This site will be updated at least once a year. However, additional material will be made available sooner should the need arise.
Welcome to this free website set up with the primary purpose of preparing students so they can write General Paper Essays of a standard required ofan AS Student.
Why a free website? Well, I have taught General Paper off and on for a total of at least twenty years. Now that I have 'retired', I would like to share what I have prepared for my students with whoever needs a helping hand.
This site covers only Essay Writing for the simple reason that I have been teaching in a country where the students take General Paper 8004, the paper which requires them to write two essays. If this site is well received, I may expand it to cover Comprehension and anything else that may be relevant.
This website introduces you to General Paper 8004 and has sufficient material to prepare a student for the Cambridge General Paper Examination.
The Lecture Notes, some of which are presented in the form of PowerPoint slides, cover Essay Writing Tehniques as well as certain topics popular with Cambridge. I have provided links to other sites or video clips with these notes.
I would suggest that you try the Activities with a group of friends. Interactive learning helps tremendously and makes learning fun.
I do hope this website will prove of help to you. Please feel free to contact me should you have questions regarding the material or if you would like to request that I cover certain topics which I have omitted.