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A-level
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 1 Language, the individual and society
Thursday 23 May 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
an AQA 12-page answer book
the Insert for Section A (enclosed).
Instructions
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7702/1.
There are two sections:
– Section A: Textual variations and representations
– Section B: Children’s language development.
Answer all questions from Section A.
Answer either Question 4 or Question 5 from Section B.
Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
There are 25 marks for Question 1, 25 marks for Question 2 and 20 marks for Question 3.
There are 30 marks for either Question 4 or Question 5.
You will be marked on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
A set of phonemic symbols can be found on the back of this paper, for reference.
Advice
It is recommended that you use:
– 30 minutes reading and preparing the texts
– 30 minutes writing your Question 1 answer
– 30 minutes writing your Question 2 answer
– 20 minutes writing your Question 3 answer
– 40 minutes writing your Section B answer.
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There are no questions printed on this page
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Section A
Textual variations and representations
Answer all questions from this section.
Text A and Text B are on the Insert.
Text A is from the launch of the Apple Music service in front of a live audience. Tim Cook is the
Chief Executive of Apple and Jimmy Iovine is the owner of a record label. Images are projected on a
large screen behind the presenters throughout their talk.
Text B is an advert for a Graphophone from Munsey’s Magazine in 1906.
0 1 Analyse how Text A uses language to create meanings and representations.
[25 marks]
0 2 Analyse how Text B uses language to create meanings and representations.
[25 marks]
0 3 Explore the similarities and differences in the ways that Text A and Text B use language.
[20 marks]
Turn over for Section B
Turn over ►
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Section B
Children’s language development
Answer either Question 4 or Question 5 from this section.
Either
0 4 ‘Adults play the most important role in children’s language development.’
Referring to Data Set 1 in detail, and to relevant ideas from language study, evaluate this
view of children’s language development.
[30 marks]
Transcription key:
(.) pause of less than a second
(2.0) longer pause (number of seconds indicated)
bold stressed syllables
[italics] contextual information
CAPITAL LETTERS indicates raised volume
? indicates questioning intonation
// indicates a phonemic transcription
simultaneous speech
A set of phonemic symbols can be found on the back of the Insert and also on the back of this paper,
for reference.
IB/G/Jun24/7702/1
A-level
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 1 Language, the individual and society
Thursday 23 May 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
an AQA 12-page answer book
the Insert for Section A (enclosed).
Instructions
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7702/1.
There are two sections:
– Section A: Textual variations and representations
– Section B: Children’s language development.
Answer all questions from Section A.
Answer either Question 4 or Question 5 from Section B.
Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
There are 25 marks for Question 1, 25 marks for Question 2 and 20 marks for Question 3.
There are 30 marks for either Question 4 or Question 5.
You will be marked on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
A set of phonemic symbols can be found on the back of this paper, for reference.
Advice
It is recommended that you use:
– 30 minutes reading and preparing the texts
– 30 minutes writing your Question 1 answer
– 30 minutes writing your Question 2 answer
– 20 minutes writing your Question 3 answer
– 40 minutes writing your Section B answer.
IB/G/Jun24/G4005/E7
, 2
There are no questions printed on this page
IB/G/Jun24/7702/1
, 3
Section A
Textual variations and representations
Answer all questions from this section.
Text A and Text B are on the Insert.
Text A is from the launch of the Apple Music service in front of a live audience. Tim Cook is the
Chief Executive of Apple and Jimmy Iovine is the owner of a record label. Images are projected on a
large screen behind the presenters throughout their talk.
Text B is an advert for a Graphophone from Munsey’s Magazine in 1906.
0 1 Analyse how Text A uses language to create meanings and representations.
[25 marks]
0 2 Analyse how Text B uses language to create meanings and representations.
[25 marks]
0 3 Explore the similarities and differences in the ways that Text A and Text B use language.
[20 marks]
Turn over for Section B
Turn over ►
IB/G/Jun24/7702/1
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Section B
Children’s language development
Answer either Question 4 or Question 5 from this section.
Either
0 4 ‘Adults play the most important role in children’s language development.’
Referring to Data Set 1 in detail, and to relevant ideas from language study, evaluate this
view of children’s language development.
[30 marks]
Transcription key:
(.) pause of less than a second
(2.0) longer pause (number of seconds indicated)
bold stressed syllables
[italics] contextual information
CAPITAL LETTERS indicates raised volume
? indicates questioning intonation
// indicates a phonemic transcription
simultaneous speech
A set of phonemic symbols can be found on the back of the Insert and also on the back of this paper,
for reference.
IB/G/Jun24/7702/1
