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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education
FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition Additional Materials:
* 9 2 8 7 0 5 3 9 2 8 *
0500/32
October/November 2011 2 hours
Answer Booklet/Paper
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet, follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer two questions: Question 1 (Section 1) and one question from Section 2. Dictionaries are not permitted. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. All questions in this paper carry equal marks.
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2 Section 1: Directed Writing 1 Read the fact file below and the magazine article (printed on the opposite page) about home-schooling. Imagine that your aunt and uncle are considering educating your cousin, a spoilt only child, at home and have asked for your opinions. Write a letter to them in which you should explain: • • • the advantages of being home schooled the reasons why home-schooling may not be advisable why you would or would not recommend home-schooling for your cousin.
Base your letter on the fact file and the magazine article. Be careful to use your own words. Begin your letter, ‘Dear Aunt and Uncle …’. You should write between 1½ and 2 sides, allowing for the size of your handwriting. Up to 10 marks are available for the content of your answer and up to 15 marks for the quality of your writing. [25]
HOME-SCHOOLING FACT FILE • • • • • The most common reason for choosing home-schooling is that parents are not satisfied with local schools. Many
FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition Additional Materials:
* 9 2 8 7 0 5 3 9 2 8 *
0500/32
October/November 2011 2 hours
Answer Booklet/Paper
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet, follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer two questions: Question 1 (Section 1) and one question from Section 2. Dictionaries are not permitted. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. All questions in this paper carry equal marks.
This document consists of 4 printed pages.
DC (CW) 35800/4 © UCLES 2011
[Turn over
2 Section 1: Directed Writing 1 Read the fact file below and the magazine article (printed on the opposite page) about home-schooling. Imagine that your aunt and uncle are considering educating your cousin, a spoilt only child, at home and have asked for your opinions. Write a letter to them in which you should explain: • • • the advantages of being home schooled the reasons why home-schooling may not be advisable why you would or would not recommend home-schooling for your cousin.
Base your letter on the fact file and the magazine article. Be careful to use your own words. Begin your letter, ‘Dear Aunt and Uncle …’. You should write between 1½ and 2 sides, allowing for the size of your handwriting. Up to 10 marks are available for the content of your answer and up to 15 marks for the quality of your writing. [25]
HOME-SCHOOLING FACT FILE • • • • • The most common reason for choosing home-schooling is that parents are not satisfied with local schools. Many