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Q 8. What subjects can you study?
A. Those who want to specialise in Science, Medicine and Engineering could, for example take Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Those who decide to study Business, Humanities and Law could take Maths, Economics, Accountancy, Business Studies, English Literature and Psychology.
Q 9. What marks do you get?
A. For each A Level subject you take, you'll receive a grade from A to E. You can translate your A Level and AS Level grades into UCAS (Universities & Colleges Admissions Service) tariff points as follows.
A Levels: A* - 140, A - 120, B - 100, C - 80, D - 60, E - 40.
AS Levels: A - 60, B - 50, C - 40, D - 30, E - 20.
Many companies will also evaluate your application for a job on the basis of your A Level grades, as well as your degree.
Q 10. Is it difficult to study for A Level?
A. It's not easy but in addition to academic study, students develop independent thinking, study skills, team working, research and analysis. It will also help you to decide what you would like to study at degree level.
B) Read the questions and answers above again and mark the
Following statements as True. False or No Information Available.
1. Students in England take GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) when they are 18.
2. Compulsory subjects are Mathematics, English and Computer Studies.
3. Students sit A Level exams at the age of 18.
4. Each A Level consists of 6 units which are studied in two stages.
5. For each A Level subject you take, you'll receive a grade from A to D.
6. Studying for A Level students develop important skills: independent thinking, study skills, team working, research and analysis.
GCSE - BUSINESS STUDIES
Exam Format
GCSE Business Studies consists of 3 units in total:
Unit 1: Setting up a Business Written paper: 1 hour
Unit 2: Growing a Business Written paper-. 1 hour
Unit 3: Investigating a Business Controlled Assessment
Course Summary
This course has been designed to provide students with a critical understanding of the following: •The internal functions of contemporary business organisations of all types
• The dynamic external environment within which businesses operate and the effects this can have upon decision-making within a business
• Major topical issues that can generate change for business organisations and the ways in which businesses respond to these issues
• The range of stakeholder perspectives that can be taken on business activities
Course Content
An outline of what is offered in our GCSE Applied Business course:
Unit 1: Setting up a Business
• Starting a Business
• Marketing
• Finance
• People in Businesses
• Operations Management
• Assignment Tasks
Unit 2: Growing a Business
• The Business Organisation
• Marketing
• Finance
GCSE assignment
3. a)PAnalyse the groups of sentences and say which of them is Conditional I and which is Conditional II. Discuss with your partner what the third sentence (Conditional III) might mean.
A
1. If I study in England, I will sit GCSE exams at the age of 16.
2. If I studied in England, I would sit GCSE exams at the age of 16.
3. If I had studied in England, I would have sat GCSE exams at the age of 16.
B
1. If I take GSCE, the compulsory subjects will be Mathematics and English.
2. If I took GSCE, the compulsory subj ects would be Mathematics and English.
3. If I had taken GSCE, the compulsory subjects would have been Mathematics and English.
C
1.If you work hard, you will pass your exams well.
2.If you worked hard, you would pass your exams well.
3.If you had worked hard, you would have passed your exams well.