Pearson Edexcel IGCSE · 4EA1/01 Paper 1

English Language

11 modules covering all 10 anthology non-fiction texts and transactional writing. Each module includes the key extract, model analysis, and exam practice questions marked by AI against the real 4EA1 mark scheme.

Paper 1 Section A — Non-fiction Anthology Texts
Text 1 · Anthology
The Danger of a Single Story
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — stereotyping and the power of narrative. Persuasive non-fiction.
Text 2 · Anthology
A Passage to Africa
George Alagiah — journalism from Somalia famine. Habiba's smile. Language contrast Q4 favourite.
Text 3 · Anthology
The Explorer's Daughter
Kari Herbert — narwhal hunt in the Arctic. Conflicted feelings; nature and culture.
Text 4 · Anthology
Explorers or Boys Messing About?
Steven Morris — newspaper article on a reckless Antarctic expedition.
Text 5 · Anthology
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Aron Ralston — boulder traps his hand in a canyon. Tension, understatement, present tense.
Text 6 · Anthology
Young and Dyslexic
Benjamin Zephaniah — defiant personal essay about dyslexia. Rhetoric, anaphora, contrast.
Text 7 · Anthology
A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat
Emma Levine — chaotic donkey race in Pakistan. Comic, energetic, vivid sensory writing.
Text 8 · Anthology
Beyond the Sky and the Earth
Jamie Zeppa — arriving in Bhutan. Awe, fear, lyrical description of mountains.
Text 9 · Anthology
H is for Hawk
Helen Macdonald — first encounter with a goshawk. Precise observation, accumulation of detail.
Text 10 · Anthology
Chinese Cinderella
Adeline Yen Mah — boarding school isolation, unexpected victory. Understatement and restraint.
Paper 1 Section B — Transactional Writing
⭐ Key module
Section B — Transactional Writing
Letters, articles, speeches, reviews, reports. AO4 and AO5 guidance with practice tasks.