January 2023

The English Language Examination Structure-Updated 2021

By |2022-09-15T12:45:11+02:00January 24th, 2023|English Language Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

These notes have been updated to take into account the changes in the new syllabus

ZIMSEC English Language Examination Structure

In the unlikely event that you don’t know, you should know that the English Language Examination from ZIMSEC consists of two papers. Each paper has a total of 50 marks giving a total of 100 marks for both papers. As […]

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English Language: Descriptive compositions-Updated

By |2022-09-15T12:33:03+02:00January 24th, 2023|English Language Notes, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC English Language: Descriptive compositions

As part of your English Language course, you will be required to write essays on a regular basis. Descriptive essays are part of this essay writing regimen. It is important to point out that every type of essay you will encounter at Ordinary Level will require some sort of description in them so you will […]

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Reason

By |2022-09-15T12:45:09+02:00January 24th, 2023|English Language Notes, English Register|

Which way to go? Image by EPMChannel Which way to go? Image by EPMChannel Reasons in Register

Often enough people act or talk in ways that might be interpreted in any number of different ways depending on the circumstances and other factors. As a candidate you will be presented with scenarios […]

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Reaction

By |2022-09-15T12:45:09+02:00January 24th, 2023|English Language Notes|

What did you just say to me? Image by African American What did you just say to me? Image by African American Register reaction

Usually any form of utterance elicits some form of response from the listener or intended recipient. In register a reaction is a response to someone’s statement, behavior […]

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Manner

By |2022-09-15T12:45:08+02:00January 24th, 2023|English Language Notes, English Register|

Image by Indiewire Image by Indiewire Register Manner

The way a person speaks or responds to an utterance can reveal the manner in which they speak. Manner is the way a persons behaves towards others and it refers to a person’s style or approach during discourse. For example a person’s utterance […]

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Attitude

By |2022-09-15T12:45:07+02:00January 24th, 2023|English Language Notes, English Register|

Some student's attitude towards Maths. Image by WiseGeek. Some student’s attitude towards Maths. Image by WiseGeek. Register Attitude

Attitude refers to the way one thinks or feels about something. In register it usually used to refer to a position one has taken in the matter at hand. Attitude can be a […]

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Character

By |2022-09-15T12:45:07+02:00January 24th, 2023|English Language Notes, English Register|

Thief. Image by thief-four.com Thief. Image by thief-four.com Register Character

Character refers to the way a person behaves, his manners and general behavior. Character can also be viewed as a person’s disposition, nature, personality or temperament. Some people can be described as being vain, others fearless while others can be described […]

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Tone and Mood

By |2022-09-15T12:45:06+02:00January 24th, 2023|English Language Notes, English Register|

The somber mood at a funeral. Image by Daily Mail. The somber mood at a funeral. Image by Daily Mail. Register Tone and Mood

Tone and mood are often wrongly used inter-changeably although they are in some instances similar in meaning. Their differences can be more easily demonstrated when they are […]

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English Language: Register: Matching questions

By |2022-09-15T12:45:06+02:00January 24th, 2023|English Language Notes, English Register, Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Register Matching questions

For years now the fifth question (usually question e) ) in register has been a matching question. The question carries 2 marks and requires you to match 4 register items in the first column to four items in the second column with each correct answer you give being worth half a mark. In some rare instances the […]

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Glossary of useful Register Words

By |2022-09-15T12:45:05+02:00January 24th, 2023|English Language Notes, English Register|

ZIMSEC Register Glossary of useful words

As a completing year student you will find the following list of words useful when answering your final public examination register questions. There are however two things that you should note:

  1. While this list of words was created and chosen to cover most common questions it is by no means exhaustive; it is not […]
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