English – Page 2 – AC studies

Lord of the Flies: Chapter 1 Close Analysis (“The Sound of the Shell”)

Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a commonly set text for GCSE English Literature. It deals with key themes of...

The current educational situation is more challenging than ever, with closing schools and exam uncertainties impacting students...

When learning English as a Foreign Language, reported speech (the subject of a previous blog) and reported questions can often be a tricky topic...

They said what!!?? Being able to say what he said about what she said in reply to what they said (you get the gist) is a crucial skill...

Poetry is one of those subjects that students either love or hate to begin with. Anthologies such as AQA's Love and Relationships...

This week I have been looking at one of the trickiest vocabulary topics in my Adult English classes – phrasal verbs...

At this point of the year, many students' minds are turning towards October half term (hooray), and then onto the upcoming mock exams...

Ideas from five famous first lines to keep your readers hooked from beginning to end...