Y11 - IGCSE ESL Paper 1 Requirements

What does IGCSE stand for?

• International GSCE certificate of Secondary Education

• International General Certification of Second Education

• International General Certificate of Secondary Education

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IGCSE

How many papers are there in the IGCSE ESL?

• Two papers (reading and writing + listening)

• One paper (reading, writing, listening)

• Three papers - (Reading and writing, listening + speaking (optional))

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IGCSE ESL

Students are not allowed to use a dictionary in the exam room

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IGCSE ESL

The questions will not follow the order of information presented in

the texts, and all required answers will come from the text.

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They must not exceed the required number of words for each answer.

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The words students use in their answers must be taken from the text, however whole sentences copied directly from the text as a response to a question will not be marked as correct, even if the required answer is present within the copied sentence.

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The reading section consists of five reading passages of

increasing length and difficulty.

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Answer explanation

The reading section consists of three reading passages of increasing length and difficulty

The aim of the reading section is to assess students’ proficiency in reading a variety of authentic texts.

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Answer explanation

This is achieved through the

use of a variety of task types. A maximum of three task types may

be used with each reading text.

The writing section consists of three separate writing tasks that

require students to write in the appropriate register for different

purposes.

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Students should be able to write with an understanding of style and register appropriate to the task set, and produce a text which is laid out and proofread in accordance with the relevant conventions.

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Answer explanation

Where appropriate, a context and target reader are identified in order to establish a purpose for the writing

and students should take this into consideration when they compose their answers.