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O-LevelEnglish LanguageDirected WritingMay/June 2018Paper 1 Q130 Marks

Section 1: Directed Writing You are advised to write between 200 and 300 words. • You will be awarded up to 15 marks for following the task instructions. • You will be awarded up to 15 marks for the language you use. Task 1 Many new students join your school every year. Your Principal wants to make starting at the school as easy as possible for these new students and she asks you to write a report for her about how to do this. Write your report. You must include the following: • some of the difficulties that you and other students had when you joined the school • suggestions about what the school can do to help new students • how the students and the school will benefit. Cover all three points above in detail. You should make your report polite and informative. Start your report 'To the Principal'. Remember to give a name and a date.

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Award 1 mark for identifying the correct principle. Award 1 mark for showing clear working. Common errors include failing to convert units and misreading the scale. The examiner report notes that only 34% of candidates achieved full marks on this question.

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About This O-Level English Language Question

Topic

This structured question tests Directed Writing in O-Level English Language (syllabus code 1123). It is worth 30 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level English Language May/June 2018 examination, Paper 1 Variant 1.

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