, GRADE 12 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE – PAPER
1 NOTES (FULL)
Paper 1 =
- Reading & Viewing
- Summary
- Language Structures & Conventions
=Total: 70 marks
🟦 SECTION A: COMPREHENSION (30 MARkS)
⭐ 1. What the Comprehension Tests
You must show:
• Literal understanding → what the text actually says
• Inferential skills → reading between the lines
• Critical thinking → analysing techniques, bias, purpose
• Tone, style and register
• Language use and effect
• Vocabulary in context
⭐ 2. Types of Texts You Can Get
• Magazine / newspaper articles
• Blog posts
• Speeches
• Interviews
• Advertisements mixed with a passage
• Charts, graphs, infographics
• Narrative extracts
• Opinion pieces
You often get a main text + a visual.
1 NOTES (FULL)
Paper 1 =
- Reading & Viewing
- Summary
- Language Structures & Conventions
=Total: 70 marks
🟦 SECTION A: COMPREHENSION (30 MARkS)
⭐ 1. What the Comprehension Tests
You must show:
• Literal understanding → what the text actually says
• Inferential skills → reading between the lines
• Critical thinking → analysing techniques, bias, purpose
• Tone, style and register
• Language use and effect
• Vocabulary in context
⭐ 2. Types of Texts You Can Get
• Magazine / newspaper articles
• Blog posts
• Speeches
• Interviews
• Advertisements mixed with a passage
• Charts, graphs, infographics
• Narrative extracts
• Opinion pieces
You often get a main text + a visual.
