Enjoyment without being the best
Original practice source: a commentary about skill and enjoyment.
Improvement can deepen enjoyment. Someone who gains control of a difficult movement may discover possibilities which the first attempt did not offer. Practice need not be a punishment endured before the pleasure begins.
Yet an activity can matter without becoming a test of exceptional ability. A modest contribution, a familiar routine or time shared with others may remain enjoyable even when the person does not progress rapidly. The useful question is what the activity offers, not whether every interest can become evidence of talent or a plan for future achievement.
A national newspaper is running an essay competition on the statement: “There is little point in doing something unless you are good at it.”
Write an essay for the competition 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 Section B: Directed writing, covering 2.2.1 Writing for audience and purpose, 2.2.2 Responding to multiple and diverse demands, and 2.2.3 Writing linked to the Section A sources. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.