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O-LevelEnglish LanguageDirected WritingMay/June 2023Paper 1 Q130 Marks

A local company has bought some land next to your school. The company wants to build on this land to expand its business. You can see a few advantages to the company's plan, but you are also very unhappy about many aspects of it. You decide to write a letter to the editor of the local newspaper to explain how you feel about the company's plan. Write your letter. You must include the following: • what the land is used for now and what the company wants to build on it • the advantages and disadvantages of the company's plan • how you think the land should be used instead. Cover all three points above in detail. You should make your letter polite and informative. Start your letter 'Dear Editor' and remember to supply a suitable ending.

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About This O-Level English Language Question

Topic

This structured question tests Directed Writing in O-Level English Language (syllabus code 1123). It is worth 30 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level English Language May/June 2023 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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