Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Paper 1 (AQA Mr Salles)

[@wombatcom]

Hey Sir, I commented on your videos a couple of months ago talking about how I was using your videos to revise. In the mocks I did, I got highest in the year and got a grade nine!! I'm hoping I can do as great today (more mocks, sigh), as this video has been super helpful for me :) I can't thank you enough!!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

That's fantastic - thanks for letting me know! Good luck.

[@MI-lo2hj]

Nein?

[@archieharrison4801]

Omg Thanks Sir! Good luck tomorrow everybody!

[@jibreal7442]

Archie Harrison u too

[@archieharrison4801]

@@jibreal7442 Cheers 🥂

[@BenChillwellReeksOfBooze]

🥰

[@1.2millionviews92]

I don’t need luck peasant

[@gyghhrghvj584]

You should do this for paper 2 this was very beneficial

[@danielcsj5742]

Timestamps: Question 2: 3:02 Timings of the Exam 3:17 Question 3: 9:45 Question 4: 20:12 Question 5 What if there is no choice? : 30:46 Question 5 Descriptive Writing: 31:58 Question 5 Narrative Writing: 58:12

[@randomchaos3927]

Daniel Caves cheers :) good luck with exams all!

[@subhaan1415]

all already there

[@danielcsj5742]

Subhaan: They are in the description but for mobile users etc they cannot click on the times to jump around, and it may be easier to use this!

[@danielcsj5742]

Random Chaos thanks! You too

[@gracierich7761]

Thank youuuu

[@IndiTube]

Genuinely think your channel will grow hugeeely in the next few years. I have heard so many talking about how they prefer you to Mr Bruff and that you don't get the recognition you deserve!

[@owlproductiones]

The big man comes through yet again. What a legend, Mr Bruff is forever in your shadow

[@Rachel_Tensions]

it's not a competition

[@wnaish7541]

User 1 ye but mr bruff is shit. Unless your set 8 then he’s rlly good

[@geniusbang6985]

@@wnaish7541 he's actually really good with poems and helped me a lot and i'm in set 1

[@alexharding3375]

thanks sir, such an amazing teacher, probably the best on KZbin.......even better than Mr Bruff

[@musaa4421]

Mr salles. You have put the timing for each question for paper 2. Paper 1 is 4 8 8 20 40 marks. Thank you

[@glennaranha4319]

i dont understand?

[@hollyizabella5810]

Glenn Aranha he didn’t put in the right timings for paper 1 at 4:05 mins

[@miathompson4631]

@@glennaranha4319 the marks for paper 1 are 4, 8, 8, 20, 40 but he said question 3 was worth 12 instead of 8 marks

[@glennaranha4319]

@@miathompson4631 Holly Isabella thanks for clarification

[@musa123asad]

Hey I have the same name as you 😃

[@cieranoneill2106]

Best English teacher on KZbin without a doubt.

[@momoboy124]

Well, time to grab some popcorn :)

[@deborahbeadle6653]

you are a legend tomorrow will be the first time i will walk confidently into a english language exam.

[@horseroxluv6042]

Mr salles! You should do 73 questions instead of 100 in reference to the super popular vogue KZbin videos !!

[@sarahtowlearts]

horserox luv I like this idea! ^^

[@o.steinman3855]

17:06 Hey look it’s me getting roasted

[@farahkhalif4742]

56:37 dw sir this is my favourite youtube channel

[@sages6837]

I’ve been watching all your language uploads all day 🤞🏼

[@awesomebirdwatching6831]

Mr Salles once again showing his superiority in video quality over Mr Bruff. I've bought both revision guides from both teachers and Mr Salles excels time and time again.

[@deviant7100]

I am so blessed, Mr Salles included me in his video 15:00 !!!!!!!!

[@ruhul135]

U legend

[@iminni3459]

*_WASSA_*

[@lucylindsell2229]

Omg i needed this so badly. I've never fully understood some questions but after watching this i feel much more confident. THANKYOU!!!

[@SlaveOfTheCreator]

40:11 Wow I didn't know I would be featured in the video.

[@leonmcgivern9571]

im your biggest fan

[@rafadnan9796]

lol 1:36:32 love the content at 2x speed and you deserve that drink mr salles you are amazing.

[@Thedinkler65]

I love the Mr Salles Mr Bruff beef

[@homermilkshake6536]

What beef is there?

[@Thedinkler65]

@@homermilkshake6536 54:14

[@homermilkshake6536]

@@Thedinkler65 I don't see how that shows there is beef.

[@francescadeyo7045]

@@homermilkshake6536 come on you can't say that you didn't peep all that shade he threw

[@sameer5265]

Please could you look through and mark this, it's from the June 2018 Language Paper 1 Question 5, asking you to describe an old man: Blood dragged through his battered brain as he lay there. These were his final hours. Life had flown through him but now it was soaring above him, never to come back again. Nurses rushed to and fro, fetching chemicals as though his life depended on it. Of course it didn’t though. All 80 years amounted to nothing, as old age maliciously ruled over him, seizing all that it could capture, leaving everything to ruins. His skin had seen many battles, his eyes had roved the world, his hands had shot too many to tell. There were many things that he regretted in life: his merciless actions that attacked him from all corners; his affection and care which he had rarely showed, for it evaded his mind; enemies on the battlefield haunted his every move, taking revenge for what he did, for how he did it. But what could he do? His mind was mere wrinkles on his brain, his knowledge had belittled him so that it forced him on this bed, which he lay upon, waiting for his time. He knew all too well that death was soon to greet him. He wondered if they’d have a chat before he would be sent underground, to rot for a thousand years. How had his life come to this? The ladies of the late-fifties used to see him as a hero, returning from his treacherous journey, and bringing back unimaginable riches. He thought he had fought hard and valiantly, a knight who’d saved his brother from death, and who killed cold-blooded murderers that had no soul. He thought wrong. All he was was a murderer who had no mercy and annihilated the enemy, only to go and celebrate their deaths. He was no hero, he was far from it. Those who he killed would now be jeering at him, celebrating his soon-to-come death. He was now fighting a new battle, a losing battle, against the omnipotent cancer. It had taken all that he’d loved and it had moved onto its next target. Death was inevitable. He exhaled a long, hard sigh, and breathed no more.

[@SAFC-xy4rh]

SUPER-DUPER SAM shite mate

[@slay3608]

I saw this then ended up writing about getting lost in a wave of tourists, comparing that to being lost at sea...etc... add in some contrast...some high level vocab... then bang, 3 pages in 35 mins. Thanks my bro Mr Salles, you're defo underrated

[@angeljohal8483]

Thanks for this vid sir :) Could you mark this? The question had an old man however I used the narrative but based it on the picture as a basis 'Write a story about a time things turned out unexpectedly' The man had regret plastered all over his furrowed face. Lips as thin as paper, a snow blizzard for a beard. His eyes, drowned in a devastating, pitiful happiness. The sticks once supporting him had lost respect to their beholder; now just limbs. The stick-thin limbs shook at every miniature move. His legs could have given any runner the time of day, but that was 50 years ago- now they could hardly hold him up. He owned a scruffy, ungroomed beard which seemed to follow him everywhere he went. The spine, a noticeable curve. When this being opened his mouth the only sight to see was the mud grey flesh- gum. This man was in pain, deep pain. That was the man I had seen in the video, who all the students seemed to ridicule. I saw the pain, however. I felt it. The drooly thought of disintegrating into nothing but a body of wrinkly furrows and the idea of my legs disrespecting me, hardly able to hold me up, made my bones sizzle. I supported my youth, being filled with jubilance and innocence; not a lifeless sap- dead, but still breathing. But really; that couldn’t have happened to me, right? Regret. Filling me top to toe. My lips now thin as paper. Eyelids heavy, hardly holding my hoary face- domineered by the intense regret I never envisioned myself in. My once youthful fingers, the very ones I had when I saw that video. I now had a snow blizzard for a beard. Now lifeless. No identity. A dead man walking. I became the man I feared to become. There was a time my imagination soared, it was a limitless sky high universe. The mind in which I hold today is top-toed filled with mountains and dunes of regret. I enjoyed my youth, perhaps not enough. Maybe I did take it for granted. The happiness I kindled for youth could not be as strong as it is now. Life is unexpected, and after all these years, regret is meaningless. Painfully sweet memories of my youth, however always seem to penetrate my mind. My lips, now paper thin, my beard like a blizzard. I have enjoyed my youth, and I have reminisced. It’s your time now. Cherish it.

[@jensai895]

God bless you Mr Salles, my true english teacher.

[@sophiayuchen6359]

wow thank you! this video has been extremely helpful and the tips you have given are great! I hope all goes well tomorrow!

[@fazegames4129]

You should run for head of education in the world best teacher in the world love your work keep it up

[@notfarinthepast7212]

Dear Mr Salles. Thank you for all the help you provide. I understand you are very busy and appreciate everything you do. Perhaps, could you mark this question 2 which I wrote. Question: How does the writer use language to present Effia’s difficult childhood? The writer presents Effia’s difficult childhood through the baby that was ‘born of fire’, whereby the image of ‘fire’ symbolises destruction and an object that can easily spread, conveying how her ‘fire’ nature is representative of her destructive nature as a child who spreads ‘sharp’ pains and ‘fear’. This contrasts to the image of ‘love’ where social expectations suggest that love must be felt, however it is as if Effia brought devastation when she was born, as child like ‘love’ was removed. Perhaps the ‘nights fire’ defines Effia as a child of desolation, and thus her childhood has made up the fire she was born into. This is reinforced by the ‘sharp guns’, where was her teeth care metaphorically ‘guns’ perhaps her physicality and mentality is defined by violence and ‘flesh’; her nature provides her with a traumatic childhood. Therefore, the authors is to outline how Effia being born into destruction influenced her life; providing her with a difficult childhood. This is only one paragraph. Sorry for no extract

[@krishnagopalratnarajah9676]

Hey Mr Salles How can you use a flashback in descriptive writing

[@illegitimateotaku794]

I hate to be a party pooper but I think you should opt to not say that in descriptive writing since flashbacks are a structural device as opposed to a literary language one. :)

[@azhalhalil9429]

use it but you won't get marks for mentioning it you have to mention it, then explain why they're used.

[@jaffaroo6357]

Thanks for answering my question Mr Salles!! Great pronunciation of my weird username!

[@scotty6080]

Q5: If the picture is set in stormy weather could you use the good weather description (the sun dripped warmth...) and then start the next paragraph with "Unlike today" and make some slight adjustments to the weather paragraph to make it work? (hope the question made sense)

[@milady77]

Thank you so much, your videos helped me immensely, just done paper 1, let’s see what comes out of it . I prepared some metaphors before had , hopefully they will pull my story to grade 8/9

[@thePWord101]

Just got out of the exam and it was easy. It's just that you had to think hard for the extra, which took time. However the last question was easy as I wrote 4 pages and took your advice, Mr Salles, of using extended metaphors. I described the bazaar photo as a galaxy/universe with descriptions of the salespeople as stars and their products in sale as products of binary fission. The people buying from them, I described as comets on an elliptical orbit through this galaxy and shoppers who didn't have a clue as what to buy as meteorite. I used the smell of meat in the bazaar as a nebula and the shops/"stars" closing down, ending the star's sequence to form black holes, sucking in all the meteorites, as the metaphorical stars reached the end of its life.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

That sounds unbelievably cool! Binary fission - the only student in the country to do that, I bet.

[@thePWord101]

@Zz Thanks man. I hope that the examiner isn't too confused though as I used a lot of wording to do with galaxies, and the like, from my physics revision a few hours earlier. Well I tried, to say the least, but good marks don't come without hard work.

[@thePWord101]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Thanks Mr Salles, it was all thanks to you as I remembered about using extended metaphors to describe a setting or a photo. And I imagined myself in the bazaar and what I would experience. Have you seen the question yet sir?

[@Dr.Alarming]

Thank you Mr Salles.

[@anjalikhatri7976]

Hey i think you messed up the marks for q3 and q4 great video anyway :)

[@bliss2860]

I know what im doing tonight thank you

[@khadizabegum2340]

isn't Q3 8 marks and Q4 20 marks?

[@nekolawr1031]

bruv he swapped paper 1 with paper 2. Well done Hulk well done.

[@leahhakem7156]

yeah i think sir got mixed up with question 4 paper 2 which is 16 but paper 1 question 4 is 20 marks

[@Nika-gp7gt]

Hello Sir! Just wanted to say thank you as I achieved a 70/80 (grade 9) on my recent mocks because of your help. Here are the scores: Q1 list four things - 4/4 Q2 language - 7/8 Q3 Structure - 7/8 Q4 How far do you agree - 17/20 Q5 story - content: 20/24, technical: 14/16 Used all of your tips from your individual videos focusing and each topic as well as this one. Also bought your guide which made it much much much more easier for me. Added to that this was my first time sitting an English paper as I just moved here in the UK so I’m giving you most of the credit for these marks 😩 You deserve much more recognition than any other!! Absolute legend 👌

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Wow, congratulations, and welcome to the UK! Thanks for posting.

[@thePWord101]

To be honest, I think that when planning, it's actuly easier to just write a detailed topic sentence per paragraph, and then just expand on the ideas exponentially. This means you wouldn't be struggling to find ideas to talk about for both paper 1 and 2 as the language needed will come to you as you write.

[@benjisamosa6060]

Thanks for the video, again very helpful!

[@MissGamerVideo]

Isnt Q3 paper 1 eight marks not 12

[@maxwellfullerton1253]

Yes

[@samholt9177]

NotFunny it’s 12 marks. I think paper 2 question 3 is eight marks

[@annceiq]

Chubby Panda wrong way around

[@sfatz77]

Just to help.. English Language paper 1: Question 1: 4 marks Question 2: 8 marks Question 3: 8 marks Question 4: 20 marks Question 5: 40 marks (24 marks for content and organisation, 16 marks for technical accuracy) good luck for tomorrow yal xx

[@tonybodily1160]

After Paper 1.Can you do Paper 2 Walkthrough Please(:

[@Jamesduce]

Brilliant thank you very much

[@elliexox2536]

bless you! you are amazing

[@justtryingtodomaths4000]

Just what I needed 🔥

[@jamilabegum3371]

For Q4 if u would agree for example would u find some way to disagree and then agree back otherwise you will confuse the examiner on what your opinion is , wouldn’t you?

[@loggue8019]

Aaaaah my salvation. Thanks for these videos, helped me out a ton on literature.

[@tomaddison3211]

This guy plugs more than jake Paul

[@awesomebirdwatching6831]

Do this for paper 2 as well Mr Salles! This helped me so much especially with questions 4 and 5!

[@elisassoon5791]

Hey thanks as always for your videos! But i think you may have mixed up the marks per question. That is for paper 2- paper 1 is 4,8,8,20 marks

[@elisassoon5791]

One more thing- Are you able to restructure your playlists and place them so they are easy to access on your channel page, as the ones located there are much older (some are even 5 years old) and I have to search through all your videos to find the ones I want. That (in my opinion) is why viewers are struggling to watch your videos

[@yonit]

@@elisassoon5791 i agree

[@aqeelrafeek6801]

you’ve used the wrong timings for questions. keep up the good work though

[@scaryfisher4739]

What do you mean? 6+12 = 18 + 18 = 36 + 24 = 60 + 45 = 105. The test is 105 minutes

[@aqeelrafeek6801]

Asf he’s used the timings for paper 2

[@billmikes9236]

We got that shared event question and I set mine in ww1, influenced by Exposure.

[@ashdenxd]

Love you're videos so much- thanks for helping me achieve a better grade

[@georgiarose2411]

This is so helpful, thank you!

[@zarah3723]

I have just finished practicing for question 5 and wanted your opinion if possible. I was doing the question ‘write a story with the title discovery’ and was using your technique of looking at the news. I found a story entitled ‘five bodies found in the hunt for eight missing climbers in the Himalayas’ For my story, I wrote in third person and described the characters climbing the mountains, slowly running out of supplies and each one dropping one by one. The character I had named dropping last but not obviously dying (I ended with - His eyes fell shut.) Then I put * * * and started a new paragraph where a women worked in a newsroom and she caught sight of a new article which was entitled : Five bodies discovered in the hunt for eight missing climbers in the Himalayas. Would this be ok for a story entitled discovery as the main part isn’t about discovery but rather I keep that until the end? Thanks so much for all your resources. It’s made me feel much more prepared for the exam tomorrow!! PS i also included Crisis at the start as the character is unsure if he can make it to the peak and also included weather description as he pictured the view from the top!! Thanks very much again

[@dubblebubble7057]

ty my guy mr sales

[@amelia-jd3vy]

Thank-you!

[@gustas2139]

54:24 Mr Salles is just flexing on Mr Bruff :D

[@iminni3459]

Do we need an introduction or conclusion for question 4?

[@farahkhalif4742]

a conclusion, not intro

[@iminni3459]

@@farahkhalif4742 Thanks.

[@oliverbouchard1499]

Hey man, don't worry about views. if someone doesn't watch it they don't know it's amazing do they? That 'like' percentage is where the real secrets lie

[@saharlaylamulji8823]

Hi Mr Salles. Thank you so much- I just finished the video and took notes and your advice is awesome! I was wondering whether you would get extra marks for writing your narrative or description from an interesting perspective? One o my favourite books is the book thief and I always marvel at how incredibly insightful the narrative of a personified death is!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Yes, it will work very well

[@thePWord101]

54:35 I see you Mr Salles, cheekily mugging off Mr Bruff.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

You might say that, but I couldn't possibly comment!

[@thePWord101]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Cheeky geza

[@samihailu6655]

Who else forgot about English Language 😂😂

[@TheAwesomeTolga198]

Hopefully, no one did.

[@joeboulby2196]

You’re on your own on that one mate

[@brownxperson]

im here not being able to relate cus i do edexcel 😂

[@Xxoaisha]

Hi! what type of stories does examiners like to read? What type of storylines are the most interesting to read? Love, murder, death etc...??

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Stories without death and murder!

[@fazegames4129]

Please do it for paper 2

[@niaelise3050]

Please could you try do this again for paper 2 the day before? I watched this last night and it really helped me for my exam today! :)

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Will do!

[@niaelise3050]

Mr Salles Teaches English thank you so much!

[@aimeedenton7416]

thankyou so helpful

[@isabellaaa1494]

Hey sir, are you meant to write a title for Q5 for the story? And should you write one for the narrative?

[@azhalhalil9429]

don't write a story

[@mrs.potatohead8471]

What are the timings we should use for Paper 1? 💛

[@connorgould3201]

Should I add a meaning to a name if I include a name? Or will a random name be suffice?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

If it comes to you, use it

[@bellamt6953]

Are we supposed to state whether we’re doing a description or story on question 5?

[@Anna-nl9qr]

bellaMT they should figure it out, and I guess they’re looking at the writing so the question really doesn’t matter

[@glennaranha4319]

38:05 Maths>English

[@Jasmine-pe5hy]

How should we prepare for section B in paper 2

[@m33sh50]

hi mr salles, i have my exam in three days and i was wondering, when you say talk about the beginning and ending for question 3, do you talk about them together and the joint effect on the reader or as two seperate bodies of text. also should you only talk about them both if a cyclical structure is involved?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Both approaches work

[@rohanmahendra3057]

thanks this really help

[@iminni3459]

54:52 Obviously!

[@Jay-pf4bm]

do you not feel the narrative is less restrictive because you can describe and tell the plot if you get bored of describing

[@amyukulele]

the timings up at 4:00 are for paper two, not paper one :)

[@rosiedoyle8004]

how should you choose between the story or description?

[@mohamad-tn9jn]

The timing of the question was for paper 2

[@Jay-pf4bm]

can you write about a character's internal thoughts for the description?

[@user-fn1nt1su5m]

are you expected to do an introduction and conclusion for questions 2-4?

[@blue2003_1]

no

[@harrydurante9766]

Thoughts on using expletives in question 5?

[@benny2071]

Gr8 vid again

[@rohanalifitness618]

Mr salles would u be willing to read my question 5 and telling me how many marks it is It would really help me out

[@IndiTube]

Thank you!!!!

[@rafadnan9796]

ls rule of 3 a structural or language device?

[@joshuacarpenter4875]

If you look at the words in it, it's language. However, if you are looking at how it builds tension or something- it is structure.

[@nigel__1239]

is this for AQA?

[@benroberts1610]

30:46

[@pakvsindia610]

Nice one!

[@3maverickhd909]

is cyclical structure better terminology than circular

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

yes

[@jhopesflamingoes1230]

Mr salles, what is your best bet? Are we going to get two stories, two descriptions or a bit of both?

[@emmajane6446]

mr salles, your vids are amazing! I was wondering if you could create a little 20 word word-bank for us. This would contain not very common, yet amazing, adjectives that if you, as an English Teacher, read yourself, you’d be impressed with! I know you say to fit words with gut feeling, but surely there is no harm learning new adjectives? Hopefully you have the time to do this, or if not, thank you for your extremely helpful videos nonetheless!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

I'll make one on persuasive writing and another on literature at some point

[@emmajane6446]

Mr Salles Teaches English i did literature last year in year 10. i used your videos and they helped me get my 9 - a year early! thank you

[@ruhul135]

What do you think would be the best way to approach paper 2 q4? Thanks in advance

[@ruhul135]

Do this for paper 2 plz😄

[@lauratopping79]

Question 45 means what would happen if you copy the source that you answer questions too in section A?

[@meerarofaeil2384]

How could you improve technical accuracy marks in Q5?

[@morgansharp6869]

After every question: Want more shoutouts for your videos? Mr Salles: *Yes*

[@Ab-kx4xv]

You can introduce characters in a description?

[@Jay-pf4bm]

is it not easier to do the narrative and base it on the photo if you're not good at describing because you can do only a bit of describing and a bit of the plot instead of wholly describing the photo for the description question?