English as an Additional Language 0472
Build your English reading, writing and listening skills. Practise understanding information and communicating clearly for different purposes.
What you'll cover
- Five broad syllabus topic areas
Published syllabus exam years: 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030. Confirm exam-series and centre availability with your school and Cambridge.
Cambridge IGCSE English (as an Additional Language) 0472 syllabus map
2026–2028 Version 2; 2029–2030 Version 1
5 of 5 sections have teaching and practice
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All five broad syllabus topic areas link to original teaching and staged practice across the four assessed skills. Each lesson includes a browser-spoken listening exercise and private speaking self-review. The full syllabus grammar and vocabulary lists, a complete timed mock bank, teacher review and official speaking assessment remain outstanding; StudyForA does not award Cambridge grades.
Cambridge lists this qualification for administrative zones 2, 3, 4 and 5 and June-series exams; availability and entry can still vary by centre. The 2029–2030 Version 1 syllabus reports no significant changes affecting teaching; its reading and writing specimen questions were revised for bilingual learners.
Choose your paper route
- Complete qualificationPapers 1, 2, 3 and 4
All candidates take four components. Grades A*–G are awarded by Cambridge; StudyForA's practice feedback is not an official mark or grade.
This qualification is designed for learners whose first language is not English. The syllabus is available in zones 2, 3, 4 and 5. Confirm your exam year and centre availability with your school.
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Candidates take all four papers: Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing, each worth 25%. The syllabus groups learning contexts into five broad areas: Everyday activities; Personal and social life; The world around us; The world of work; and The international world. The 2026–2028 and 2029–2030 versions share these teaching areas; Cambridge reports no significant teaching changes for 2029–2030 and revised some specimen questions for bilingual learners. The linked lessons use original practice and do not simulate a complete examination.
Five broad syllabus topic areas
- Everyday activitiesA
- Personal and social lifeB
- The world around usC
- The world of workD
- The international worldE
Practice the papers
Practice the papers
- ListeningPaper 1 · 5 lessonsEveryday activitiesPersonal and social lifeThe world around usThe world of workThe international world
About 50 minutes · 40 marks · 25%. Original browser-spoken prompts support practice; they are not Cambridge recordings or a timed official paper.
- ReadingPaper 2 · 5 lessonsEveryday activitiesPersonal and social lifeThe world around usThe world of workThe international world
1 hour · 45 marks · 25%. Practise main ideas, specific details, opinions and contextual meaning using original familiar-topic texts.
- SpeakingPaper 3 · 5 lessonsEveryday activitiesPersonal and social lifeThe world around usThe world of workThe international world
About 10 minutes · 40 marks · 25%. Cambridge speaking assessment is conducted by the centre and externally moderated. StudyForA offers private recording and self-review, not official speaking marks.
- WritingPaper 4 · 5 lessonsEveryday activitiesPersonal and social lifeThe world around usThe world of workThe international world
1 hour · 45 marks · 25%. The examination includes form filling, directed writing and an email/letter or article/blog task.
Lessons and worked examples
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Everyday activities
Learn the method · Practise with help · Try it yourself · Apply the idea
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Personal and social life
Learn the method · Practise with help · Try it yourself · Apply the idea
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The world around us
Learn the method · Practise with help · Try it yourself · Apply the idea
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The world of work
Learn the method · Practise with help · Try it yourself · Apply the idea
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The international world
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