What do you learn from Ben Leachs article about the issues and concerns regarding the building of wind farms?

Now read Source 2, the article and the picture which goes with it called, Up, up and away – the day that armchair travel really took off by Valentine Low.

2. Explain how the headline and picture are effective and how they link to the text.        (8 mark)

        

Now read Source 3, Storm at sea, which is an extract from a non-fiction book.

3 Explain some of the thoughts and feelings Claire Francis has during the storm.                (8 marks)

Now you need to refer to Source 3 Storm at sea and either Source 1 or Source 2. You are going to compare the two texts, one of which you have chosen.

4 Compare the different ways in which language is used for effect in the two texts. Give some examples and analyse the effects.                                                                         (16 marks)

        

SECTION B: WRITING

Sometimes difficult decisions have to be made. Describe a decision that you, or someone you know, had to make and explain the consequences. Your piece will appear in the ‘Real Lives’ section of your local newspaper.