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Paper 2 Igcse
Paper 2 Igcse
MS SONISHA
INTRODUCTION
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THE CAMBRIDGE IGCSE THESE
FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH INCLUDE NEWSPAPER
PAPERS 1 AND 2 REQUIRE REPORT, MAGAZINE
STUDENTS TO WRITE IN ARTICLE, JOURNAL,
VARIOUS GENRES, OR TEXT INTERVIEW, SPEECH, AND
TYPES. FORMAL LETTER.
NEWSPAPER REPORT
Language features to keep in mind:
• Five W’s: Who, What, When, Where, Why
• Third Person
• Past tense (usually)
• Direct Speech: speech reproduced exactly as it was spoken, in inverted commas
• Reported Speech: He told us not to do that.
Format:
Unlike other accounts of events, which are usually chronological, news reports generally follow this order:
1. Summary of recent event
2. Background to event
3. Return to immediate situation
4. Response of those involved
5. Look ahead to near future
Some suggestions:
• Include a headline, a summary of the report in note form
• Make your headline short
• The first sentence should sum up the story
• Write in 3rd person, past tense
• Break it up into short paragraphs
• Use both direct and reported speech
• Be objective and formal
• Keep opinions and personal reactions out
• It is known, Was reportedly, It was reported, It is also believed, According to, It is thought
MAGAZINE ARTICLE
• Purpose: Discursive (asks you to investigate a topic; to gather, read and evaluate
evidence; and to present a position on your topic based on the evidence gathered)
• Structure: A balanced range of views on a topic; the writer’s opinion may be stated
at the end, but no view is conclusive)
• Style: Quotations and reported speech are often included to convey the views of
relevant experts or interviewees
• Voice: More colloquial and indicative of personality rather than other types of
response, but still professional
Some suggestions:
• Include a catchy title
• Write a dramatic opening (hook)
• Use sub-headings
• Personal/anecdotal style
• Repetition to keep the reader engaged
• Humor and idioms
• Rhetorical questions
• Varied sentence structures
JOURNAL ENTRIES
• Journal is a record of events that occurred in the writer’s life.
• It may be their emotions, ideas, or beliefs.
• The purpose of writing a journal is to reflect, it is a personal piece of writing and the response to a question should be
subjective.
Language features to keep in mind:
• Rhetorical questions: asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.
• Emotive language: language evoking an emotional reaction
• Anecdotes: short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
• Humor: amusing or comic
• Idioms: group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (Under
the weather, Spill the beans, Break a leg, It’s the best thing since sliced bread).
• Colloquial language: informal, everyday spoken language, usually with emphasis on geographic region (Wicked good, soccer
vs football, truck vs lorry, bloke)
What to include:
• Date of entry
• First person writing
• Use of the past tense when recounting events that have happened before writing about them
• Recounting events that have happened and references to time
• Focusing on key moments
• Personal feelings
• Thoughts/ feelings/actions for the future