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GCSE English Language Paper 1

  • Reading section with an engaging fiction extract (Emily Rundell’s The Explorer).

  • Focus on language, structure, and evaluation skills.

  • Writing section with two creative tasks: descriptive writing or story opening.

  • Includes clear, student-friendly mark schemes and success criteria.

Skills covered in this English paper:

  • Language analysis

  • Structure and narrative technique

  • Evaluation and interpretation

  • Creative writing (descriptive and narrative)

  • Spelling, punctuation and grammar