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ENGLISH PAPER 1 WRITING 1123 (section 1 DIRECTED WRITING (assessment…
ENGLISH PAPER 1 WRITING 1123
section 2 composition
Focus on language
purpose to describe , to argue or to persuade
Mark 30
word limit 350 to 500
1 hour 30 minutes
assessment objectives
W3 Use a range of appropriate vocabulary
W4 Use register appropriate to audience and context
W2 Sequence facts, ideas and opinions
W5 Make accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar
W1 Articulate experience and express what is thought, felt and imagined
SYALLABUS AIMS
. Communicative . competenceCreativity
DESCRIPTIVE
2016 may/june
Describe a long journey by car or public transport that passes through different kinds of scenery.
(Remember that you can describe your travelers as well as the scenery.)
CREATIVE
2015 may/june write a story in which meeting a stranger changed someones life
AURGUMANTATIVE
2015 may/june EXAMPLE
‘All the problems in the world, large or small,are caused by selfishness.Do yo agree? Give
reasons and examples to support your view.
section 1 DIRECTED WRITING
Focus on task
Purpose to inform or persuade
Marks 30
Word limit 200-300 words
1 hour 30 minutes
assessment objectives
W1 Articulate experience and express what is thought, felt and imagined
W2 Sequence facts, ideas and opinions
R2 Demonstrate understanding of implicit meanings and attitudes
W3 Use a range of appropriate vocabulary
R1 Demonstrate understanding of explicit meanings
W4 Use register appropriate to audience and context
W5 Make accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar.
SYALLABUS AIMS
critical skills cross_cultural awareness
article
2015 OCT NOV 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 schoolmagazine about the success of the team.
(You can choose any kind of team: for example, debating, quiz, sports etc.)Write your magazine article
letter
FORMAL
2015 may/june example
Your class has decided to celebrate the end of the school year by visiting aplace of interest
you are the class prefect. Your teacher has asked you to write a letter to. the parents of your classmates to explain your plans.
INFORMAL
oct/nov 2005 EXAMPLE
You have been chosen to represent your school in a general knowledge competition.You must choose
one friend to be in your team. Write a letter to your friend inviting him or her to be in your team.
SPEECH
2016 may/june Example
Your school has built a new sports center A former pupil of your school, now a famous sports : star, has been invited to open the new center Your Principal has asked you to make a speech at the
official opening to welcome the sports star and introduce the center to teachers and pupils.
report
formal report
MAY/JUNE 2011 EXAMPLE
Your Principal wants to make sure that your school is doing all it can to encourage a healthy
lifestyle for the students. The Principal has asked you to write a report suggesting the changes
you think are needed in your school to make this possible.
updates in the syllabus content section 1
Directed Writing: the rubric on the question paper has been amended to show clearly how marks are awarded – 15 marks for task fulfi -lment and 15 marks for language
updates in the syllabus content section 2
Section 2 has been re-named Composition (previously named Creative Writing). The number of
marks for this task is unchanged at 30 marks.
There will continue to be a choice of 5 essay questions. These will be grouped as:
Description ×1
Argument ×2
Narrative ×2
The single word essay option has been removed.