Skip to content

Course home

Sign up

2.4 Section B: Writing for audience, impact and purpose – content

MediumHard
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176
Question 126

A local council is considering changing how the town centre is lit between midnight and 5 a.m.

At present, all street lights and decorative lights remain on. Under the council’s proposal, lights would be switched off in little-used side streets and around closed buildings. Lighting would remain on along main walking routes and at pedestrian crossings and bus stops.

The council has published this information:

Consultation groupNumber of responsesPercentage supporting the proposalMost common concern
Local residents48068%Some routes may feel less safe
Town-centre business owners7541%The area may seem less welcoming to visitors
People who regularly travel through the town centre after midnight9029%Their journeys may become more difficult
Estimated annual cost of town-centre lightingAmount
Current system£180,000
Proposed system£105,000

Write the words of a speech to be delivered at a public council meeting in which you argue whether the proposed changes to town-centre lighting should go ahead.

You should:

  • describe how the town centre might feel after midnight if the proposal is introduced
  • explain what the consultation evidence suggests, including the differences between the groups
  • evaluate the competing concerns and justify a clear recommendation to the council
[40]
Markscheme

2.4 Section B: Writing for audience, impact and purpose – content Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /English Language
  3. /2.4 Section B: Writing for audience, impact and purpose – content

206 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE English Language 2.4 Section B: Writing for audience, impact and purpose – content, covering 2.4.2 Range of non-fiction forms produced. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

Question bank