Eduqas GCSE English Language Component 2 June 2022 question paper

b) Where did Mark Poulton perform his first summer season?

c) When did Mark Poulton announce he might stop performing?

You should comment on:

• what is said

• the use of language, tone and structure

• other ways the writer tries to show that Mark Poulton loves his work

You must refer to the text to support your comments, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.

To answer the following questions, you must read the account from ‘London Labour and the London Poor’ on the opposite page.

b) How much was the Punch and Judy man paid for performing at children’s

parties?

c) Give one detail to show that not everyone paid to watch a performance.

To what extent do you agree with this view?

You should comment on:

• what the Punch and Judy man says

• how he says it

You must refer to the text to support your comments.

To answer the following questions you must use both texts.

make their money.

• the impressions the Punch and Judy men give of the children who have watched their performances

• how they create these impressions

You must use the text to support your comments and make it clear which text you are referring to.

In this section you will be assessed for the quality of your writing skills.

For each question, 12 marks are awarded for communication and organisation; 8 marks are awarded for vocabulary, sentence structure, punctuation and spelling.

Think about the purpose and audience for your writing.

You should aim to write about 300–400 words for each task.

“We are told that zoos and animal parks are important for supporting endangered animals and to give people a chance to see animals they would never normally see, but surely wild animals belong in the wild, not cages and enclosures. Zoos and animal parks are not important in the twenty-first century.”

Write a letter to the newspaper giving your views on this subject.

people write about their home area, what they like about it but also what is less desirable. You decide to write an article on the topic for the travel magazine.

Write your article.

The space below can be used to plan your work.