GCSE English Language and Functional Skills English in 10 Weeks

Getting a good grade in GCSE English Language may be easier than you think. The qualification focuses on skills you already use every day, such as reading and understanding, and writing and explaining things.

Skim a text quickly first to help you plan how you will use it to answer the question and which areas you will focus on more.

You will pick up extra marks in GCSE English (and Functional Skills English) for using commas correctly and writing different sentence types. There are lots of different ways we can use commas to structure sentences.

All words are categorised by type into word classes. Smart use of word classes can invigorate your writing. Being able to identify and explain word classes is a great way to score high marks.

Figurative language can create atmosphere or convey emotions. The tools we use in figurative language are often called language features.

You need to be able to identify and use language features in both GCSE English and in English Functional Skills.