Every year the older students in your school invite adults to come and talk about why they are successful in their careers. You decide to write a letter to a well-known personality (for example, from television or business) to persuade him or her to come and speak to the students.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2017). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [15] Task Fulfilment criteria include: (1) invitation to speak to the students and the date and venue for the meeting; (2) what you admire about the personality and about his or her work; (3) how the students benefit from these visits. An excellent answer demonstrates good understanding of purpose, clear awareness of situation and audience, entirely appropriate format, all required points developed in detail, fully amplified and well organised, and entirely appropriate tone and register.
2. [15] Language: Highly accurate, apart from very occasional slips. Sentence structures varied for particular effects. Vocabulary wide and precise. Verb forms largely correct and appropriate tenses consistently used. Punctuation accurate and helpful. Spelling accurate, apart from very occasional slips. Paragraphs have unity, are linked, and show evidence of planning.