How I got an A* in IGCSE First Language English | CAIE 0500

[@IGCSESUCCESS]

A nice video for students :) For the summary Q - it's 10 marks for reading and 5 marks for writing. You need a range of points as per the MS... 7± is usually enough.

[@melissayunzhi]

Omg it's the legend himself! I wasn't aware of the mark distribution, thanks for the tips!

[@IGCSESUCCESS]

@@melissayunzhi PS I watched the rest of your video; this is great! If only my students had this level of drive 😅 I think they are all burnt out...

[@Bruhhamzi]

There’s too many English legends in this comment thread alone I’m shaking

[@melissayunzhi]

@@IGCSESUCCESS Thank you! I guess it's a stressful and unusual year for everyone

[@melissayunzhi]

@@Bruhhamzi Ahahaha me no lengend

[@habibaLotfy]

Thank you sooo much! I'm doing my igcses on 2022 and I was extremely confused on the structure of the paper and the methods of answering certain questions and your video saved my life!

[@melissayunzhi]

So glad you find it useful ^^

[@jihyunorclara5685]

Good luck!!!

[@rivith4042]

Same

[@Mtaa_]

Same here

[@yns4310]

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 😭 You are my lifesaver. I'm sitting for fle exam next year. I don't even have words to express my thanks.

[@jesutomiolympio9956]

I literally just have 3 more days till I write paper 2, feeling pretty confident I'm going to be just fine. thank you girl! I really appreciate you doing this video. You're one of a kind!

[@melissayunzhi]

Thank you! I'm so glad you find it helpful! I'm sure you got this as well, good luck!!

[@nihilisticnirvana]

how'd it go--

[@ash72able]

Well done girl! 👍🏼 Great help for the students appearing in the forth coming years.

[@shakyapeiris8668]

Thank you so much for this video. It really helped me get a clearer understanding of the paper and made me feel more confident in myself. I have my reading paper the day after tomorrow :) UPDATE: I got an A 😆

[@razinamamlekar341]

Sameee.. good luck ♥️

[@shakyapeiris8668]

@@razinamamlekar341 Good luck to you too 🤍

[@minvs]

Ok but you just reminded me how much I want a dog from your pfp.

[@just_tammy]

Omw, thank you!! This was such a lovely video and you explained the sections very well😊

[@melissayunzhi]

I’m glad you like the video! Thanks ☺️

[@zainhum1452]

My exam is literally after a week I was so scared because I didn't know what exactly I was supposed to do and the points that i should focus on, but now I think I'm pretty confident on how I'm going to proform on my exam. All thanks to you!!!

[@melissayunzhi]

I think I should return my grade to Cambridge, my speaking clearly sucks lol. All jokes aside, please put the video on 2x speed, the video flows much better :)

[@youhavehope6776]

Hi, how is your writing soooo greattt, do you read a lot, if yes can you recommend me how I can have amazing writing like yours plsssssss

[@seohyunlee2920]

Really well structured video with great content♡ Go Mel!!!

[@melissayunzhi]

Thanks Becky ❣️

[@razinamamlekar341]

Thank youuu 🥺 I’m writing tomorrow and I needed this !

[@thembamahlaba3679]

Same😭😭😭

[@melissayunzhi]

Good luck to you all 🤞💛

[@n3okitty]

so helpful, thank you! :) taking my exam in may, so this was really what I needed.

[@melissayunzhi]

Good luck!!

[@jihyunorclara5685]

How was it??

[@n3okitty]

@@jihyunorclara5685 I got an A*!!! thank u for asking :) I'm so happy and this video helped me out so much.

[@jihyunorclara5685]

@@n3okitty owww I’m so happy for u!!! But unfortunately I got an A😭😭

[@n3okitty]

@@jihyunorclara5685 tysm! but no way- that is still amazing ! well done, you should be proud

[@sareesha6839]

i was literally just solving the october/november 2020 series paper ! which i presume u solved ? this video was extremely helpful thank you very much

[@_kessarkana_]

tysmmmmmmm im literally so grateful for this vid, its ssooo informative, thank you and good luck for AS

[@shrudayie]

something told me i would find igcse success in the comment section before i opened it, and i did! your video was extremely helpful thank you so much :)

[@strcwberryl]

doing my igcse fle exam in 2 days and this really helped thank you so much

[@rorisangmokhosoa]

me too, goodluck tho!

[@strcwberryl]

@@rorisangmokhosoa you too

[@jihyunorclara5685]

Omg you must really be nervous! Good luckkk!

[@melissayunzhi]

Best of luck!!

[@ivemadeahugemistake111]

What an amazingly comprehensive video!! It helped me tremendously :) However, could you please explain why you think the analysis for each phrase in the analysis question should be 1-2 sentences, as the world limit is 200-300 words? Thank you very much in advance, and your video is very helpful.

[@melissayunzhi]

I think what I meant was just don't spend too much time on each phrase, because personally for me I could write a whole paragraph for a single quote. But yeah, if you think you can manage the time well, you can write more than that. I hope that answers your question 😊

[@n3okitty]

do you have a copy of your descriptive extracts? I use a similar method, however it would be so helpful to get some other ideas!!

[@melissayunzhi]

I just added the link in the description, it's also here: www.notion.so/IGCSE-English-92d76cf894524fd29d7416c271e1836f

[@n3okitty]

@@melissayunzhi thank you so much Melissa! :D

[@youhavehope6776]

@@melissayunzhi Hi, if i use your descriptive extracts or if i take sentences from storybooks or even if I take them from websites word by word without changing, will it be considered as plagiarism? Because I'm indecisive if I want to take English paper 2 or coursework, and I looked through the coursework portfolio, and they said something about plagiarism and they will know easily if we took it from websites or from another author, so I'm really scared that it will be known as plagiarism, and if I take paper 2 and copy word by word from storybooks, websites, or your descriptive extracts from your notion folder, will it be known as plagiarism also?

[@jules6825]

Hii this was so informative! Thank youu! I was actually hoping you could show a sample of the into in writers effect 😭 that would be so helpful and live saving!

[@monnamustonen4006]

Ive been struggling to understand the exam structure for a while now, and this really helped!!! Thank you!!!🧡🧡

[@marangk6278]

🥺when you aren't busy, please go through igcse history, if you can!

[@melissayunzhi]

I don't think I have time to make a video rn but what I did was: 1) go to www.mrallsophistory.com/revision/ and download all the history podcasts related to igcse topics. And I would listen to it every day, whenever I have free time. 2) go to www.johndclare.net/ and using the online revision sheet for active recall of the content, for example, www.johndclare.net/versailles_treaty_revision.htm

[@marangk6278]

@@melissayunzhi thank you!

[@selmamupetami7048]

How is an A* 70 something percent? We also do the Cambridge system in Namibia but an A* is 90%~100%. I'm so confused 😂☠️

[@melissayunzhi]

You're talking about the percentage uniform mark which is different from the actual mark of the paper. Percentage uniform mark depends on the position of the grade thresholds (which may vary from one session to another and from one subject to another). Think of the entirety of the candidates' grades as a ranking. If you get an A*, your percentage uniform mark will be between 90 to 100, which means your score is ahead of 90+% of the candidates worldwide. But that doesn't necessarily mean you have to score 90% on the paper. For example in the latest series of A-level Biology, if you score more than 187 out of 260 you'll get an A*. Check the individual subject grade threshold and then compare. www.cambridgeinternational.org/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-upper-secondary/cambridge-igcse/grade-threshold-tables/ Btw, my percentage uniform mark for FLE is 92. But I admit, the grade threshold for that series was pretty low. Hope that helps 🤗

[@benjamintay14]

I was gonna go into my FLE exam tomorrow and hoping for the best but I saw this and it helped me prepare a little better :)))

[@melissayunzhi]

good luck with your exam!

[@uzi.goyard6118]

Thank you so much for clearing everything up, I was so confused and nervous about it 😫💖

[@Marie-nd1tx]

I would be forever grateful to you if you would do a video like this about analysing poetry

[@samriddhimanojtiwari]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX7TiaOAnrBnfdU she did! go check out

[@Sal24446]

In the directed writing of paper 2, how am I supposed to identify if I should write a discursive, argumentative, or persuasive writing?

[@dr.anitadavid9416]

I've shared your video with my students. Thanks a lot.

[@melissayunzhi]

Thank you so much!

[@mohamedkaashif8355]

so for the question which says using ur own words can we take a quote from the passage and explain it

[@bakangmotsamai9694]

This was really helpful I appreciate it 🙂

[@nihilisticnirvana]

I'm taking mine tomorrow, i'll tell u how it goes! last time i got an 84, but i'm hoping for a 90+ this time :)))

[@meghana.2.11]

well how did it go?? if you have any other tips for the exam that would be great!

[@nihilisticnirvana]

@@meghana.2.11 got a 92 in my final IGCSE FLE. as for tips....... nothing in particular. if you master the technique of time management and good writing, it's very easy to get a good grade as the marking is very lenient in my opinion.

[@meghana.2.11]

@@nihilisticnirvana alright ty

[@cozybreeze6186]

It was super helpful thank you so much!!

[@rosh3353]

It is very nice and concise explanation

[@isaacmeowton]

yoo could you please drop the document of your descriptive paragraphs? I really feel like I need improvement in that field

[@rosh3353]

Make a complete info video on gradewise structure and syllabus

[@krishnamjhalani4772]

can you get a reattempt at the paper? like in literature ,students had the option of giving the paper again if they were not satisfied with their grades. however, if they got lower grades in the reattempt than the first one then the lower grades will be counted and nothing more could be done. im from india

[@melissayunzhi]

Hi 👋 I’m not sure about your question, maybe ask your teacher for more details about this

[@imdee9024]

Hi. Your English sounds great. I am an English teacher and I'm considering teaching IGCSE English as a second language. Would you say there's a demand for teachers in this field? Thank you

[@tadiwanashemurindagomo8481]

Could I please have the descriptive points u had which u compiled on your own taking exams this may ...l liked your video

[@melissayunzhi]

It’s the first link in the description 🤗

[@erwinsmithsfateyebrows1754]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS I HAVE AN FA1 EXAM TOMMOROW AND ITS FOR ENGLISH

[@emmanuelrufai6471]

Wow thanks for the tips, I am doing my Eng exam tomorrow...wish me luck 🙂

[@melissayunzhi]

Hope it went well!

[@emmanuelrufai6471]

@@melissayunzhi Yeah it did...I am expecting an A...thanks to your channel and content 😁🔥

[@armyxfan9840]

Thanks for all the tips! I have my exam tomorrow. But just a question, are we allowed to take highlighters for the exam to annotate? Because last time, my teacher told us not to carry any.

[@melissayunzhi]

I think you should be able to, as it says on their website. But if your teachers insists, perhaps just use blue and black pens to underline

[@melissayunzhi]

help.cambridgeinternational.org/hc/en-gb/articles/115004303689-What-can-students-use-in-the-examination-room-

[@kevchua67]

Really good presentation. Keep it up.

[@raniasz7550]

which books did you get those descriptive ideas from? do u mind listing them

[@melissayunzhi]

From what I remembered, some of these were from "The Handmaid's Tale", "The Girl on the Train", maybe "1984" but I'm not sure. These were just the books I was reading at that time

[@gayatrii5088]

This is so helpful! Just stumbled across your channel, and what a happy accident! You should be proud of yourself. Will check out more of your videos after exams. ❤.

[@melissayunzhi]

Thank you so much for your comment!!

[@sissi9100]

Hello, I just wanna ask, is it possible to completely self study English as a first language? Because they only offer english as a second language in school and it’s just too easy for me, I don’t know if I can find a tutor that doesn’t charge too much.

[@anoakenstaff]

Pssst, are you still self-studying?

[@sissi9100]

@@anoakenstaff Hello, I still didn’t do english bc in my school we do the first have of our igcses after grade 10 then the other half after grade 11. But I don’t think I’ll be doing english as a first language because my university doesn’t really ask for it

[@anoakenstaff]

@@sissi9100 Ah fair enough! Thanks for the response, mate.

[@_f.u.a.n1725]

I have exams in 40 days. I am panicking like CRAZY and this helped me honestlt

[@wkskdndjs6265]

Do you have to change up the order and group points for the summary?

[@melissayunzhi]

You don’t have to, but to create a well structured summary, you most likely should reorder the points and group them together

[@sksksksk8272]

heyy 👉🏻👈🏻 if your free could you possibly share some of your sample answers , much appreciated 🤧

[@faiza3824]

hello, I have 0500 paper in 2 days please send me some good notes and formats for paper 2 it would mean alot

[@Taliaalkh]

Thank you so much love

[@Simplymaryam22]

please do maths if you have time 😭❤️

[@samriddhimanojtiwari]

heyy!! thankyou for this video I have watched this literally every time before my exams since last year's term. I don't know what I could have done without it. one request tho, I had asked for the interview video a long time back and u had sent me a google drive vid which helped u? I can't find it now:( could u pls pls pls share it again?? it was beneficial!

[@melissayunzhi]

Hey! Sorry for the late reply, here are the links: one with me talking drive.google.com/file/d/1RV039UpEfq08Z9Ud2K3OnRGHMBaXbgAM/view?usp=sharing one which is the slidehsow docs.google.com/presentation/d/10MnQ3HJa3WwsyPcexH215Xlud6aaX0sBL8-6rSBIjkc/edit?usp=sharing

[@saanvi3559]

Will they remove marks for making bulletpoints in the summary part even if they said not to?

[@melissayunzhi]

Cambridge doesn’t do negative marking so I’m assuming they will just not count your marks 🤔

[@saanvi3559]

@@melissayunzhi ohkk tyy

[@rrr8715]

I have my exam in less than 2 hours, this video has really helped me prepare for the exam and although my anxiety is going crazy rn i think I'll be okay. Thank you so much!

[@rrr8715]

Just finished the exam. It honestly went pretty good and i have you to thank for that! So yeah thank you so much 💗 back to practicing for paper 2 lol

[@melissayunzhi]

You got this 🙌🙌

[@rrr8715]

@@melissayunzhi finished the exams earlier today. It went absolutely amazing and i felt like i did amazing, just wanted to say thanks again for all the help your video has given me ❤

[@melissayunzhi]

Woohoo! Congrats on finishing your exams! So happy that I can provide some help to you :)) Now take some rest, and keep it up! 🙌

[@mountainwater9209]

I have my exam in less than 40 minutes ;-;

[@IGCSESUCCESS]

Can I interview you for my new series?? :)!

[@melissayunzhi]

I would be honoured!

[@jihyunorclara5685]

WOW I can't believe you're here!!! I always always watched your videos to prepare for my ELF!!!

[@IGCSESUCCESS]

@@jihyunorclara5685 Thank you so much - I have watched your FLE video, too!

[@jihyunorclara5685]

@@IGCSESUCCESS 😮😮😮😮😮 I am speechless!! Wow wow

[@jihyunorclara5685]

@@IGCSESUCCESS oh no,, this comment hasn’t been sent with another one!! Anyway,,, what did you think of the video?? Was it like.. was I talking too much or anything? 😖😫

[@Nik-gz3co]

thank you

[@saintedmama7187]

My whole class is struggling with efl including me 😭

[@omerbhola9541]

at what percentage is A star is actually given

[@melissayunzhi]

Please refer to each years grade thresholds differently. For Oct 2020, the minimum mark to get an A* was 115 out of 160. For the upcoming exams, the requirement might be higher ☺️

[@omerbhola9541]

@@melissayunzhi thank you mate

[@yannerr848]

why is this on my recommendation 2 hours after my igcse English paper 1

[@melissayunzhi]

hope you did well!

[@gaurav.kpunjabi]

i guess its 90% or higher for A*

[@Kath6197]

2 days til my 0500 exam!!!!

[@bethelsmith8059]

My exam is in 5 days 😑😑😑totally freaked out but I hope I’ll make it just like u 🙂

[@melissayunzhi]

Best of luck! Hope everything goes well 🤗

[@janice990]

thank youuu

[@crexxd]

Got my exam in 15 days🥴🥴😟

[@melissayunzhi]

Good luck! 🤞

[@jihyunorclara5685]

Omg good luck!!

[@daealliner.698]

Youre so adorable😩

[@melissayunzhi]

Omg thank you 😚

[@kasiluo3137]

下午就考试了，来临时抱抱佛脚

[@owen.k2969]

Hi everyone my name is elong ma (your eyes be like (-3-))

[@zak5062]

Did u score 9 or was it 8??

[@melissayunzhi]

I did the letter grade system instead of 9-1. But according to the grade threshold for Nov 2020 series, it seems like my marks (124) just passed score 9. But to put it safely, let's say I got a high 8 and low 9.

[@seohyunlee2920]

English(?) Teacher Ms. Melissa 😊🌷

[@melissayunzhi]

🤗

[@seohyunlee2920]

❣❣❣

[@icebergahuge9784]

您好 ，能做我的efl考试吗！你太棒了， could you teach me efl, you are so great!

[@melissayunzhi]

谢谢😆😆

[@icebergahuge9784]

您能做我的Efl考试吗

[@melissayunzhi]

我不太懂你说的什么意思😅 我也是学生

[@icebergahuge9784]

@@melissayunzhi 没关系啊， 我付费咨询考试的一些问题，如果可以的 ，非常感谢

[@icebergahuge9784]

@@melissayunzhi 我在西班牙，您在英国么

[@Hana-fz8jt]

This is so helpful!!! I'm having the exam rlly soon, this Oct Nov🥲 the biggest problem now is time management 😭

[@melissayunzhi]

Good luck for your exam! Make sure to have a go at a couple of exam papers to get used to the format! Try to time your for each questions as well. But don’t forget to take breaks, best of luck!

[@Hana-fz8jt]

@@melissayunzhi awww thanks so much🥰 I did almost all the past year papers with private tuition teacher, it's just the quality of my work decline under time pressure 😢, but I'll do my very best😽😄

[@jihyunorclara5685]

Wow good luck!!

[@Hana-fz8jt]

@@jihyunorclara5685 Awu thankiu so much! Love your videos as well, your improvement is so amazing and inspiring. Have a nice day~~

[@jihyunorclara5685]

@@Hana-fz8jt oww you’re so sweet!! Thankss I really hope that you don’t get too nervous!! It’s not as bad as you imagine, okayy?