AQA Q4 Language Paper 2 Language How to Get Full Marks

[@SkepyourOwn]

My target grade was a 4 for English and I watched this man the night before my exams . Long story short I got a 7. Basically changed my future

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

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[@husaamhuzzyhashmi7319]

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[@matthewsaunders8819]

That's massively hyperbolic.

[@rah7317]

@@matthewsaunders8819 it actually isn’t lol. Same thing happened for me. In the year 10 mock exam I revised the morning of the exam and got a 9 lol.

[@SkepyourOwn]

@@matthewsaunders8819 in the end I got a 6 but that’s cause I didn’t hand in an essay so it brought my grade down

[@Will-wg1nh]

Although english was not one of my weaker subjects, Mr Salles was always there to give me a great outlook and help me feel more confident, which could make the difference. I hope other years will continue to use your help - Legend.

[@Melody-ji9qj]

The best English teacher!! Went from a 2 to a 9 in my mocks hopefully I can achieve a high grade for the actual exams🙌🏾!

[@dennis.o]

thats crazy

[@zo2512]

wow that’s seriously impressive. credit to urself aswell as mr salles that must take a lot of hard work!! 🤞 the exam goes well for you

[@saffy2610]

Omg insane!! I hope your gcse's went well❤

[@kaela3096]

this is such an insane progression! i hope it went well on the actual day but you should be proud regardless

[@ahvazi7169]

Im trying to get over 75 out of 80 in this exam to really secure a nine and compensate for paper 1, where i was not accustomed to the GCSE dynamic and timings, therefore i must make sure this is near perfect and you are bang on the money1 hope for that 9! 55 and 76 should do nicely! i just need to make it picture perfect im going to miss rushing to your videos mr salles, its been an honour being your online student

[@_lilja]

Best of luck!!! I'm sure you'll smash it :)

[@ahvazi7169]

@@_lilja it is after the exam, I DID IT!! Im so happy!!!! it really happened and i think i secured the grade

[@alexj2]

@@ahvazi7169 did you get the 9?

[@ahvazi7169]

@@alexj2 got it

[@ahvazi7169]

Very very happy with it, I’m glad

[@jackwilson2307]

Cheers mate, probably the last time ill be watching your stuff, I just would like to thank you for the way you explain how to approach and tackle questions and make it so clear, in a way far better then my English teacher ever could.

[@leegledhill2874]

Tyrone >

[@charzyyt4003]

Honestly think I’ve learnt more from watching this guys videos than I have this whole school year even though my school has the best english department in the country, thank you 🙌

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Wow, that's a pretty great compliment!

[@RaynGlass]

I like how you just gave us a little 2 minute breather at the end where we could just stare at the black screen and enjoy the music. You should do that in every video

[@ibrahimmusa7243]

Bro im so bad at English but the amount of confidence this man gives me is amazing

[@mt6511]

all this time ive been writing this question with paragrpahs describing both sources in one using connectives as i was taught that this is what you should do. This makes it so much easier, thank you Mr Salles

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Glad you like it

[@dalmapeller2285]

agreed!

[@mt6511]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish thanks for your help for all my exams sir! Today went well!

[@Draggie306]

Good luck tomorrow everyone. Thank you so much for everything Mr Salles, enjoy that 100k play button!

[@nicholasshmicholas2637]

Thanks for your constant plethora of videos Mr Salles, It's been an honour being your online student.

[@wafa9284]

Thank you for your help, Mr Salles -- you are single-handedly saving my English GCSEs.

[@pyre.youtube]

Thank you sir, english was one of my worst subjects but now, I have just finished my last english exam and I'm very pleased with my own effort. You saved me :)

[@ishahussain2256]

How did you find it? I feel like Q5 was really really gooddd

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Thanks for working so hard

[@Jason-le3bp]

Genuinely the best educational youtube videos I've ever seen. Thank you so much Mr Salles, you're amazing

[@Spuds0the0Potato]

This is probably the last one of your videos I will watch befor Lang paper 2 and I finish English forever, thank you.

[@LitoLochoss]

Mr. Salles idk how to thank you by watching your videos you are building up my courage when responding these questions

[@erin-ls1pv]

you got me an 8 in my mock, back again cos ur the goat

[@silentguy346]

Mr salle it was a great honour learning from you.I have developed my English skills by watching ur videos,u really helped me.Thank you

[@cdogonyt9338]

Thanks for these videos! I'm gonna miss you!

[@bathtimeavery]

your videos have helped me so much with improving my grades in english! went to a grade 4 to a 6! thank u so much :)

[@rhiannongibbs8402]

VACSE Can be rearranged to spell caves

[@eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee78]

goodluck everyone!

[@qquiddi1056]

my last time watching an english vid. Thanks Mr Salles for everything!!:))

[@chill3743]

Just saying why was you not my English teacher!!! To put it straight my English teacher was shit, watching these videos is the most helpful information I have learned in forever!!! I’m going to miss you Mr Salles but thank you so much for the help

[@nitinanku]

Thank you so much! Question 4 went pretty sublime for me

[@stardreamix786]

Amazing as always! Thank u so much! Good luck everyone for tomorrow!

[@kirtip3605]

Timestamps for me 4:17- source 1 18:00- source 2

[@saph4641]

THANK U FOR THIS I CANT DO QUESTION 4 FOR THE LIFE OF ME, THANK YOUUUU!

[@ishahussain2256]

I loved it!!!!!! It was really good, thank you Mr salles for the last time 😔 you have helped me so much and I am grateful for it. I will stay subscribed and tell my siblings to watch you when it’s their turn. 😃😃

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Let me know when the results come out!

[@ro3686]

Luv the music at the end such a bop and emphasises the excitement and passion that you have for teaching

[@nathanielbarnett5835]

Mr Salles is going to get me my english grade so i can go to collage, cheers mate

[@user-rk1nr5wb8j]

The English teacher utilises a range of structural shifts beginning with direct address that instill a sense of intrigue in the viewer to be purposefully subverted by the end. This is juxtaposed by the ominous tone created by the sudden drastic switch to black in the end, followed by two minutes of strange, random music alluding to the possibility that this video is purposefully deceptive, or implying that the teacher wanted for some reason to reach the 26-minute mark... (good video thanks!)

[@variant_1909]

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[@sophihayes-hoyle5288]

How important is using deliberate evaluative lang in this question? Do you get more marks for very perceptive inferences and analysis, or is it more about the way you write about even the most basic things? Thank you for your videos!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Read my answer - I might misinterpret what you are asking, but the model answer will tell you

[@zeinab0208]

look at the mark scheme, maybe that will tell you idk

[@nafeezofficial]

I got a 9 in English Language, thanks to your videos!!

[@m33sh50]

mr sallles !! i failed english lit on macbeth because the question was about fear! and then i remebered so many things i could have talked about after i got out! it was soo annoying, i wish it had been on a larger topic or a more spoken about topic as i watched so many of your videos and thought i was so prepared but i wasnt!

[@iamnotcrazy6769]

right?? my mind went completely blank after i saw the word fear it was terrible

[@m33sh50]

@@iamnotcrazy6769 yeh it was not ok !

[@m33sh50]

@@iamnotcrazy6769 and the fact so many others came out and were like omg such a goo question i was like NOO

[@Ismail_Khan.06]

Thank you so much for all of your amazing videos Mr Salles . Yourself and @MrEverythingEnglish have supported me immensely throughout my English GCSE's . This will be one of the last GCSE English videos I will ever watch but I will make sure to stay subscribed to support your channel . I can't express my appreciation and gratitude in words ! Ismail 😀

[@skw_x]

i can usually do this paper pretty well, but i want to bring it up loads from the last paper. i enjoy thé writing question so hopefully i can get a hold on the reading this time. thanks mr salles

[@skw_x]

this was also by far my worst question in my last mock, i only got 8/16. this technique is very helpful

[@Juliette_jules]

Thank you so much sir, I have my last English paper today and feeling much more confident now

[@vixxa1719]

i was just watching ur other video and saw you posted, I was in shock…

[@Thomas-ki8le]

I actually love this man

[@Ndifrekevlogss]

I'm sincerely grateful!

[@Tristilax]

Quick question: Do you need to write an introduction and conclusion for Question 3 and 4 or not?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

No

[@thathazelnut2838]

ALMOST 100K!!!

[@philippaboosey3687]

Still can't believe I have to do this exam on my birthday :((

[@rhysmorgan1530]

Good Luck everyone tomorrow! :)

[@unclelumbago5405]

this guy is a life saver

[@paqui_legend5660]

Mr Salles ur bald head inspires me everyday, thanks for the 9 mate

[@kaela3096]

your commitment to mnemonics is impressive. might i put forward CAVES to replace VACSE for the sake of memorability?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

A great idea

[@elsposh8040]

ayyy, 100k! Congrats

[@eadamu4846]

thanl you sir, for this question do you need to do any inference or is it just compararing methods whothout having to talk about context???

[@catcrazy2574]

Good luck for today everyone. Last English exam ever!

[@henrykearns4041]

Should we do question 3 first after question one?

[@ahmed-music-prod]

My last video. thank you for all you have done for everyone sir 🙏 You have helped me alot.

[@mrmessedup775]

There is only one word for ya -BRILLIANT,cheers

[@hesterbowes-smith1598]

Hello Mr Salles - I have a question. So you suggest writing about one text first and then comparing it with another I guess in two separate parts. My teachers says this limits access to higher marks and that you should compare them side by side! I don’t know what to do ?!

[@mooodlemip4779]

Another commenter asked this and Mr Salles replied saying both methods work equally well so ig it’s really up to what you find easiest

[@quillettt]

make sure you add your comparative words so the examiner know that you're comparing if you are doing it in separate paragraphs

[@_lilja]

Mr salles is comparing each of his previous points with the other text, if you are doing it in two parts, make sure to continue to compare- this doesn't limit you- however if you forget to do this, it would be better to work side-by-side.

[@kozi4085]

is it better to do pargraphs dedicated to each source or every paragraph as a comparison including both sources

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Both methods work

[@arushisharma8762]

Hi there Mr Salles, your videos have been of tremendous help to me, and thank you so muhc for posting them, but I had a question. In one of your videos earlier, you mentioned the examiner's suggested method and talked about how to make a viewpoint from Source A, quote, name the method and then suggest how it is different to Source B and quote etc. However, in this video you are showing that we have to write everything for Source A in terms of language analysis, and then write everything for Source B after, but embedding some phrases to show that we are contrasting? I am confused as to how to start my answer

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Both methods work, so pick the one that feels easier for you

[@carsgonewrong746]

I'm just going to compare as much as possible as that is what the question says and I wanna make sure I get the marks :)

[@arushisharma8762]

@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Thank you for replying! Which one would you recommend?

[@lawriebased8166]

Thanks sir. I think you saved my bacon!!

[@Mr-everything7]

For comb aqa higher physics , the electrical component was “thermistor “ not electric temp probe!

[@sirdripington]

Lmao my friend taking comb defo did not put thermistor

[@craftyzaid4868]

There wasn't a question on that

[@ys92legand24]

Is it recommended that we read the second source fully even if we don’t write about everything or should we just read athe beginning middle and end of the second source

[@xichaowang9431]

love the outro music Mr Salles!

[@victoriakorlewala]

hi sir, i’m currently watching the news on climate change. this is in preparation for tomorrow article writing, and a specific fact i learnt was was that we need to reduce carbon emissions by 43% before 2030 in order to prevent irreversible climate change. If i relate this to future generations with language devices such as sibilance, punctuation such as ellipsis, and direct address to really give the ready a sense of emotional connection of something that is happening right now? this is a technique i’ve learnt from your brilliant teaching. I plan on reading articles on Global and UK Xenephobia in the past 5 years, Space, Abelism, Children in society and their mental health, COVID-19 and Societal judgement towards lower paying jobs, in relation to classism.

[@ashtonhallows8513]

why would you read on abelism you're not going to get a question about normal people using slurs are you?

[@victoriakorlewala]

@@ashtonhallows8513 I never said that. For example, if there’s a question about inequality in society, i can talk about ableism, and how serious it is.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Looks like a great strategy!

[@Alexandra-rw6td]

that sounds really good but my teacher said you can just invent statistics as long as they sound plausible because they care more about language devices than facts

[@Ruby-jm1xh]

@@Alexandra-rw6td yeah i’m my teacher said this too

[@miapegram4151]

Another brilliant video! Thanks sir

[@ik3207]

should we focus a lot on the why or mainly on the what and how

[@mooodlemip4779]

So much better than Mr Bruff

[@Sany27]

Hi sir I really like the way you explained and the way you are writing so I also wanna practice like that but I am not able to do so. So can u pls tell me the app name and how to get that mic thing on? Thanks

[@masterloi9260]

Another amazing video sir!

[@zj3196]

Hi a quick question for the exam TOMORROW - as we have the advanced information that tells us the centuries of each source, would it be useful to add some contextual knowledge like A03 for literature to do with those centuries in Q4. Thank you

[@shirleyy511]

I don’t think AO3 would gain us any extra marks

[@quillettt]

it's not really necessary so don't add context

[@lewisbuchallet5992]

@Z J no context needed

[@somebananas2292]

I’m in the exam room now, wish me luck 😂

[@namlas4371]

If I have a really perceptive high level idea from Q3. Can I just copy that and use it for Q4? Or is that too cheeky and I need different evidences...

[@Unndecided]

It’s long as it doesn’t appear earlier on in your answer for that question you should be fine

[@yes-js1xz]

afaik, examiners only receive one question at a time (eg ur question 1,2,3,4,5 are all marked by a different person) so they have no way to know if you’ve reused an idea

[@Ascension721]

Agree with the reply above here. You can reuse some of those. There is no way for them to know!

[@tay764]

What if I can't really understand the extracts (as a non native speaker) do you have any advise for me?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Yes, I mean this seriously. Answer it as though you do understand it. You’ll get through it

[@thomaslawson3478]

As long as you can back up what you think it means you will be fine there’s no right way of understanding it it’s just you need to show why you think that

[@Gukcie]

literally just zoom in on a single word and try inferring something from it that has some thing to do with the question.

[@ella3847]

i'll miss these vids :(

[@Gamerayaan162]

yep

[@LisaAthekame]

i have my gcse today proper scared ill come back here on result day

[@wammorrison1430]

How much should we write for this question? would 3 paragraphs with a point about the beginning, middle and end allow one to get full marks?

[@CageChroniclesTV]

hello sir can u put the little notes on the bottom of the video they are really helpful thank u!

[@afnansaif116]

hi, sir can you tell me if we need to write abou reader reaction?

[@JamesLee-cj9ik]

hi sir how do you prevent ideas from being duplicated in questions 2 and 4

[@DemonKingZhou]

Wish us luck tom for the exam👍

[@ashleykamina5802]

how many paragraphs should we do for this question

[@foggieststorm1890]

Please do a video on edexcel 🙏🙏 your videos are so helpful

[@jhart1235]

can you talk about similarities? it says compare

[@_niall.mc_8209]

When the mark scheme says 'methods', do you need to add structure e.g. Short, simple sentences etc.?

[@israel9490]

yep

[@jameskonefal9491]

Superb video

[@adeshewaadebayo7480]

congrats sir you've reached 100K

[@hu37mo]

Got a 9

[@shaheerchaudhry9459]

Can the sudden change at 6:15 be called a peripeteia or a volta?

[@Ascension721]

I think thats poetry only?

[@lukamiles639]

peripeteia is a turning point for this kind of writing, Volta is poetry, make sure you don't use them interchangeably 😅

[@shaheerchaudhry9459]

@@lukamiles639 Ok thanks! So it's fine to use peripeteia right?

[@lukamiles639]

@@shaheerchaudhry9459 yup peripeteia is all good, it shows a very good understanding of the overall structure of the text as well :D

[@shaheerchaudhry9459]

@@lukamiles639 Thanks! Also for the article do we need a by-line as well as a heading?

[@humbro7207]

What is a good way to go into a new paragraph, do i just go straight into it or do I use a sentence stater like 'Next'

[@victoriakorlewala]

“To Continue” “This idea is continued when” “This is further developed when”

[@humbro7207]

@@victoriakorlewala what if its a brand new argument

[@555starangel_]

@@humbro7207 “However”, “In contrast”, “On the other hand”

[@Clodical]

Thank you legend

[@ib7fc559]

I tried a Q4 with your structure can you tell me what you think of it In Source A, there are varying perspectives of the elephant. The sub-inspector from the other station uses the violent verb “ravaging” which suggests that he believes the elephant is a violent creature. On the other hand, the policeman seems to be curious about the elephant. He takes his rifle, not to kill the elephant, but simply to make some “noise”. In the beginning of Source A, the attitudes towards the elephant seem to be fearful, especially from the crowd. However, it’s clear that the elephant is wildly misunderstood. Despite it being described as “tame” the elephant’s death is largely anticipated by the “sea of faces” the use of this metaphor is effective because “sea” suggests that many people share this misunderstood fearful perspective. The writer then uses the policeman’s reluctant attitude to exemplify how the elephant is in fact innocent and is described as “peacefully eating”, The adverb “peacefully” connotes a gentle nature. So, by the end of the extract the overall perspective has changed, and the writer appreciates the true gentle nature of the elephant but despite this, the man believes that he has no choice and there is “only one alternative” which is to murder the elephant. On the other hand, the attitudes to the elephant in source B are completely different to source A. The owners care for the elephant as they “remove the dirt and filth off him” and describe him as the “poor beast”. The adjective ‘poor’ suggests that the owners feel sympathy for the elephant, whereas the noun ‘beast’ demonstrate that the owners also know that the elephant isn’t a human and shouldn’t be treated as such. So even though they have no cruel intentions, the owners know when to ‘give him a good thrashing’ so that they don’t ‘ravage’ the town like the elephant in source A does. However, as the extract progresses the perspectives shift subtly. Now the owners seem to be more wary of the elephant they don’t understand him as he is an adult. This is exemplified as the writer uses the phrase “strange to say” the adjective “strange” suggests that the narrator no longer understands the elephant’s behaviour, and this makes him more wary, however not to the point of fear. So, the overall perspective in source A from the crowd is a reaction that involves lashing out in fear, whilst the policeman is reluctant to murder the elephant as he acknowledges that it’s peaceful, however he doesn’t care for it enough to sacrifice his pride. On the other hand, despite the fact that nobody “dared” to go near him, most of the characters in source B don’t actually fear the elephant but instead appreciate his value and even care for him. P.s it's the elephant question from November 2019 also what mark would you give it?

[@Unndecided]

Personally I would give it 12 or 13 You did not explore sauce be funny

[@ib7fc559]

@@Unndecided thx man. I assume you meant 'Source B fully'

[@Unndecided]

@@ib7fc559 You’re right I don’t know if it was AutoCorrect or my finger slipping but thanks Also how did you find the paper

[@ib7fc559]

@@Unndecided yeah i think it was pretty good. I used Mr Salles' secret sauce method for question 5 , and his analyse each source individually method for question 4, and the sources weren't too bad. How did you find it?

[@Unndecided]

@@ib7fc559 Same except I managed to run out of time for question two At least I only have five more exams until nine weeks of freedom I guess an eight in English won’t be too bad It would’ve been so satisfying to see straight nines on my final results sheet I was pretty close to it for the PPE twos How do you think you’ve done so far and the rest of your GCSE’s

[@hey-sf4zs]

for the first bit of the vid, shouldn't switching between both sources be better since you're comparing? using words like "however, although" and switching back, linking it back to the question. the mark scheme says to show a detailed understanding and different ideas in BOTH texts. what if u run out of time and only do that one text?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Do this question early, so you can't run out of time!

[@GhostShahid]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglishor follow the time limit

[@lukamiles639]

Or set a half way mark within the time limit for the question where you should be moving on to the next extract

[@ik3207]

can you post your answer again so i can look thru it properly

[@not...not...no.643]

your thumbnails 😂😂

[@awbn1325]

the way you said meije is like that woman who said mee krow wa vay instead of microwave🤣

[@david8j796]

for anybody interested, this is an extract from a video where he goes through the whole paper kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn-kc6OJbJmGkJY

[@vidmaster1770]

Hehe this is also interesting

[@yes-js1xz]

Hi, why VACSE? Is there any importance for the letters to be in that order? I intend to remember it as CAVES because that’s easier, but is there any significance to the order VACSE?

[@drashti960]

i dont think the order is important, caves sounds like a better way to remember it

[@mooodlemip4779]

Why is this comment so hilarious to me!? But yes caves is much better than vacse and i dont think there’s any significance in the vacse order.

[@sylvia7371]

Mr salles can you get away by saying only “The writer in source A feels this…” instead of the name?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

yes

[@ahmed-music-prod]

also its cool you notice comments when you have 100k subs

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

I'm not too bigtime yet!

[@ahmed-music-prod]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish wat 100k is big and some of ur videos get so many views

[@chbmckie]

Good luck for tommorow guys!

[@Will-fg1dq]

Wait which order so u do the questions in?

[@Teeps1921]

He says 5,1,3,4,2

[@ItzSlashyyy]

i would personally do Q1,3,2,4,5

[@Will-fg1dq]

@@Teeps1921 ty

[@hamsnub]

@@ItzSlashyyy do 5 first, it has the highest amount if marks in the paper

[@ItzSlashyyy]

@@hamsnub I did q5 first for paper 1 and it tired me out so much and fucked up the rest of the paper. I’m never doing that again.