Name: So You Really Want to Learn English Book 3 By Susan Elkin
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So You Really Want to Learn English Book 3 Summary

So You Really Want to Learn English Book 3: A Textbook for Key Stage 3 and Common Entrance: Book 3 by Susan Elkin

This is the third and final book in the So You Really Want to Learn English course which is ideal for building the essential skills required for a competent and confident use of the English language. Grammar, punctuation and spelling are all covered in this textbook alongside challenging reading passages and suggestions for further reading. Suitable for pupils in Year 8, So You Really Want to Learn English 3 is ideal for Key Stage 3 English pupils and those working towards Common Entrance at 13 plus. Popular with teachers, parents and home schoolers alike, this textbook includes the clear explanations and challenging exercises for which Galore Park textbooks are renowned.

So You Really Want to Learn English Book 3 Reviews

Susan Elkin has come up with another winner in her So you really want to learn English Book 3. The rich diet of classic texts with toothsome language exercises and interesting extension work has satisfied our pupils' appetite - and not only those with enquiring minds. The non-fiction pieces are first-rate and provocative: everyone had a view. Nigel Ramage, Papplewick School A rich and bountiful basket of scholarly texts, rigorous questions and imaginative tasks, Susan Elkin's third book will inspire students and comfort teachers. Now we can all benefit from the author's years spent foraging for good gobbets. Andrew Hammond, Copthorne Preparatory School

About Susan Elkin

Susan Elkin taught English to thousands of pupils for 36 years. Most recently she was a member of the English Department at Benenden from 1993-2004. She has a parallel career as a professional writer and journalist, writing regularly for the Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times and The Stage. She lives and writes in Kent.

Chapter 1Mysteries past (Rebecca)Mystery of Easter Island'La Belle Dame sans Merci' Grammar and punctuationSentences Changing fashionsFunctions of language:Creating atmosphereChapter 2Selling something? (The Grapes of Wrath)'Goblin Market''Oil price back at US$60 per barrel'Grammar and punctuation:AdverbsAdverbial cluases of timeFunctions of language:The language of selling'I'm called little Buttercup'Chapter 3Dark Days (Bleak House)'November''November's weather'Grammar and punctuation:Modifiers Revision of apostrophesSemi-colons for lists Functions of language:Breaking the rules Chapter 4People who aren't what they seem (Barchester Towers)'My Last Duchess' 'Lost Portrait of Mozart'Grammar and punctuationAnticipatory phrases Revision of apostrophes for possessive pluralsHeteronymsThe silent pFunctions of language:Spelling out a subtextChapter 5Beauty (Antony and Cleopatra)'The Wild Swans at Coole''Hair Today and Gone TomorrowGrammar and punctuation:Direct and indirect speechHyphens as links in phrases acting as adjectivesFunctions of language:Using language polemicallyChapter 6Risks (Grasshopper) 'The Lotos-Eaters'Health and safety policyGrammar and punctuation:Direct and indirect questionsArchaismsMalapropismsThe suffix '-ee'Functions of language Language for clarityChapter 7Family (Turbulence) 'We are seven' Clinging to the WreckageGrammar and punctuation:Placement of 'only' Split infinitiveWhy do we need punctuation?More silent lettersFunctions of language:Humorous language Chapter 8Government (Animal Farm)Henry IV part 2'Ugandan president re-elected'Grammar and punctuation:Common errorsPunctuation revisionMore silent lettersFunctions of language:Satire'If you want to get nicked get a hat'Chapter 9The Front Line (Birdsong)'Dulce et Decorum Est'William Hillyer memoirGrammar and punctuation:Past participlesFunctions of language:Creating poignancy Chapter 10Marriage (Mansfield Park)'Sonnet 116''Getting married this year?'Grammar and punctuationPluperfect tense and past participlesFunctions of languageLanguage for newspaper reportingLiterary termsThe tools of poetry

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GOR002547280

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9781902984926

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1902984927

Title

So You Really Want to Learn English Book 3: A Textbook for Key Stage 3 and Common Entrance: Book 3 by Susan Elkin

Author

Susan Elkin

Series

So You Really Want to Learn

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Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

Hodder Education

Year published

20060928

Number of pages

128

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So You Really Want to Learn English Book 3 Susan Elkin

So You Really Want to Learn English Book 3 by Susan Elkin

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So You Really Want to Learn English Book 3 Summary

So You Really Want to Learn English Book 3: A Textbook for Key Stage 3 and Common Entrance: Book 3 by Susan Elkin

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About Susan Elkin

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