Functional Skills Certificate
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English 4973W (Leisure)
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Version 1.0
Writing Entry 3
Mark Scheme
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November 2011 – June 2012
Entry Level 3 Writing Skills Standard: Write texts with some adaptation to the
intended audience.
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A new leisure centre is to be built in your area. The owners have decided that
it will provide sporting activities and other activities for local people. They
have asked people in the town to let them know what activities the centre
could provide.
Write a letter to the centre manager, Mr. Hudson, to suggest activities you
think the leisure centre should provide.
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write a plan
write in full sentences
use punctuation
check your spellings.
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Remember to:
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Candidates should be awarded marks by using the following marking grid:
Range and Coverage
Marks
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Planning, drafting and organisation / sequence writing logically
and clearly
No relevant information
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Plan completed
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The letter shows the candidate’s ability to present information that is
relevant and that is sequenced logically and clearly.
 For brief responses or those where expression impairs the
clarity of communication, award 1 mark
 For more detailed, clearly expressed responses, award 2
marks
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Use of grammar and punctuation
Demonstrates ability to use compound sentences, including verb-tense
and subject-verb agreement, common conjunctions such as: but, and,
if, or etc
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Demonstrates ability to use full stops and, when appropriate, question
marks
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Demonstrates ability to use capital letters to begin sentences and for
proper nouns
Spelling
The correct spelling of common words
 Reasonable accuracy: 1 mark
 Almost all spelling of common words accurate: 2 marks
Total
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Leisure Centre
COMPETITION
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How will the centre be good for you?
PRIZE: Free membership for a year.
Enter by email to the manager, Mr Hudson
[email protected]
Write a formal email for this competition.
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Remember to:
 write a plan
 write in full sentences
 use punctuation
 check your spellings.
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You should include:
 information on the activities available at the centre
 why going to the centre would be a good thing to do.
Candidates should be awarded marks by using the following marking grid:
Range and Coverage
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2
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Planning, drafting and organisation / sequence writing logically
and clearly
No relevant information
Plan completed
The email shows the candidate’s ability to present information that is
relevant and that is sequenced logically and clearly
 For brief responses or those where expression impairs the
clarity of communication, award 1 mark
 For more detailed clearly expressed responses, award 2 marks
Marks
available
M
Use of grammar and punctuation
Demonstrates ability to use compound sentences, including verbtense and subject-verb agreement, common conjunctions such as:
but, and, if, or etc
1
1
Demonstrates ability to use full stops and, where appropriate, question
marks
1
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Demonstrates ability to use capital letters to begin sentences and for
proper nouns
Spelling
The correct spelling of common words
 Reasonable accuracy: 1 mark
 Almost all spelling of common words accurate: 2 marks
Total
Total marks for the paper = 16
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