Before the bakery opened
Text: an original contemporary personal account-style practice extract.
I attended a bread-making lesson before the bakery opened for the day. I had imagined that waiting for dough to rise would be dull, but I enjoyed watching its shape alter as the room became warmer. I was also pleased that the baker explained the purpose of each stage instead of simply giving us a list of instructions. Flour covered my sleeves, and the early start left me tired by lunchtime, yet I would happily take another lesson.
From the extract, give two aspects of the lesson that pleased the writer.
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.