A House Somewhere (60 minutes)
Source material
Festina Tarde (Make Haste Slowly) by Frances Mayes
– from page 59 (beginning of the text) to p60 (‘Apparently our contractor.’)
A TV production company is making a popular short programme entitled ‘House Renovation
Abroad.’ As the presenter of this show, write the script introducing a section on the problems
faced by Frances Mayes and her husband as they attempt to settle in to Elizabeth’s house.’
You should adapt the source material, using your own words as far as possible.
Your script should be approximately 300 – 400 words in length.
In your adaptation you should:
• use language appropriately to address purpose and audience
• write accurately and coherently, applying relevant ideas and concepts.
(25 marks)
2 (ii)
commenting on the following:
• how language and form have been used to suit audience and purpose
• how vocabulary and other stylistic features have been used to shape meaning and
achieve particular effects.
You should aim to write about 150 – 250 words in this commentary.
Write a commentary which explains the choices you made when writing your script(15 marks)