Writing format guide
Write every format the exam sets
Letters, articles, speeches, reports and more. See what each one needs to score well.
Writing format guide
Writing a descriptive composition
How to write an IGCSE English descriptive composition: sensory detail, imagery, structure and common mistakes. Includes an original worked example.
Writing format guide
Writing a discursive essay
How to write an IGCSE English discursive essay: weigh both sides fairly, structure the discussion and avoid common mistakes. Includes a worked example.
Writing format guide
Writing a formal letter
How to write an IGCSE English formal letter: tone, layout, greetings and endings, with a worked example and the mistakes that quietly cost marks.
Writing format guide
Writing a journal or diary entry
How to write an IGCSE English journal or diary entry: a private voice, real reflection and a simple shape. Includes a worked example and common mistakes.
Writing format guide
Writing a leaflet or guide
How to write an IGCSE English leaflet: a clear purpose, easy layout, direct voice and common mistakes. Includes a worked example.
Writing format guide
Writing a literature essay
How to write an IGCSE English Literature essay: build an argument, analyse language closely and use short quotations. Includes a worked example and common mistakes.
Writing format guide
Writing a narrative composition
How to write an IGCSE English narrative composition: plan the shape, build one character, keep tension and avoid the plotting mistakes that lose marks. Includes a worked example.
Writing format guide
Writing a persuasive piece
How to write an IGCSE English persuasive piece: know your audience, use a few rhetorical techniques and avoid the traps that weaken persuasion. Includes a worked example.
Writing format guide
Writing a report
How to write an IGCSE English report: purpose, headings, formal tone and recommendations. Includes a worked example and the mistakes that blur a report.
Writing format guide
Writing a review
How to write an IGCSE English review: give a clear judgement, support it with evidence and keep a lively voice. Includes a worked example and common mistakes.
Writing format guide
Writing a speech
How to write an IGCSE English speech: know your audience, use rhetorical devices wisely and structure it for listeners. Includes a worked example and common mistakes.
Writing format guide
Writing an argumentative essay
How to write an IGCSE English argumentative essay: take a side, give reasons, answer the other view. Includes a worked example and common mistakes.
Writing format guide
Writing an article
How to write an IGCSE English article: headline, opening hook, voice and structure. Includes a worked example and the mistakes that make a good idea feel flat.
Writing format guide
Writing an email (ESL)
How to write an IGCSE ESL email: choose formal or informal tone, set out the message, and avoid the slips that cost marks. Includes two worked examples.
Writing format guide
Writing an informal letter
How to write an IGCSE English informal letter: a warm tone, simple layout, greetings and endings. Includes a worked example and the slips that lose marks.
Writing format guide
Writing an interview
How to write an IGCSE English interview: two different voices, good questions, structure and common mistakes. Includes a worked example.
Writing format guide
Writing an unseen commentary
How to write an IGCSE English unseen commentary: read fast, find a line of response and structure your analysis. Includes a worked example and common traps.
Writing format guide
Note-making and summary (ESL)
How to do IGCSE ESL note-making and summary: choose the right points, use your own words and stay short. Includes a worked example and common mistakes.
Writing format guide
The First Language English coursework assignment
What the IGCSE First Language English coursework assignment is, which skills it rewards, and how we help without ever writing it for you.
Writing format guide
The Literature coursework assignment
What the IGCSE English Literature coursework assignment is, which analysis skills it rewards, and how we help without writing it for you.
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