Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 2 June 2025 question paper 1EN0/02

From lines 1–3, identify two things the writer says were caused by the hurricane winds.

Read this extract.

From the extract, give two things Christine Brandt says about the trees.

You may use your own words or quotations from the text.

Analyse how the writer uses language and structure to interest and engage the reader.

In your answer you should write about:

• language features and techniques

• structural techniques

• the effect on the reader.

Support your views with detailed reference to the text.

From lines 5–10, identify one thing the children did in the snow.

From lines 32–37, identify one thing the writer says about the snow.

In this extract, the writer attempts to create strong feelings about an event.

Evaluate how successfully this is achieved.

Support your views with detailed reference to the text.

The two texts talk about significant weather events.

What similarities do the weather events share in these extracts?

Use evidence from both texts to support your answer.

Compare how the writers of Text 1 and Text 2 present ideas and perspectives about difficult situations.

You should write about:

• the ideas and perspectives

• how they are presented

• how they are similar/different.

Support your answer with detailed references to the texts.

Write a section for a guide giving advice to people on how to raise funds for communities in need.

In your section, you could include:

• reasons why communities might need funds

• the ways that people can raise funds to help communities

• what effect the fundraising can have on the communities

as well as any other ideas you might have.

* Your response will be marked for the accurate and appropriate use of vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar.

A newspaper has published an article with the title ‘Public transport must be able to manage in extreme weather’.

Write the text for a speech you will give to your peers giving your views.

In your speech, you could include:

• the different types of public transport people use

• why people need to be able to rely on public transport

• the difficulties caused to public transport by extreme weather

as well as any other ideas you might have.

* Your response will be marked for the accurate and appropriate use of vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and grammar.