Bangla - Edexcel

Lessons

Key Exercise

• Read and respond to material from a variety of sources 

• Demonstrate their ability to summarize a short text by writing the main points clearly

• Interpret and infer implicit meaning, including writers’ thoughts, feelings and ideas. 

Students are required to convey their understanding of written Bangla through a series of reading tasks. Texts used in the tasks are:

• Adapted or abridged from authentic sources to be appropriate for the level

• Presented using a range of styles, registers and contexts

• Appropriate to the age and level of understanding of the students

• Set in the culture of the country where Bangla is spoken, allowing students to develop appropriate cultural awareness and understanding

• Designed using language which ranges from high frequency to more complex

• Variable in length

• Varied in content to include emails, letters, reviews, articles as well as literary texts, such as selections from novels, autobiographies and travel writing.

• Write for a variety of audiences, such as friends and acquaintances, teachers, family members, groups and professional bodies

• Write using a wide range of grammatical forms and structures

• Write using a wide range of relevant and appropriate vocabulary

• Use accurate spelling

• Structure their work effectively

• Students will be taught to convey their understanding of written English by translating it into Bangla, in order to demonstrate an ability to transfer meaning accurately into Bangla. Students will be enabled to apply the conventions of grammar in order to produce meaningful and accurate content.

This paper draws on vocabulary and structures across all five themes preset by Edexcel:

Theme 1: Home and abroad 

• Life in the town and rural life 

• Holidays, tourist information and directions

• Services (e.g. bank, post office)

• Customs

• Everyday life, traditions and communities

​​Theme 2: Education and employment
• School life and routine
• School rules and pressures
• School trips, events and exchanges
• Work, careers and volunteering
• Future plans

Theme 3: Personal life and relationships
• House and home
• Daily routines and helping at home
• Role models
• Relationships with family and friends
• Childhood

Theme 4: The world around us
• Environmental issues
• Weather and climate
• Travel and transport
• The media
• Information and communication technology

Theme 5: Social activities, fitness and health
• Special occasions
• Hobbies, interests, sports and exercise
• Shopping and money matters
• Accidents, injuries, common ailments and health issues
• Food and drink