English Paper 2

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English Paper 2

• Section B1 and B2
• Transactional writing

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What is transactional writing?

• It is writing that pays special attention to
• P Purpose
• A Audience
• F Format
• F Formality

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How is it marked?

• Content and organisation/14
• Awareness of purpose, audience and format
• Use of paragraphs
• Use of stylistic devices
• Wide-ranging vocabulary

• Sentence structure, spelling and punctuation/6
• Range of sentences
• Accurate spelling
• Range of punctuation to vary pace and clarify
  meaning
• Tense agreement is secure

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Writing triplets

• Writing to argue, persuade, advise
• Writing to analyse, review, comment
• You will have one question which tests the first
  triplet and one the second.

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Sample questions

• Informal letters
• You have a friend who has decided to run in the
  London marathon. Write a letter to your friend,
  giving your opinion.
• Identify PAFF

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Informal letter

• Friendly approach
• Chatty tone
• Address and date
• Greeting
• Short introductory paragraph
• 3-4 paragraphs to cover main points
• Closing paragraph
• Informal closure/your first name

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Sample questions

• Formal letters
• Because of falling numbers, the council is
  considering closing your school and joining it
  with a school 5 miles away. Write a letter to
  the local newspaper, giving your views.
• Identify PAFF

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Formal letter

• Address and date
• Address of person you are writing to
• Formal greeting Dear Mrs Dear Sir/Madam
• Brief opening outlining reasons for writing
• 3-4 paragraphs of main content
• Final paragraph to round off the letter
• Formal closure Yours faithfully or Yours
  sincerely

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Sample questions

• Reports
• Your school council has asked you to write a
  report on the IT facilities in your school. This
  report is to be presented to the head teacher.
• Identify PAFF

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Reports

• Clear and straightforward
• Main heading
• First heading - introduction
• Sub-headings
• Use words like Importantly, Crucially,
  Equally, rather than The first point I will
  make
• Final heading - conclusion

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Sample questions

• Articles
• Write an article for a travel magazine about a
  place that you think would be good to visit for a
  holiday, either in the UK or abroad.
• Identify PAFF

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Articles

• Lively style
• Interesting facts and opinions
• Style needs to be matched to audience
• Main catchy heading to show what article is about
• Introduction that draws the reader in
  rhetorical question?
• 3-4 central paragraphs
• Short but effective conclusion

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Sample questions

• Leaflets
• Write a leaflet designed to attract teenagers to
  a theme park.
• Identify PAFF

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Leaflets

• Leaflets attempt to attract a wide audience
• Can be formal or informal or a mixture
• Clear and informative heading
• Sub-heading or sections
• Bullet points
• Pictures (just indicate where they would go)

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Sample questions

• Speeches
• A local business sponsored you to visit a town
  of your choice. On your return you have been
  asked to tell them about your trip. Write what
  you would say.
• Identify PAFF

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Speeches

• Open with a welcome to your audience
• Outline what the speech will be about
• Make 3-4 main points and expand on them
• Try to provide evidence for what you say
• Write a conclusion which will have an impact on
  the audience
• End with an acknowledgement of the audiences
  attention

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Sample questions

• Reviews
• Write a review of a television programme you
  enjoyed. Your review is intended for a newspaper
  and can, of course, include less successful
  aspects of the programme.
• Identify PAFF

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Reviews

• A heading, often the name of a film, book or CD
• An introduction that will tell the reader
  something general This is the latest book in the
  series
• Middle paragraphs that discuss the product in
  more detail, indicating what the audience can
  expect
• An opinion and recommendation