'I don't believe giving can ever be as good as receiving.' Do you think this is true? Give reasons and examples to support your view.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2022). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [30] Language Band 8: Highly accurate writing, apart from very occasional slips.
2. [30] Language Band 8: Sentence structures varied for particular effects.
3. [30] Language Band 8: Verb forms largely correct and appropriate tenses consistently used.
4. [30] Language Band 8: Vocabulary wide and precise.
5. [30] Language Band 8: Punctuation accurate and helpful.
6. [30] Language Band 8: Spelling accurate, apart from very occasional slips.
7. [30] Language Band 8: Paragraphs have unity, are linked, and show evidence of planning.
8. [30] Appropriateness and Content Band 8: Consistently relevant. Interest aroused and sustained.
9. [30] Appropriateness and Content Band 8: Tone and register entirely appropriate.
10. [30] Appropriateness and Content Band 8: Arguments are well developed, logical, even complex.