English/English Language ENG1H
Unit 1 Understanding and producing non-fiction texts
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The three sources that
follow are:
Source
1: a magazine article called Lifesaving with Class by Rory
Stamp
Source
2: a newspaper article called Trapped Chilean miners: rescue drill reaches
their refuge at last by David Batty
Source 3: an extract from a
non-fiction book called Saved.
Section A: Reading
Answer all questions in this
section.
You are advised to spend about one hour on
this section.
Read Source 1, Lifesaving with Class, by Rory Stamp, from the RNLI magazine, the lifeboat.
1 What do you learn from
the article about the Beach to City programme run by the RNLI?
(8 marks)
Now read
Source 2, the article and the picture which goes with it called, Trapped Chilean miners: rescue drill reaches their
refuge at last by David Batty.
2 Explain how the
headline and picture are effective and how they link to the text.
(8 marks)
Now read
Source 3, Saved, which is an extract from a non-fiction book.
3 Explain some of the
thoughts and feelings Parrado and Canessa have whilst searching for rescue. (8 marks)
Now you
need to refer to Source 3, Saved, and either Source 1 or Source 2.
4 You are going to
compare two texts, one of which you have chosen.
Compare
the ways in which language is used for effect in the two texts.
Give some examples and analyse what the
effects are.
(16 marks)
Section B: Writing
Answer both questions in this
section.
You are
advised to spend about one hour on this section.
You are
advised to spend about 25 minutes on question 5.
You are advised to spend about 35 minutes
on question 6.
5 Write an entry for
your online blog which describes a time when you felt uncertain or unsure about
a situation you were in and explain how you overcame it.
You
should aim to write no more than two and a half sides in response to this
question.
(16 marks)
Blog: a regular online piece
of personal writing.
6 It has been said that:
‘People who save lives or help improve the lives of others are the true role
models of today.’
Write an
article for a newspaper in which you argue your view about what makes a good
role model.
(24 marks)
