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People often say you can’t revise for English. I know that isn’t true, but it seems really hard – you can’t just learn loads of vocab, or long lists of equations. What’s a good way to revise English efficiently?

In an English exam you can’t just rattle off everything you know and expect to get marks. You need to be able put your knowledge to work on the question at hand if you want to get the best possible grade....

Answered by Samuel H. English tutor
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How do I structure a comparative essay?

My preferred way to go about structuring a comparative essay (an essay which asks you to compare aspects from two or more texts) is called the "ping-pong approach", because essentially what you ...

Answered by Rhys C. English tutor
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How do I approach bigger, more intimidating texts?

One of the biggest jumps between GCSE and A Level is the volume of reading that you have to do. Of Mice and Men becomes Jane Eyre; Tess of the D'Urbervilles; Birdsong, or the Handmaid's Ta...

Answered by Lucy S. English tutor
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What is an effective way to help me learn the IPA?

I find using flashcard techniques showing the symbol on one side then the sound and the sound within a word on the other. You can also do this online through websites such as memerise. Each day try and te...

Answered by Tess B. English tutor
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How do I analyse a short story?

A short story isn't a novel and it isn't a poem - it's an entirely new genre that can take us by surprise when we have to do a close reading of one. However, they can be filled with analytic potential ...

Answered by Katherine D. English tutor
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