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Exam Board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: EnglishFirst Teaching: September 2014First Exam: Summer 2015This book (which is photocopiable within the purchasing institution) accompanies the student book of the same name. It is a brand new edition of a bestselling title, updated for the newest CfE Higher English course, and particularly directed at offering support for Paper 1: Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation. It provides detailed answers and suggested marking instructions to the student book material, and gives you the support and advice you will need to succeed in this element of Higher English- Become more secure in your knowledge of the English language and in your reading skills- Apply those reading skills in learning how to answer questions on close reading- Practise answering questions in the accompanying student book

Exam Board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: EnglishFirst Teaching: September 2014First Exam: June 2015This is a brand new edition of a bestselling title, updated for the newest CfE Higher English course, and particularly directed at offering support for Paper 1: Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation. It provides you with the support and advice you will need to succeed in this element of Higher English, which is worth 30% of the available marks in your examination.- Become more secure in your knowledge of the English language and in your reading skills- Apply those reading skills in learning how to answer questions on close reading- Practise answering questions and check your work using theaccompanying book of suggested answers

Exam Board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: EnglishFirst Teaching: September 2013First Exam: June 2014This book is ideally suited for use by students working towards National 5 English. Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation is a key part of this course, and the book provides a selection of practice exercises with questions modelled on those used in the examination, as well as many extracts from various genres, which allow the development of necessary language skills. Some of the material is based on spoken as well as written sources, with follow-up activities suitable for group discussion, and all activities closely related to the principles of Curriculum for Excellence.- Develops skills quickly and effectively using tried and trusted methods from an experienced author team.- Prepares students for assessment with specific advice and plenty of opportunities to test the theory in practice papers.- Teaches - and tests - other language skills essential to success in National 5 English.Answers to and mark schemes for the practice paper questions in this book are available in a separate title: National 5 English: Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation Answer Book and Marking Schemes (978 1 4441 9211 7). NB: the Answer Book for this title is intended mainly as a Teacher Resource and grants permission to the purchasing institution to make photocopies for the use of staff and students, hence its higher price. Students or parents wishing to view these materials are encouraged to contact their school/college/learning institution to access them free of charge.

This title provides suggested answers and detailed marking guidelines for all four sections of'English Language Skills for Intermediate Level'. Although the answers are simply suggestions, they provide detailed and appropriate guidance on the type of responses welcomed by examiners and they have been prepared by a highly succesful writing team. The materials are photocopiable within the purchasing institution.

Even for unseen elements of the Higher English examination, such as the interpretation section, there are skills a student can practice to imrove theri performance.A good writing style is of great importantance to an examiner and pupils must demonstrate thier abilities in word choice, sentence structure, tone, imagery, punctuation etc.This book will explain the techniques required to become a good writer. It will also teach pupils how to recognise the demands of a question, providing an understanding of the phrasing and proposing methods of approaching writing an appropriate response.