A local council is deciding what to do with an unused covered market hall. It has announced that it currently prefers removing the hall because this proposal has ‘the strongest public support and offers the best value’. Councillors intend to vote on the proposal at their next meeting.
The council published the following information.
| Proposal | Immediate cost | Residents naming it as their first choice, out of 800 responses | Expected effect on the site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repair the hall | £48,000 | 286 | A covered space remains available for different community activities |
| Convert the hall into a permanent study and meeting space | £72,000 | 214 | The building has one main purpose throughout the year |
| Remove the hall and create a public square | £31,000 | 300 | The site becomes an outdoor space and the hall cannot be restored later |
Write a letter responding to the council’s announcement. Decide whether councillors should proceed with the planned vote, and ask them to take one clearly justified action before any permanent work begins.
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.