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O-LevelEnglish LanguageDirected WritingOct/Nov 2014Paper 1 Q130 Marks

Your school has been given a sum of money in order to improve the school library. Your Principal has asked you, as a member of the Student Council, to write a report on the best way to spend this money. Write your report. You must include the following: • why the library needs improving • what you think should be done first and why • how students and the school would benefit. Cover all three points above in detail. You should make your report informative and persuasive for the Principal. Start your report ‘To the Principal ...' and remember to add your signature and a date.

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About This O-Level English Language Question

This structured question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level English Language (1123) Oct/Nov 2014 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Directed Writing and is worth 30 marks.

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