Cambridge IGCSE · syllabus 0510
IGCSE English 0510, made visual
Read smarter, write clearer: every question type, every text type. 79 free lessons follow the Cambridge syllabus topic by topic, for Core and Extended.
The exam papers
Calculators are allowed on every paper. Core leads to grades C–G, Extended to A*–G.
core
- Component 1 · Reading and Writing: 60 marks, 2 h
- Component 2 · Listening: 40 marks, 50 min
extended
- Component 1 · Reading and Writing: 60 marks, 2 h
- Component 2 · Listening: 40 marks, 50 min
Syllabus topics
Reading skills (11)
- 1.1 Skimming for gist
- 1.2 Scanning for specific information
- 1.3 Reading for detail
- 1.4 Fact and opinion
- 1.5 The writer's attitude and tone
- 1.6 Inference: reading between the lines
- 1.7 Working out unfamiliar words
- 1.8 Reference words and pronouns
- 1.9 Following connections: cause, contrast and addition
- 1.10 Purpose and text type
- 1.11 Paraphrase: same meaning, different words
Reading exercises (Component 1) (4)
Writing skills (10)
- 3.1 Purpose, audience and register
- 3.2 Covering every prompt and planning
- 3.3 Paragraphs and topic sentences
- 3.4 Linking: addition and sequence
- 3.5 Linking: cause and effect
- 3.6 Linking: contrast and concession
- 3.7 Developing ideas with reasons and examples
- 3.8 Openings and closings
- 3.9 Word count and editing: 120–160 words
- 3.10 Proofreading: common errors
Text types (Exercises 5 and 6) (8)
Grammar in context (13)
Vocabulary (9)
Listening (Component 2) (9)
- 7.1 Predicting before you listen
- 7.2 Listening for specific information
- 7.3 Distractors: when speakers change their minds
- 7.4 Speakers' opinions and attitudes
- 7.5 Implied meaning and purpose in speech
- 7.6 Exercise 1: short extracts with pictures
- 7.7 Exercises 2 and 3: short extracts and a talk
- 7.8 Exercise 4: matching speakers
- 7.9 Exercise 5: the interview
Speaking (Component 3, endorsed) (4)
Questions students ask
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Are the questions real past-paper questions?
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