The untranslated phrase
The volunteers translating the exhibition guide did not disagree about every sentence. One problem was a local expression whose meaning depended on the speaker's tone. Another was a place name with two accepted spellings, only one of which matched the entrance sign. The original writer had also shortened several sentences to fit the layout, leaving unclear what two pronouns referred to. Our first translated version was longer than the allocated space. The designer needed the wording that afternoon, but the person who could clarify the expression was still travelling.
Describe the difficulties of preparing the translated guide. You may support your points with brief quotations.
232 exam-style questions on Edexcel A IGCSE English Language 1.2 Section A: Non-fiction Texts, covering 1.2.1 Focus of Section A, 1.2.2 Reading challenging non-fiction in preparation for the unseen text, 1.2.3 Reading substantial and extended texts, 1.2.4 Skills of interpretation and analysis, 1.2.5 Range of non-fiction forms, 1.2.6 Literary non-fiction text types, 1.2.7 Transient texts excluded from assessment, 1.2.8 The anthology as a supporting resource, and 1.2.9 Digital location of texts. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.