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Question 162

Should the Town Festival Be Extended?

Your local council is considering extending an annual one-day town-centre festival so that it lasts for three days. Councillors have published the following evidence.

MeasureLast year's one-day festivalEstimated three-day festival
Visitors8,40022,000
Additional spending in the town centre£210,000£510,000
Cost to the council£48,000£126,000
Road closure time12 hours38 hours
Litter collected or expected3.2 tonnes8.5 tonnes
Noise complaints received or expected57140

The three-day figures are council estimates based on last year's event.

Survey groupSupport a three-day festivalOppose a three-day festivalUndecided
Town-centre businesses: 120 responses72%18%10%
All residents: 800 responses46%41%13%
Residents living within 500 metres of the festival: 200 responses28%64%8%

Write a formal report to the council in which you evaluate whether the festival should be extended to three days.

You should:

  • interpret the evidence, comparing the one-day and proposed three-day festivals
  • explain the likely effects on businesses and residents, including why the survey groups may have responded differently
  • make a justified recommendation, including any practical conditions the council should apply
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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.

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