English@StMichael’s School

http://www.english-zone.com/vocab/vic01.html

Listen to these podcasts in which pupils consider the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

http://www.hazelwoodschool.co.uk/assets/podcasts/Podcast240409144920/Episode12.mp3

http://www.hazelwoodschool.co.uk/assets/podcasts/Podcast240409144920/Episode11.mp3

http://www.hazelwoodschool.co.uk/assets/podcasts/Podcast240409144920/Episode10.mp3

http://www.hazelwoodschool.co.uk/assets/podcasts/Podcast240409144920/Episode9.mp3

I would like to wish you all the best of luck in all your exams this week. Get a good night’s sleep, eat a good breakfast, focus and achieve your best.

For those of you busy revising here are a couple of new practice papers for the Non-Fiction and the Poetry. I am happy to mark these if you would like me to. Answers coming soon.

Practice paper – The Maldives

Practice paper – Night poem

Only 10 days to go until the exams are upon us! Are you ready?

Make sure you have carefully organised your revision programme for the half term holiday so you cover all your subjects. Don’t forget to build in some time for you too, to relax and unwind before you start the next revision session.

Go here for some top tips on how to revise in general: Guidance to pupils sitting exams

http://www.revisioncentre.co.uk/advice/keeping_calm.html

For your English revision have a look at these latest links:

 Common Entrance Revision - quick guide for English

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/hisdarkmaterials/quiz.shtml - Quiz on Northern Lights

For improving your skills on the non-fiction texts try these quick exercises:

Understanding character

Making comparisons

Inference 1

Inference 2

Inference 3

Inference 4

Inference 5

Reading comprehension - basic quiz

And for Studied literature:

Similarities and Differences between characters

Similarities and Differences between events

Making comparisons

Writing composition

Adjectives game

Check out the sections on the Common Entrance pages for further help. NEW! links are in pink.