When I entered the glasshouse, the paths were empty and every sound seemed enlarged: water dripped from the overhead pipes and a ventilation fan sighed behind the palms. The air felt suspended, as if the building had not quite woken. Then the staff unlocked the outer doors. Within minutes, families pressed around the map stand, wheels clicked over the paving and questions crossed the humid air. The earlier hush had vanished, although the place did not feel disorderly; visitors moved slowly beneath the leaves, looking upwards.
From the passage, select two words or phrases that show the contrast between the atmosphere before and after the doors are opened.
Explain how one of your selected words or phrases helps to convey the change in atmosphere.
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.