The activity beyond its original setting

Text A: an original contemporary practice extract.

The community sound walk was due to follow the river path, stopping at places where the group could listen for different sounds. When heavy rain began, the path became too slippery to use. I moved the group to the covered arcade nearby and shortened the route. I had brought small recorders, so people could listen to sounds captured earlier along the river. Rather than play every recording myself, I asked the group to choose which ones we should hear. We still paused between recordings to notice sounds around us.

Text B: an original contemporary practice extract.

I had planned a drop-in sketching session in the market square, where people could draw the stalls and the movement around them. A delivery lorry arrived unexpectedly and took up the space we had booked. We carried the drawing boards to the library foyer, where a broad window looked out towards the square. I gave everyone a choice: sketch what they could see through the glass, or draw an object from the market that a stallholder had lent us. The setting was less lively than the square, but people still compared what they had noticed and added their own ideas.

What similarities are there in the ways the organisers adapt their activities? Explain what these shared features suggest about the experience both organisers want participants to have. Use evidence from both texts to support your answer.