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  Question Imagine you are the boss of a company that tries to recruit workers of different ages. Write a speech to be given to new members of staff on their first day explaining how and why the company values workers of all ages. In your speech you should: • evaluate the views given in both texts • persuade your workers that the company’s approach is the right one for them and the company. Base your speech on what you have read in both texts, but be careful to use your own words. Address both of the bullet points. Write about 250 to 350 words. Up to 15 marks are available for the content of your answer, and up to 25 marks for the quality of your writing Text A   Can older workers compete in a youth-obsessed business world?   Many of us dread the thought of getting older. It is human nature to want to keep ourselves looking and feeling young – just take a look around at the number of different anti-ageing products on the market. Ageing happens ...

Question Write an article for your school or college magazine with the title, ‘Small Change, Big Difference?’ In your article you should: • evaluate the views given in both texts about saving the planet • give your own views, based on what you have read, about whether your school or college can make a difference and how. Base your article on what you have read in both texts, but be careful to use your own words. Address both of the bullet points. Write about 250 to 350 words. Up to 15 marks are available for the content of your answer, and up to 25 marks for the quality of your writing.   Text A:   Green shopping won’t save the planet The following text is an article about individuals and the environment.   It’s easy being green … too easy. From adorable reusable shopping bags to plastic-free beauty products, the proliferation of green goods makes doing our bit for the planet fun. Indeed, a poll released recently found that most Americans, ...

Question 1 Imagine you are a pupil in a school which does not have a school council. Write a speech to be given in a school assembly, giving your views on whether or not students should participate in decisions made about the school. In your speech you should:  • evaluate the views given in both texts about student participation  • give your own views, based on what you have read, about whether a school council would benefit students and teachers.  Base your speech on what you have read in both texts, but be careful to use your own words . Address both of the bullet points. Begin your speech: ‘Thank you for coming to listen to me today …’. Write about 250 to 350 words. Up to 15 marks are available for the content of your answer, and up to 25 marks for the quality of your writing Text A The following passage is an article from a local newspaper about a school in the area and the future of its school council.   Student representation: Do ...

 Text A: Endurance events I’m not sure when endurance events like triathlons, adventure races and ultra-marathon running races (through jungle, desert and mountainous terrains) started to become popular, but they are here to stay and continue to challenge the limits of every competitor.   Not so long ago, a marathon runner was a mythical beast – we all knew someone who knew someone who had run a 42 km marathon, but most of us had only actually seen them on TV. Now everyone knows a marathon runner and they just look like normal people.   Somewhere along the way, marathons became commonplace and a whole new breed of extreme activities arrived: the Ironman triathlon, crazy ultra-marathons and adventure races that defy description, like the Tough Mudder. While a lot of extreme challenges are to do with ultra-endurance, the Tough Mudder is short but involves getting hurt. Sometimes by electric shocks. And fire. Why would you?   I’ve no idea what has made ext...