Hodder Education
My Functional Skills: Revision and Exam Practice for English Level 1
Victoria Eckert
My Functional Skills: Revision and Exam Practice for English Level 1
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Target success in Level 1 English with this brand-new functional skills revision and exam practice guide.

Suitable for all functional skills courses, this guide explains the key content you need to understand the topics on your course, so you can revise effectively and practise for your exams with the types of questions you will be asked.

Now I get it! Grasp even the most difficult topics with clear and simple explanations and questions to test your understanding

How do I answer this? Learn how to unpick the types of exam questions you will face with clear guidance on how to structure your answers

So what do I need to do to pass? Improve your exam skills with hundreds of practice questions for you to try, as well as worked examples and model answers to check you are on the path to success

With a revision planner, exam countdown timetable to help you pace your revision and glossary of all key terms, My Functional Skills has all you need to approach your exams with real confidence.

Language
English
ISBN
9781398387317
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
My revision planner
Countdown to my exams
Assessment breakdown
1 Speaking, listening and communicating
1.1 Identify relevant information and lines of argument in explanations or presentations
1.2 Make requests and ask relevant questions to obtain specific information in different contexts
1.3 Respond effectively to detailed questions
1.4 Communicate information, ideas and opinions clearly and accurately on a range of topics
1.5 Express opinions and arguments and support them with evidence
1.6 Follow and understand discussions and make contributions relevant to the situation and the subject
1.7 Use appropriate phrases and registers, and adapt contributions to take account of audience, purpose and medium
1.8 Respect the turn-taking rights of others during discussions, using appropriate language for interjection
2 Reading
2.1 Identify and understand the main points, ideas and details in texts
2.2 Compare information, ideas and opinions in different texts
2.3 Identify meanings in texts and distinguish between fact and opinion
2.4 Recognise that language and other textual features can be varied to suit different audiences and purposes
2.5 Use reference materials and appropriate strategies (e.g. using knowledge of different word types) for a range of purposes, including to find the meaning of words
2.6 Understand organisational and structural features and use them to locate relevant information (e.g. index, menus, subheadings, paragraphs) in a range of straightforward texts
2.7 Infer from images meanings not explicit in the accompanying text
2.8 Recognise vocabulary typically associated with specific types and purposes of texts (e.g. formal, informal, instructional, descriptive, explanatory and persuasive)
2.9 Read and understand a range of specialist words in context
2.10 Use knowledge of punctuation to aid understanding of straightforward texts
3 Writing
3.1 Use a range of punctuation correctly (e.g. full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, possessive apostrophes)
3.2 Use correct grammar (e.g. subject–verb agreement, consistent use of different tenses, definite and indefinite articles)
3.3 Spell words used most often in work, study and daily life, including specialist words
3.4 Communicate information, ideas and opinions clearly, coherently and accurately
3.5 Write text of an appropriate level of detail and of appropriate length (including where this is specified) to meet the needs of purpose and audience
3.6 Use format, structure and language appropriate for audience and purpose
3.7 Write consistently and accurately in complex sentences, using paragraphs where appropriate
Language techniques, layout features and purposes of texts
Glossary
Answers to diagnostic questions
Index
Backcover
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