‘A quiet place is always the best place to do homework.’ Write an article for your school magazine giving your views on this statement.
You could consider what makes it easier to concentrate, whether different students work well in different surroundings, and whether the best choice might depend on the task or the day.
Your work will be assessed on communication and adaptation to audience and purpose (27 marks), and organisation and technical accuracy (18 marks).
281 exam-style questions on Edexcel A IGCSE English Language 1.3 Section B: Transactional Writing, covering 1.3.1 Focus of Section B, 1.3.2 Applying knowledge of text types to own writing, 1.3.3 Non-fiction writing techniques, planning and proofreading, 1.3.4 Writing an article for a magazine or newspaper, 1.3.5 Writing a speech, 1.3.6 Writing a letter, 1.3.7 Writing a guide, 1.3.8 Writing a review, and 1.3.9 Writing the text of a leaflet. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.