PAPER 2 Writing (2 hours) Tip St General Tips «itis essential to spend at least 10 minutes planning your writing, Yourwork must be wel- orgarised with clear linking between sentences and paragraphs. *+ You do not have time to wite out a rough answer and then a neat copy. if you have planned property, this wil not be necessary. You should have a clear heginning, middle and end for each piece you write. ‘You must think clearly ebout who you are writing to~do you need a formal or informal style? You must use an appropriate layout forthe task (especialy reports and leaflets, for example). ‘+ Make time to check your grammer and spelling. ‘Aso check that you have included all the necessary content points. Do.write legibly, with very clear gaps between paragraphs. ‘You can use either Brtish or American English spelling, but don't mix them up. + Do make sute your answer isnot too short. Getting your writing near to the rumberof words. specified is all part of the task. IF you write much too much, you are probably wasting your time, as you will probably be \wrting things which are irelevart. If this isthe case, you will lose marks Tips for Part 1 ‘In Part the most important thine is how well ou do the task. Make sure you coverall the points in the question. + Donot ‘use yourimagination’ and invent lots of extra detalls— this is for Part 2! * Make sure that you use information from all the input texts. You wil need to combine ard process the information before you can even start writing your plan. ‘= As fat as possible, do not copy from the question paper. You must use the ideas infront of You, but your own words to express them. Tips for Part 2 * In Part 2 there is more scope for you to invent and be imaginative. But do choose questions You feel comfortable with ~now is not the time to experiment! + {In particular, if you are not familiar with English in the workplace, you should probably avoid Question 5, TEST 1, PAPER 2 nea