News

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Spoken language

Generally this means using Standard English, listening carefully and being polite and co-operative. Personal presence - AQA Face-to-face communication includes the words you say and, more ...
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Language and Literacy

Find your added subjects in My Bitesize. The Small Town Superheroes have an urgent mission for you! Use your KS1 English skills to solve the problems and mysteries that occur in Small Town.
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Exam skills

2:46 How to analyse effect in your English language exam. VideoHow to analyse effect in your English language exam A GCSE English video about how to analyse effect with poet and performer Aliyah ...
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Grammar - Eduqas Word classes

Nouns are by far the largest category of words in English. They signify all kinds of physical things both living and inanimate. They also signify imagined things like ‘a ghost’; and ideas or ...
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Grammar - Edexcel Word classes

Nouns are by far the largest category of words in English. They signify all kinds of physical things both living and inanimate. They also signify imagined things like ‘a ghost’; and ideas or ...
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Non-fiction texts

Learn how to investigate language in non-fiction texts with BBC Bitesize KS3 English. How to investigate structure in non-fiction texts The way a text is structured can affect the reader’s response.
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Non-fiction writing

Learn how to write a speech with BBC Bitesize KS3 English. How to write a formal letter A formal letter needs to follow a set layout and use formal language. Learn how to write a formal letter ...
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Creative writing

Learn how to draft your writing with BBC Bitesize 3rd level English. How to use language for effect Word choices can bring your characters and settings to life. Learn how to use language for ...
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Writing skills

This video shows how fiction is writing that draws on your imagination. 3:25 Audience, purpose and form in non-fiction texts. VideoAudience, purpose and form in non-fiction texts A GCSE English ...
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Critical reading

Learn how to investigate language in non-fiction texts with BBC Bitesize KS3 English. How to investigate structure in non-fiction texts The way a text is structured can affect the reader’s response.
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Essay writing

Learn how to write a conclusion to an essay with BBC Bitesize KS3 English. How to compare fiction texts Stories are made distinct through their settings, genres, characters and use of language.
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GCSE English Literature podcasts - Poetry

So the imagery, the language, the perspective ... science and a lot of the other texts on the English curriculum.Search for Bitesize on BBC Sounds. ANNOUNCER: BBC Sounds. Music, radio, podcasts.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Revise and learn about the plot of Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream with BBC Bitesize KS3 English Literature ... A Midsummer Night’s Dream - language Shakespeare is renowned ...
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Spoken language

Generally this means using Standard English, listening carefully and being polite and co-operative. Personal presence - Edexcel Face-to-face communication includes the words you say and ...
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Fiction writing

Word choices can bring your characters and settings to life. Learn how to use language for effect with BBC Bitesize KS3 English for students aged 11-14. How to use structure for effect Writers ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · May 16, 2023

GCSE English Literature podcasts - Frankenstein

Revise GCSE English Literature by listening to these podcasts from Bitesize and BBC Sounds ... He teaches himself language. He finds books and learns to read. And then through the process of ...
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Spoken language

Generally this means using Standard English, listening carefully and being polite and co-operative. Personal presence - OCR Face-to-face communication includes the words you say and, more ...
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Spoken language

Generally this means using Standard English, listening carefully and being polite and co-operative. Personal presence – WJEC Face-to-face communication includes the words you say and ...
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Spoken language

Generally this means using Standard English, listening carefully and being polite and co-operative. Personal presence - Eduqas Face-to-face communication includes the words you say and ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Jul 26, 2020

Spoken language

Generally this means using Standard English, listening carefully and being polite and co-operative. Personal presence - CCEA Face-to-face communication includes the words you say and, more ...
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English Language - CCEA

Find your added subjects in My Bitesize ... Grammar refers to the structure of language and how different words fit together. Knowing something about English grammar rules should help you to ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Feb 18, 2025

Using past papers effectively - AQA English language

Explore more English language resources with the full range of help from Bitesize. Revision podcasts - English literature Supercharge your GCSE English literature revision by listening to these ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Mar 28, 2023

GCSE English Literature podcasts - Anita & Me

and Form and Language. Also check out my Bitesize English Literature podcast about "Romeo and Juliet". To find these titles and more from our Bitesize podcasts, search for Bitesize on the BBC ...
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How to teach English and literacy at home

Sign up to the BBC Bitesize newsletter! External LinkSign up to the BBC Bitesize newsletter! For home education news and stories plus updates on the latest Bitesize ...
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Using standard and non-standard English

Standard English is the form of English that is taught around the world and understood by all speakers of the language. Non-standard English is the informal version of the language, which can ...
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English Language - WJEC

Find your added subjects in My Bitesize ... or think about an idea. English spelling can be tricky to master, partly because of the many influences on the English language over time.
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Multi-modal language

Technology has always had a big influence on language: When the printing press ... and has conventions not normally found in Standard English: Messages have a non-standard sentence structure.
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What is grammar?

Hundreds of new words are added to the English language every year. A word, phrase or sentence that is the same both backwards and forwards is called a palindrome. Grammar is the system for ...
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Using a dictionary

There are lots of words in the English language which begin with 'a' so it's not just the first letter that is important. Words are organised alphabetically according to the following letters in a ...
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Using past papers effectively - Edexcel English language

Explore more English language resources with the full range of help from Bitesize. Revision podcasts - English literature Supercharge your GCSE English literature revision by listening to these ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Feb 19, 2025

Using past papers effectively - OCR English language

Explore more English language resources with the full range of help from Bitesize. Revision podcasts - English literature Supercharge your GCSE English literature revision by listening to these ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Feb 16, 2023

Using standard and non-standard English

Standard English is the form of English that is taught around the world and understood by all speakers of the language. Non-standard English is the informal version of the language, which can ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Jul 26, 2020

English Language revision: Guides that might help

"Let's eat Grandma!" "Let's eat, Grandma." As well as saving lives, punctuation is important for your English Language revision. We've also got guides on grammar and spelling, fiction and non ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Mar 19, 2025

An introduction to English as an Additional Language: EAL

There is no set order in which to work through the guides. A lot of sentence structures covered are useful in many situations. You will find them all listed on this page, with links to help you ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Mar 14, 2023

How to investigate language in fiction texts

It’s impossible to state the exact number of words in the English language because new words are added every day. It could be as many as a million and counting… Words can have more than one ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Aug 11, 2022

Language in Shakespeare’s plays

Shakespeare’s plays were written over 400 years ago, and some of the language can be unfamiliar to modern audiences. Shakespeare helped transform the English language. Many words and phrases ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Jun 1, 2020

Three ways we transform language without realising

She told BBC Bitesize: “This type of meaning change ... Professor Laura Wright, from the Faculty of English Language at Cambridge University, explained: “Deliberately confusing people by ...
Icon for www.bbc.co.ukBBC · Jul 26, 2020

Three surprising changes that transformed the English language

They say that change is the only constant in life - and that's certainly true for language too. We know new words enter the English dictionary every year, but that's not the end of the story.