Text A: an original contemporary practice extract.
The canal clean-up team placed numbered collection sacks and route cards at five access points. On earlier mornings, volunteers had gathered near the main gate, leaving long stretches untouched while several people cleared the same short section. The cards now directed smaller teams to separate parts of the canal, and the numbered sacks told the collection crew where each load was waiting.
The arrangement did not divide the least appealing work fairly. The same volunteers repeatedly pulled heavy, waterlogged objects from the bank while others selected the easier litter-picking routes. The organiser introduced rotating task cards so that each team would take a turn at different kinds of work. The route system distributed people efficiently; sharing the effort required another decision.
Text B: an original contemporary practice extract.
The rowing club installed a booking board for boats and gave each equipment rack a number. Crews no longer arrived to discover that two groups expected to use the same boat, and new members could locate the correct equipment without opening every cupboard. Sessions began more promptly because reservations and storage places were visible.
The board did not ensure that end-of-session duties were shared. Some crews returned their boat and left immediately, while the next group checked straps, replaced equipment and swept the storage area. The club added a duty column to the board, rotating these checks between crews each week. Booking the boats had solved uncertainty at the start; responsibility at the end still needed to be allocated.
Both texts present practical improvements that are followed by a remaining difficulty.
What similarities do the improvements and remaining difficulties share in these extracts? Use evidence from both texts to support your answer.
834 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE English Language 2.3 Content: non-fiction study and transactional text types, covering 2.3.9 Write an article, 2.3.10 Write a letter, 2.3.11 Write a review, 2.3.12 Write a text for a speech, and 2.3.13 Write a section for a guide, textbook, leaflet or booklet. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.