Eduqas GCSE English Language Component 2 June 2024 question paper

b) Who told Sally that she should attempt to swim the Channel?

c) Name one activity that Sally thinks she might like to learn to do after retiring from

swimming.

You should comment on:

• what readers are told about Sally Minty-Gravett’s sea and Channel swimming

• the use of language, tone and structure

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

To answer the following questions read the account on the opposite page of Captain Matthew Webb’s attempt to swim the English Channel.

b) How long did Captain Webb think his Channel swim would take?

c) What could be heard as Captain Webb came close to completing his swim?

successful, until the very end of Arthur Payne’s account.” To what extent do you agree with this view? You should comment on:

• what the writer says

• how the writer says it.

You must refer to the text to support your comments.

To answer the following questions you must use texts.

Captain Webb and Sally Minty-Gravett on their Channel swims. You should make it clear which text you are referring to.

• what makes Sally Minty-Gravett and Captain Webb successful Channel swimmers

• how the writers show what makes them successful Channel swimmers.

You must use the text to support your answers 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.

Write what you would say in your talk.

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