IGCSEEnglish LanguageCambridge (CIE)Revision Notes

Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE English Language Revision Notes

Exam code: 0500 & 0990

Concise resources for the Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE English Language course.

Syllabus Edition

First teaching 2025

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First exams 2027

Paper 1: Reading

How to Answer Question 1: Comprehension

Question 1 Skills: Explicit and Implicit Meanings

Question 1 Comprehension: Model Answers

How to Answer Question 2(a): Summary

Question 2(a) Skills: How to Summarise

Question 2(a) Summary: Model Answer

How to Answer Question 2(b)

Question 2(b) Skills: Supporting your Answer

Question 2(b) : Model Answer

How to Answer Question 3: Short-Answer Questions

Question 3 Skills: Synonyms

Question 3 Short-Answer Questions: Model Answers

How to Answer Question 3: Language Task

Question 3 Skills: Language Analysis

Question 3 Language Task: Model Answer

How to Answer Question 4: Extended Response

Question 4 Skills: Extended Response to Reading

Question 4 Model Answer: Letter

Question 4 Model Answer: Report

Question 4 Model Answer: Journal

Question 4 Model Answer: Speech

Question 4 Model Answer: Interview

Question 4 Model Answer: Article

Coursework

Assignment 1: Writing to Discuss, Argue or Persuade

Model Answer: Speech

Model Answer: Letter

Model Answer: Article

Assignment 2: Descriptive Writing

Model Answer: Descriptive Writing

Assignment 3: Narrative Writing

Model Answer: Narrative Writing

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Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE English Language · Past Papers

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