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English as a Second Language
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Free English as a Second Language study notes for Pearson Edexcel IGCSE students. Each chapter breaks down a key concept with examples and practice prompts you can turn into AI drills in the thinka app.
Grammar (CEFR level A1)
Articles and quantifiers
Conjunctions
Past tenses
Present tenses
Modal verbs
Prepositions
Pronouns
Questions
Unit 1: Reading
Text 1: short texts, adverts and notices (multiple choice / multiple response)
Text 2: emails, letters and blog posts (multiple response / gap-fill)
Text 3: articles and correspondence (multiple response and short open response)
Text 4: general interest texts, recipes and reports
Text 5: longer general interest texts
Text 6: extended articles and reports — inference and writer's viewpoint
Grammar (CEFR level A2)
Adjectives & adverbs
Articles and quantifiers
Conjunctions
Future tenses
Past tenses
Present tenses
Gerund and infinitive
Modal verbs
Prepositions
Pronouns
Questions
Unit 2: Listening
Recordings 1-2: adverts, announcements and voicemails
Recording 3: short conversations (multiple choice)
Recording 4: multiple response and short open response
Recording 5: interviews and podcasts
Recording 6: gap-fill note completion
Recording 7: longer presentations (multiple choice)
Recordings 8-9: long recordings (short open response)
Grammar (CEFR level B1)
Grammar (CEFR level B2)
Adjectives & adverbs
Conditionals
Conjunctions
Future tenses
Past tenses
Present tenses
Gerund and infinitive
Modal verbs
Pronouns
Unit 3: Writing
Task 1: informal writing (80 words, 10 marks)
Task 2: semi-formal writing, Global Issues options (180 words, 20 marks)
Task 3: summary writing from a 400-450 word source (180 words, 20 marks)
Register, target reader and bullet-point coverage
Spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG) in writing
Core vocabulary
Grammar in use: verbs and tenses
Present tenses
Past tenses
Future tenses
Modal verbs
Gerunds and infinitives
Conditionals
Passive voice and reported speech
Grammar in use: words and structures
Articles and quantifiers
Pronouns
Prepositions and prepositional phrases
Adjectives, adverbs, comparatives and superlatives
Conjunctions and connectives
Questions and question tags
Verbs
Myself & Others
Travel & Tourism
Education
Employment
The Environment
Media
Equality
Other vocabulary
Adjectives & Adverbs
Prepositions
Pronouns, Articles & Deteminer
Questions & Interrogatives
Conjunctions
Numbers
Quantities & measures
Vocabulary and functions: core topics
Topic 1: Myself and Others
Topic 2: Travel and Tourism
Topic 3: Education
Topic 4: Employment
High Frequency Items
Quantities & measures
Time & expressions of time
Days
Months & seasons
Countries, continents & nationalities
Colours
Abbreviations / Acronyms
Vocabulary and functions: Global Issues and high-frequency items
Topic 5 option: The Environment
Topic 5 option: Equality
Topic 5 option: The Media
High-frequency items: numbers, quantities, time and dates
High-frequency items: countries, nationalities, social conventions and abbreviations
General expressions and phrases
Nouns
Adjectives
The Environment
Media
Equality
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