Re-read paragraphs 2 and 5, which contain sentences telling us about (a) what Joe did and (b) what Joe and the writer did. Give: • the meaning of each sentence as it is used in the passage • the effect of each sentence as it is used in the passage.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2019). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [1] (a) Meaning: Joe / he looked / gazed hard / closely / severely / fiercely / with focus / without looking away // Joe / he glared
2. [1] (a) Effect: Joe wants the writer / him to know his message / lesson is / would be serious / important // Joe wants to be sure he has the writer's / his (full) attention // the writer / he knows that Joe's / his message / lesson is / would be serious / important // the writer / he knows that Joe is serious / isn't joking // the seriousness / importance of the message / lesson / what will be said
3. [1] (b) Meaning: we / they walked slowly / casually / in a relaxed way // we / they strolled
4. [1] (b) Effect: we / they were pretending we / they were going (away) / leaving // we / they were not really / actually going (away) / leaving // we / they were tricking Albert / the lion into thinking we / they were going (away) / leaving // to make Albert / lion think we / they were going (away) / leaving // we / they were pretending that we / they didn't care / weren't bothered (what the lion did) // we / they pretended to be nonchalant / indifferent / uninterested