This PowerPoint is designed to assist students preparing for Edexcel Paper 1. It is worth 70% of the overall IGCSE grade and therefore vital. I hope this clarifies what to expect and how the paper might be approached.
Approaching paper 1 edexcel
A second powerpoint and screencast:
Approaching paper 1 for screencast
The screencast is on the SGS You Tube pages (see link): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2rhSO1Llpk&list=PLOu_Bh5xymf5_uMKU30VcsoatSC583t1b&index=3
The link to Edexcel Certificate web site: http://www.edexcel.com/quals/igcse/edexcel-certificate/english-language/Pages/default.aspx
English Teaching Resources 
soooo helpful!!!