One minute for a building
An original explanation of an invented speaking event.
For our next lunchtime event, each speaker will have one minute to describe a building they pass regularly. It need not be famous, beautiful or especially old. A bus shelter, a row of garages or an ordinary shop can provide enough material if the speaker notices something particular about it.
We have asked speakers not to show photographs during their minute. A photograph would immediately settle many questions about the building's appearance, allowing the speaker to point instead of choosing a precise description. We also want listeners to compare the different pictures they form in their minds before seeing the building. After everyone has spoken, photographs may be shared and those differences discussed. The restriction is part of the exercise, not a claim that pictures are an inferior way to record a place.
In your own words, explain two reasons why speakers are asked not to show photographs during their minute.
528 exam-style questions on WJEC GCSE English Language 3.1 Section A (20%) – Reading, covering 3.1.1 Understanding description, narration and exposition texts, 3.1.2 Range of continuous and non-continuous texts, 3.1.3 Short and extended response question types, and 3.1.4 Editing task at word, sentence and text level. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.