Text A: an original contemporary personal-account-style practice extract.

When our pottery class opened the kiln, the bowls were pale grey rather than the deep green shown on the tutor's sample. I had already decided that mine was a failure. The tutor carried it towards the window and turned it in the daylight. Against the paler surface, the fine lines I had pressed into the clay were clearer than they had been on the original design.

She recorded the kiln temperature and the position of each bowl before asking us whether we wanted to keep what we had made or produce a replacement. She did not immediately add the grey finish to the class sample board. Over the next two sessions, she fired several test tiles to find out whether the result could be repeated. Only then did it appear beside the planned green as another possible finish.

Text B: an original contemporary report-style practice extract.

A Saturday walking group reached a closed footbridge and had to abandon its usual route to the viewpoint. Using a street map, the walk leader found a longer way through nearby lanes. The group arrived later than planned, but one member observed that the steadier climb had allowed her to reach the viewpoint without taking her usual rest.

By the following week, the footbridge had reopened. The leader nevertheless walked the alternative route again, timing it and checking a road crossing along the way. The group's route list now includes both journeys: the original is shorter, while the alternative is offered for walks intended to suit a wider range of experience. The closure did not permanently redirect every walk, but it revealed a useful option that the group had previously overlooked.