The sound missing from the local record
Original practice source: a commentary about recording a place.
A record of a place often begins with images. Sounds may also carry a particular moment: the rhythm of work, an announcement or an ordinary gathering. A short recording can preserve something a photograph does not describe on its own.
The microphone still selects. Its position, timing and the decision to keep one moment rather than another shape the account. Voices can involve people whose permission and comfort matter. An honest collection explains what was recorded and why, without claiming that a few samples contain the whole life of the place.
A culture magazine is inviting articles on the statement: “We should record the sounds of our communities as carefully as their appearance.”
Write an article for the magazine arguing your view. You may use ideas from the source and your own ideas.
60 exam-style questions on Oxford AQA IGCSE English Language 2.2.1 Writing for audience and purpose. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.