Local, National, International and Global Areas of Interest

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    GCSE

    Candidates must demonstrate the ability to describe, compare, and evaluate geographical regions, social conditions, and global challenges. The scope requires mastery of vocabulary related to urban infrastructure, environmental sustainability, and social responsibility, alongside the grammatical competence to use modal verbs for suggestions and conditional structures for hypothetical scenarios. Assessment focuses on the articulation of justified opinions regarding local and international issues, requiring the synthesis of factual information with personal viewpoint.

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    Home, Town, Neighbourhood, and Region - describing physical features, evaluating pros/cons of urban vs. rural living, and using prepositions of place
    Social Issues - discussing charity, voluntary work, and healthy living, utilizing vocabulary for poverty, homelessness, and social aid
    Global Issues - debating environmental protection, climate change, and poverty, requiring the use of the subjunctive for desires and possibilities
    Travel and Tourism - analyzing the impact of tourism on local areas and describing past holidays using perfect and imperfect aspects

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