In 2011, I began creating online tutorial videos on Youtube, with a vision to share my GCSE expertise in English language and literature. As I write, these videos have been viewed over 10 million times across 214 different nations. My GCSE English Youtube channel has over 60,000 subscribers. To accompany these videos, I have published over 20 revision guide eBooks-one of which you are currently looking at! My guide to the previous GCSEs in English language and literature sat at the top of the Amazon bestseller's list for over 45 weeks and achieved huge acclaim; this book aims to build on those strengths.In this ebook, you'll receive detailed guidance on every question in the AQA GCSE English Language exams. Please note that this ebook is not endorsed by or affiliated to any exam boards; I am simply an experienced teacher using my expertise to help students. However, if you read some of the 100+ reviews for this guide, you will see that it has already helped students, teachers and parents across the UK.As an extra bonus, this ebook contains links to five special video tutorials which are only available to those who purchase this guide. These links appear later in the text. I hope you enjoy the ebook. You should also purchase the accompanying eBook which covers the English Literature exams.

Everything you need to know about the popular play. Chapters include:The PlaywrightSocial and Historical ContextSetting and StructureTimeline of the play, how to read a play rather than a novelCharacters - Mr BirlingCharacters - Edna and SheilaCharacters - GeraldCharacters - Mrs. BirlingCharacters - EricCharacters - Eva Smith/Daisy RentonCharacters - Inspector GooleAge - Old vs Young - who accepts responsibility and why?The Opening Stage Directions - an analysis.Act One - A SummaryAct Two - A SummaryAct Three - A SummaryThe Inspector's Final Speech - an analysisThe End of the Play - Unanswered Questions and FAQKey themes: Class, love, relationships, selfishnessStructure: Dramatic Irony, time, conflict and tensionSample essay - How does Priestley reveal a message of socialresponsibility in the play?Sample essay - How does Priestley present the characters of Mr.Birling and Sheila in 'An Inspector Calls'?Key quotes (who said them and what do they mean?

The members of an eminently respectable British family reveal their true natures over the course of an evening in which they are subjected to a routine inquiry into the suicide of a young girl.

Contents include:The Author: Charles DickensHow are Dickens's beliefs reflected in "A Christmas Carol"?Is "A Christmas Carol" still relevant today?Structure: Understanding the title & What is a novella?What is a stave? & The structure of the storyWhat is an allegory?Context - A Victorian Christmas & Poverty in Victorian BritainA summary of the storyCheck your understanding - a quick quizAnalysis of the Characters - Ebenezer ScroogeAnalysis of the Characters - Fred ScroogeCheck your understanding - compare Scrooge and FredAnalysis of the Characters - The Cratchit FamilyAnalysis of the Characters - Fan, Fezziwig, Ignorance and WantAnalysis of the Characters - Belle, Jacob MarleyAnalysis of the Characters - The Three SpiritsCheck your understanding - compare the three spiritsKey themes and techniquesCheck your understanding - Dickens's use of descriptionWriting about the novellaSample essay - Explore the transformation of Ebeneezer ScroogeSample essay- Discuss the ways in which Dickens presents wealth and poverty in "A Christmas Carol"Check your Understanding - some answers!

In 2011, I began creating online tutorial videos at youtube.com/mrbruff, with a vision to share my GCSE expertise in English language and literature. As I write, these videos have been viewed over 7.5 million times across 214 different nations. To accompany these videos, I have published over 15 revision guide eBooks-one of which you are currently reading! My guide to the previous GCSEs in English language and literature sat at the top of the Amazon bestseller's list for over 45 weeks and achieved huge acclaim; this book aims to build on those strengths. In this ebook, you'll receive detailed guidance on every question in the AQA GCSE English Literature exams. Please note that this eBook is not endorsed by or affiliated to any exam boards; I am simply an experienced teacher using my expertise to help students. Over the past five years, I have received thousands of messages of praise and support like those you've just read in the preceeding pages. I've heard from students, teachers, parents and the authors themselves, all of whom have offered gratitude for my work. As an extra bonus, this ebook contains links to five special video tutorials which are only available to those who purchase this guide. These links appear later in the text. I hope you enjoy the ebook. If you want to contact me for any reason, please do not hesitate to do so. My personal email address is [email protected] You should also purchase the accompanying eBook which covers the English Language exams, available here on Amazon or at mrbruff.com.

Acclaimed English teacher Andrew Bruff sets out to explain everything you need to know in order to understand 'Romeo and Juliet'. This guide contains the entire original text, line by line translation into modern English, and scene by scene analysis.

In the quiet cul-de-sac where Keith and Stephen live the only immediate signs of the Second World War are the blackout at night and a single random bombsite. But the two boys start to suspect that all is not what it seems when one day Keith announces a disconcerting discovery: the Germans have infiltrated his own family. And when the secret underground world they have dreamed up emerges from the shadows they find themselves engulfed in mysteries far deeper and more painful than they had bargained for. 'Bernard Shaw couldn't do it, Henry James couldn't do it, but the ingenious English author Michael Frayn does do it: write novels and plays with equal success ... Frayn's novel excels.' John updike, New Yorker 'A beautifully accomplished, richly nostalgic novel about supposed second-world-war espionage seen through the eyes of a young boy.' Sunday Times 'Deeply satisfying . . . Frayn has written nothing better.' Independent

If you're at this point, you must be getting ready for your English language exams, so we have a few words of advice for you: Exams aren't bad. They're your opportunity to show off just how much you know about English--and you have been studying it since you were five, so you definitely know a thing or two! Don't worry about your exams--worry never changes anything--instead, try and see them as an opportunity to show off what you know. Practising exam papers is a good way to revise and, because this exam is still relatively new, there aren't that many past papers out there. The papers in this book have been created to try and replicate the exam experience for you. Some people might suggest using your literature texts for practice, but the whole point of this exam is that it is unseen: it's best to work on extracts you've never read before. There is more than one way to tackle an exam paper. You could sit it in one go and complete it in exam conditions from start to finish. You could go at the papers gently, with modelled examples in front of you to help (check out the videos at youtube.com/mrbruff). Another method is to try three question threes all in a row, slide tackling your way through the paper. You might want to complete all of the Section B questions before beginning Section A. However you do it, take your time, and use the indicative content at the end to check your work. The indicative content isn't everything. You might make a point that we haven't included. Marking your own work is quite difficult so, although these are good to practise on, you should share with someone who understands the marking system to mark your work and give you feedback. This book is not a guide to the exam: it is a set of practice papers. For a detailed question-by-question guide to AQA English language, you should pick up a copy of 'Mr Bruff's Guide to GCSE English Language' in paperback on Amazon, or eBook at mrbruff.com. Please note: we are not endorsed by or affiliated to the AQA exam board. We are simply two experienced teachers creating resources.

Acclaimed English teacher Andrew Bruff has achieved twenty million views on YouTube with his English revision videos. This eBook sets out to explain, in detail, everything you need to know in order to understand William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. This eBook contains the complete original text, a translation into modern English and a detailed analysis of every scene.

Suspense, humor, and romance abound in this 1868 mystery, in which a gem stolen from a Hindu shrine resurfaces in an English country home — with a trio of watchful Brahmins hot on its trail.