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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 1 Passages SPECIMEN PAPER
9093/01
For Examination from 2014 2 hours 15 minutes
Additional Materials:
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 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 and either Question 2 or Question 3. You should spend about 15 minutes reading the passages and questions before you start writing your answers. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. 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.
This document consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page.
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2 Answer Question 1 and either Question 2 or Question 3. 1 The following text is from an online promotion for a cruise holiday. (a) Comment on the ways in which style and language are used to sell the cruise holiday. [15]
(b) The same company decides to organise a tour of your country, using a different means of transport. Write the opening (120–150 words) for this promotion. Base your answer closely on the style and language of the original text. [10] Ivory sands, washed by neon turquoise. The sound of steel drums tinkling in the distance. And a never-ending supply of feel-good rum cocktails. It can only be one place – the Caribbean. Thomson Cruises takes you to all four corners of this sunsoaked paradise. Visit old favourites like Jamaica and St. Lucia, and spend time exploring lesser-known hideaways like Tobago and Curacao. But it doesn’t end there. The exotic shores of Colombia,
ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 1 Passages SPECIMEN PAPER
9093/01
For Examination from 2014 2 hours 15 minutes
Additional Materials:
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 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 and either Question 2 or Question 3. You should spend about 15 minutes reading the passages and questions before you start writing your answers. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. 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.
This document consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page.
© UCLES 2012
[Turn over
2 Answer Question 1 and either Question 2 or Question 3. 1 The following text is from an online promotion for a cruise holiday. (a) Comment on the ways in which style and language are used to sell the cruise holiday. [15]
(b) The same company decides to organise a tour of your country, using a different means of transport. Write the opening (120–150 words) for this promotion. Base your answer closely on the style and language of the original text. [10] Ivory sands, washed by neon turquoise. The sound of steel drums tinkling in the distance. And a never-ending supply of feel-good rum cocktails. It can only be one place – the Caribbean. Thomson Cruises takes you to all four corners of this sunsoaked paradise. Visit old favourites like Jamaica and St. Lucia, and spend time exploring lesser-known hideaways like Tobago and Curacao. But it doesn’t end there. The exotic shores of Colombia,