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English Language Exam A2 Question 1a

English Language Exam A2 Question 1a. Topics to Revise. Prescriptivism Orthography Plain English Church English Legal English Scientific English Global English Language of Technology PC/Gender. What to do in Q 1a. You will be directed to the first text (a)

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English Language Exam A2 Question 1a

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  1. English Language Exam A2 • Question 1a

  2. Topics to Revise Prescriptivism Orthography Plain English Church English Legal English Scientific English Global English Language of Technology PC/Gender

  3. What to do in Q 1a • You will be directed to the first text (a) • The question will always ask you to choose 2 KCs and write one paragraph on each, explaining how they differ from current Standard English • USE P-E-E-(Analyse+Context)

  4. Example of q1a • Select two examples which represent different key constituents of language. Using these examples identify and analyse the differences between the English used in the period that Text 1 was created and current English.

  5. Q 1a • AO2 and AO3 both worth 5 marks

  6. A02 • Demonstrate critical understanding of a range of concepts and issues related to the construction and analysis of meanings in spoken and written language, using knowledge of linguistic approaches

  7. AO3 • Analyse and evaluate the influence of contextual factors on the production and reception of spoken and written language, showing knowledge of the key constituents of language

  8. SECTION A: LANGUAGE DIVERSITY • Answer ALL questions. • Read the data provided on page 2 – 3 of the Source Booklet and answer the • following question. • 1. (a) Read Text 1 and answer the following question. • Select two examples which represent different key constituents of language. • Using these examples identify and analyse the differences between the English used • in the period that Text 1 was created and current English.

  9. TEXT 1 • Question 1 • This extract is from Sir Thomas Elyot’s Castel Of Helth, which is an early handbook of physiology, hygiene and diagnostics, published in 1539. • Of humours In the body of man be foure principal humours, which continuynge in the proporcion, that nature hath lymitted, the body is free frome all sycknesse. Contrary wise by the increase or diminution of any of theym in quantitie or qualitie, ouer or vnder theyr naturall assignement, inequall temperature commeth into the bodye, whiche sicknesse foloweth more or lasse, accordynge to the lapse or decaye of the temperatures of the sayd humours, whiche be these folowynge • Bloudde Choler • Fleume Melancholy

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