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Cambridge IGCSE English – First Language

1.3How writers achieve effects

How writers achieve effects in Cambridge IGCSE English – First Language: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 1.3.1Show understanding of how writers achieve effects and influence readers (R4).
  2. 1.3.2Recognise and respond to linguistic devices, figurative language and imagery, explaining the effect of chosen words and phrases.

Lessons

  • Figures of speech and their effects

    30 min

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  • Writers' effects: word choice, imagery and structure

    35 min

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Sample question

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How writers achieve effects: sample question

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Which word for walking suggests that a person is tired and unhappy?

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