An early morning walk
Source A: an original contemporary non-fiction-style account.
“For one month, I walked before breakfast on weekdays. I left at six thirty and followed a loop through the park and past the bakery, returning in time for the school run. The first week felt like a punishment I had arranged for myself. By the second, I recognised the same dog walkers and the delivery driver who left crates behind the café. I did not track my speed or distance beyond knowing the route took about half an hour.
The morning was not empty; it was occupied by people whose work usually happened outside my attention. A city waking up is an attractive phrase, but some of its people have never been asleep that night. Watching them made my quiet walk feel less like an escape from ordinary life and more like an entrance into another part of it. I enjoyed the habit, yet I distrust advice that presents early rising as a measure of character. Rest is not laziness, and a person finishing a night shift has no need of my sunrise sermon.”
Source B: an original nineteenth-century-style letter or account, written for practice; this is not an archival document.
“I have lately taken to walking before the shops open, when the town appears, at first glance, to belong to birds and a few energetic souls. This appearance is corrected at the baker's door. There, men who began work while I was sleeping are already carrying out the day's first loaves. The milk cart and the street sweeper further disturb any claim that I have discovered a world of innocent leisure.
Early air is pleasant, and I recommend it to those whose circumstances allow. I cannot recommend the pride with which some walkers describe their virtue in leaving bed. They forget that the hour has different meanings for different occupations. One man's admirable beginning is another's long-awaited end. Let us enjoy the morning without converting the clock into a judge. A refreshed mind is useful; a refreshed sense of superiority is less so.”
Refer to both sources. Infer the differences in the routines and workers encountered on the walks. Write a summary supported by details from both sources.
160 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE English Language 6.2 Content, covering 6.2.1 Reading sources: non-fiction and literary non-fiction, 6.2.2 Time periods of the sources, 6.2.3 Choice of genre, and 6.2.4 Section B writing task. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.