Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 2 November 2023 question paper 1EN0/02

From lines 3–5, identify two landmarks the writer says you may see.

Read this extract.

From this extract, give two ways the writer describes the helicopter trip.

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 1–4, identify one group of people at the event.

From lines 29–32, identify one positive thing about Newcastle and Gateshead.

In this extract, the writer attempts to create excitement about Newcastle and Gateshead.

Evaluate how successfully this is achieved.

Support your views with detailed reference to the text.

The two texts show thoughts about places.

What similarities do the places 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 visiting a town or city.

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.

Your local newspaper has recently published an article with the title ‘City life has more to offer than country life’.

Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper giving your views.

In your letter, you could include:

• your views on what the benefits of city life are

• your views on any negatives of city life

• the positives and negatives of living in the country

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.

Write a review of a city or town you have lived in or visited.

In your review, you could include:

• details of the city or town

• positives and negatives about the city or town

• other people’s views of the city or town

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.