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11+ VOCABULARY IBD

ACCOLADE PRESS / JOSEPH FAIRCLOTH
ACCOLADE PRESS
12 / 2022
9781913988319
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Sinopsis

Why canâÇÖt learning vocabulary for 11+ / SATs be fun?This remarkable novel not onlyámakes learning vocabulary fun, it also shows students how to spot and analyse theávery trickiest literary techniquesá- ranging fromámetaphors, to personification, to oxymorons, to rhetorical question, to name justááa few.áÃÿááDefinitions of tricky words, in context, on each and every page. Suitable foráCEM,áGLáandáISEB 11+, as well asáSATs.ááÃÿááCommentary on key literary techniques as they appear in the novel - for instanceámetaphor, simile, onomatopoeia,ápersonification,áand many, many moreá- to help students not only identify these techniques, but to discuss them with confidence in the exam.áNikhil Fisher wakes up to find his whole life has disappeared. All his belongings are gone and his parents have been kidnapped. SomeoneâÇÖs trying their hardest to take everything from him, so itâÇÖs a good thing he has a secret life to fall back on. When he isnâÇÖt at school, Nik is a con-artist and a master thief.áBut when Nik receives his fatherâÇÖs hand in the post, and the kidnappers finally reveal themselves, Nik fears he could be in over his head. They call themselves SCYTHE - the Society of Cybercrime, Terrorism, Hit-men and Extortion. They know all about NikâÇÖs secret hobby and if he wants to see his parents again, heâÇÖd better do what they say.áAll too soon, Nik finds himself struggling to prevent a plot that could plunge the world into war. And the fourteen-year-old Londoner has only one advantage.áSCYTHE have made the same mistake everybody does. TheyâÇÖve underestimated him.áJoseph Faircloth has a First Class English degree from UCL, and is a qualified teacher who works day in, day out with students working towards their SATs/11+ exams.á