSTEN - A TIMELESS AUTHOR FOR MODERN READERS EXPLORES THE LIFE, CRAFT AND VIEWS OF AUSTEN, AND THE RELEVANCE OF HER WRITTEN WORK TODAY.
FOR STUDY ALONGSIDE AUSTEN’S FICTION OR TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY.
INCLUDED:
NON- FICTION PASSAGE
MCQS X 10
DISCUSSION QS X 3
CREATIVE TASK: MODERNISING AUSTEN
ANSWERS
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DOYLE- AQA GCSE PAPER 1 - READING PRACTICE -HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1902)
GILMAN - AQA GCSE PAPER 1 - READING PRACTICE - THE YELLOW WALLPAPER (1892)
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TEEN MENTAL HEALTH - COMPREHENSION - DISCUSSION - CREATIVE TASK
KINGSLEY - AQA GCSE PAPER 1 READING - THE WATER BABIES (1889)
JAMES- AQA GCSE PAPER 1 - READING PRACTICE- PORTRAIT OF A LADY (1881)
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TEEN MENTAL HEALTH - COMPREHENSION - DISCUSSION - CREATIVE TASK
LONDON - AQA GCSE PAPER 1 - READING PRACTICE - CALL OF THE WILD (1903)
WILDE-AQA GCSE PAPER 1 READING - PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1890)
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TEEN MENTAL HEALTH - COMPREHENSION - DISCUSSION - CREATIVE TASK
SHAKESPEARE - COMPREHENSION - EXPLORATION OF COMEDIES
CULTURE-COMPRENSION WORKBOOK-SHAPING OUR DAILY LIVES
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TEEN MENTAL HEALTH - COMPREHENSION - DISCUSSION - CREATIVE TASK
OLYMPICS-COMPREHENSION-PARIS 2024
SHAKESPEARE- COMPREHENSION-THE GLOBE THEATRE
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TEEN MENTAL HEALTH - COMPREHENSION - DISCUSSION - CREATIVE TASK
SHAKESPEARE - COMPREHENSION - EXPLORING TRAGEDY
OLYMPICS-COMPREHENSION-PARIS 2024
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INCLUDED:
TEEN MENTAL HEALTH - COMPREHENSION - DISCUSSION - CREATIVE TASK
OLYMPICS-COMPREHENSION-PARIS 2024
CULTURE-COMPRENSION WORKBOOK-SHAPING OUR DAILY LIVES
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INCLUDED:
KEATS - LAMIA I - IN PLAIN ENGLISH
KEATS - LAMIA II - IN PLAIN ENGLISH
KEATS -LAMIA - CREATIVE TASK
KEATS’ KS5- ISABELLA, OR…- CREATIVE TASK
KEATS- CREATIVE WRITING - THE EVE OF ST. AGNES
KEATS-'LAMIA I - FULL ANNOTATION
KEATS - LAMIA II - FULL ANNOTATION
KEATS-‘THE EVE OF ST. AGNES’-FULL ANNOTATION
KEATS-DISCUSSION QUESTIONS-ISABELLA, OR THE POT OF BASIL
KEATS-EVE OF ST AGNES - DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
KEATS-LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI - 'FULL ANNOTATION
KEATS-ISABELLA, OR THE POT OF BASIL- FULL ANNOTATION
KEATS-LAMIA-DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
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CHINESE NEW YEAR 2025 - COMPREHENSION - YEAR OF THE SNAKE
CHINESE NEW YEAR-COMPREHENSION- DRAGON, YEAR OF THE …
CULTURE-COMPRENSION WORKBOOK-SHAPING OUR DAILY LIVES
DICKENS-A CHRISTMAS CAROL-SEN COMPREHENSION- WORKBOOK
DIWALI-COMPREHENSION-DIWALI ON TRAFALGAR SQUARE
EARTH DAY - COMPREHENSION - HOW IT CHANGED THE WORLD
LEFTOVERS - COMPREHENSION - SCRAPS INTO TASTY MEALS
NON-FICTION - ETHICAL DILEMMA - LORD OF THE FLIES - CONTEXT LINK
OLYMPIC STORIES - COMPREHENSION - JESSE OWENS
OLYMPIC STORIES -COMPREHENSION-EDDIE “THE EAGLE” EDWARDS
OLYMPICS 2024-COMPREHENSION- OLYMPIC RINGS EVOLUTION & SYMBOLISM
OLYMPICS-COMPREHENSION-PARIS 2024
SHAKESPEARE - COMPREHENSION - EXPLORATION OF COMEDIES
SHAKESPEARE- COMPREHENSION-THE GLOBE THEATRE
SPORTS - INVICTUS GAMES - COMPREHENSION WORKBOOK
ST. VALENTINE’S DAY - COMPREHENSION-MASSACRE
TEEN MENTAL HEALTH - COMPREHENSION - DISCUSSION - CREATIVE TASK
VALENTINE’S DAY - COMPREHENSION-THE DIGITAL EVOLUTION OF…
WOMEN IN SPORT-COMPREHENSION-KATHERINE SWITZER 1967
WORKHOUSE LETTER –COMPREHENSION – A CHRISTMAS CAROL
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TRAGEDY KEATS x 3 -LAMIA I & II & LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI-FULL ANNOTATIONS
TRAGEDY KEATS’ KS5- ISABELLA, OR…- CREATIVE TASK
TRAGEDY KEATS- CREATIVE WRITING - THE EVE OF ST. AGNES
TRAGEDY KEATS-DISCUSSION QUESTIONS-ISABELLA, OR THE POT OF BASIL
TRAGEDY KEATS-EVE OF ST AGNES - DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
TRAGEDY KEATS-LAMIA-DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
C2 CEFR - COMPREHENSION - EXPLORING THE FRONTIERS OF SPACE
C2 CEFR - COMPREHENSION - THE FUTURE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
CEFR C1 - COMPREHENSION - DUBAI: THE EPITOME OF URBAN SOPHISTICATION
CEFR C1 - COMPREHENSION- ADAPTING TO TECHNO. ADVANCEMENTS, THE FUTURE OF WORK…
COLERIDGE - IN PLAIN ENGLISH - KUBLA KHAN
COLERIDGE-GRAPHIC ORGANISER-RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
GILMAN - AQA GCSE PAPER 1 - READING PRACTICE - THE YELLOW WALLPAPER (1892)
HARDY-A WIFE in LONDON’ - POETRY WORKBOOK & EXAM
JAMES- AQA GCSE PAPER 1 - READING PRACTICE- PORTRAIT OF A LADY (1881)
KEATS - WORKBOOK-When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be’
KEATS-WORKBOOK-ODE TO A NIGHTINGALE
KINGSLEY - AQA GCSE PAPER 1 READING - THE WATER BABIES (1889)
TEEN MENTAL HEALTH - COMPREHENSION - DISCUSSION - CREATIVE TASK
VALENTINE’S DAY - COMPREHENSION-THE DIGITAL EVOLUTION OF…
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MEGA BUNDLE - READING - READING - READING X 20 (iii):
CHOCOLATE EASTER EGG - COMPREHENSION WORKBOOK - HISTORY OF
CULTURE-COMPRENSION WORKBOOK-SHAPING OUR DAILY LIVES
DICKENS-A CHRISTMAS CAROL-SEN COMPREHENSION- WORKBOOK
EARTH DAY - COMPREHENSION - HOW IT CHANGED THE WORLD
EASTER - COMPREHENSION - EOSTRE, THE MYSTERIOUS GODDESS …
KEATS-WORKBOOK-ODE TO A NIGHTINGALE
LONDON - AQA GCSE PAPER 1 - READING PRACTICE - CALL OF THE WILD (1903)
NON-FICTION - ETHICAL DILEMMA - LORD OF THE FLIES - CONTEXT LINK
OLYMPIC STORIES - COMPREHENSION - JESSE OWENS
OLYMPIC STORIES -COMPREHENSION- MUHAMMED ALI
OLYMPICS 2024 - COMPREHENSION-PARISIAN BOOKSELLERS
OLYMPICS-COMPREHENSION-PARIS 2024
SHAKESPEARE - COMPREHENSION - EXPLORING TRAGEDY
SHAKESPEARE- COMPREHENSION-THE GLOBE THEATRE
SHEERS-‘MAMETZ WOOD’ - YEAR 10 EXAM WITH DIRT TASK
SPORTS - INVICTUS GAMES - COMPREHENSION WORKBOOK
ST. VALENTINE’S DAY - COMPREHENSION-MASSACRE
TEEN MENTAL HEALTH - COMPREHENSION - DISCUSSION - CREATIVE TASK
VALENTINE’S DAY - COMPREHENSION-THE DIGITAL EVOLUTION OF…
WORKHOUSE LETTER –COMPREHENSION – A CHRISTMAS CAROL
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