X4 lessons
X4-L01 · X4 Launch — Paper 4 Map, Mark Scheme and Time Strategy
Open the writing unit: map Paper 4 — Q1 form-filling, Q2 directed writing and Q3 extended writing — with its marks and timing, and learn the writing success formula.
X4-L02 · Q1 Form-Filling — Precision, Spelling and Short Phrases
Secure the Q1 marks: give precise personal details, numbers, dates and short phrases with correct spelling, gender and number — where one wrong word loses a mark.
X4-L03 · Q2 Directed Writing — Decoding Prompts and Securing Task Completion
Win Task Completion in Q2: decode the prompt, list every content point, and plan a compact 80–90 word response that addresses each one explicitly.
X4-L04 · Q2 Directed Writing — Register, Cohesion and 80–90 Word Control
Refine Q2: match register to the reader, link ideas with connectors for cohesion, and control the response tightly within 80–90 words.
X4-L05 · Q3 Extended Writing — Choosing the Task and Planning 130–140 Words
Start Q3 well: choose between the two tasks wisely, plan a 130–140 word response with a clear structure, and avoid content drift.
X4-L06 · Q3 Email and Letter Writing — Voice, Register and Developed Content
Master the Q3 email/letter: the right openings and closings, a consistent register and a personal voice, with developed content over 130–140 words.
X4-L07 · Q3 Article and Blog Writing — Audience, Opinion and Persuasion
Write a Q3 article or blog that grips a reader: open with a hook, address an audience, state a clear opinion, and persuade with reasons, examples and rhetorical questions.
X4-L08 · Range Clinic — Tenses, Conditionals, Reported Speech and Subjunctive
Build the Range mark deliberately: weave in several tenses, both conditional types, reported speech and a subjunctive trigger — without forcing unnatural grammar.
X4-L09 · Accuracy Clinic — Agreement, Verbs, Pronouns, Numbers and أَنْ / أَنَّ
Tighten written accuracy: gender and number agreement, verb endings, pronouns, numbers, and the أَنْ (subjunctive) versus أَنَّ (reported fact) distinction that most often costs marks.
X4-L10 · Mark Scheme, Self-Assessment and Redrafting
Become your own examiner: read the Paper 4 mark scheme, self-assess a response against Task Completion, Range and Accuracy, and redraft to lift the mark.
X4-L11 · X4 Mock Paper 4 Assessment — Full Timed Writing Paper
Sit the full Paper 4 under timed conditions: Q1 form-filling, Q2 directed writing and Q3 extended writing, then record your marks against the mark scheme.
X4-L12 · Feedback, Targeted Repair and Transition to X5 Topic Consolidation
Turn mock feedback into writing gains: repair your top Task-Completion, Range and Accuracy weaknesses, and set targets as you move from skills (X1–X4) to topic consolidation (X5).