Our shop, our village
In this question you will be assessed for the quality of your writing skills. 12 marks are awarded for communication and organisation; 8 marks are awarded for vocabulary, sentence structure, spelling and punctuation.
You should aim to write about 300 to 400 words.
The only shop in your village, which also houses the post office, is to close because its owners are retiring and no buyer has been found. A public meeting has been called to discuss whether residents should club together to buy the shop and run it themselves.
Write a speech to persuade residents to support this plan.
Write your speech.
60 exam-style questions on Eduqas GCSE English Language 2.2.1 Two compulsory transactional/persuasive tasks. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.