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.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2023). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. 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.
2. Write your letter. You must include the following:
3. • what the land is used for now and what the company wants to build on it
4. • the advantages and disadvantages of the company's plan
5. • how you think the land should be used instead.
6. 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.