English LanguageCode 1125
Reading
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- show that you grasp the meaning of written texts, along with the words and phrases used in them
- summarise material and draw on it, with a particular context in mind
- take facts, ideas and opinions and develop, analyse and evaluate them
- show that you understand the methods writers use to create their effects and to influence readers
- select information that is suitable for a particular purpose
- recognise linguistic devices, figurative language and imagery, then respond to them