ISE III (C1) Reading & Writing

Practice activities suitable for ISE III (C1)

Task 1 - Long reading

• Activity 1 - Stress management
• Activity 2 - Coffee
• Activity 3 - Birth order

Task 2 - Multi-text reading

• Activity 1 - Future of our planet
• Activity 2 - Butterflies

Task 3 - Reading into writing

• Activity 1 - Robots
• Activity 2 - Contemporary art

Task 4 - Extended writing

• Activity 1 - Role models in the media
• Activity 2 - Popular entertainment
• Activity 3 - The arts

Writing genres

• Guidance on Writing genres – writing in specific genres for the exam – eg a letter, email, essay, review, report, etc.
  
  

Building process writing skills

• Portfolio Toolkit for teachers – ISE III - a method for teachers to help students build process writing skills (not assessed).

Practice papers

Practise answering typical exam questions:

• Sample paper 1 (with notes)
• Sample paper 1 (with answers)
• Sample paper 2 (with answers)
• Sample paper 3 (with answers)
• Sample paper 4 (with answers)
• Sample paper 5 (with answers)
• Sample paper 6 (with answers)
• Sample paper 7 (with answers)

Marking and interpreting outcomes:

• How to mark practice ISE exam materials
• Example marked candidate responses - ISE III