You are a member of a school team which recently won an important competition. Your Principal is very pleased with the team's improvement and asks you to write an article for your school magazine about the success of the team. (You can choose any kind of team: for example, debating, quiz, sports etc.) Write your magazine article. You must include the following: • some details about the team and the competition it won • why the team was so successful this year • how team members and the whole school have benefited from this success. Cover all three points above in detail. You should make sure your article is lively and informative. Start your article with a suitable headline.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2015). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [15] (Task Fulfilment - Band 1) Good understanding of purpose.
2. [15] (Task Fulfilment - Band 1) Clear awareness of situation and audience.
3. [15] (Task Fulfilment - Band 1) Format entirely appropriate.
4. [15] (Task Fulfilment - Band 1) All required points developed in detail, fully amplified and well organised.
5. [15] (Task Fulfilment - Band 1) Given information well used to justify personal opinion and interpretation.
6. [15] (Task Fulfilment - Band 1) Tone and register entirely appropriate.
7. [15] (Language - Band 1) Highly accurate, apart from very occasional slips.
8. [15] (Language - Band 1) Sentence structures varied for particular effects.
9. [15] (Language - Band 1) Verb forms largely correct and appropriate tenses consistently used.
10. [15] (Language - Band 1) Vocabulary wide and precise.
11. [15] (Language - Band 1) Punctuation accurate and helpful.
12. [15] (Language - Band 1) Spelling accurate, apart from very occasional slips.
13. [15] (Language - Band 1) Paragraphs have unity, are linked, and show evidence of planning.