GCE A LEVEL
A700U10-1 S25-A700U10-1
WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025 – AFTERNOON
ENGLISH LANGUAGE – A level component 1
Language Concepts and Issues
2 hours
A70 0 U101
01
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
A WJEC pink 16-page answer booklet.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Answer Question 1 in Section A and one question in Section B.
Write your answers in the separate answer booklet provided.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
Each section carries 60 marks.
The number of marks is given in brackets at the end of each question. As a guide, you are advised
to spend one hour on Section A and one hour on Section B.
You are reminded that assessment will take into account the quality of written communication used
in your answers.
© WJEC CBAC Ltd. JD*(X23-A700U10-1)
, 2
List of phonemic symbols for English
Consonants Vowels: pure
/p/ pot, hop, hope /æ/ tap, cat
/b/ bat, tub, ruby /ɑː/ star, heart, palm
/t/ ten, bit, stun /iː/ feet, sea, machine
/d/ dog, bad, spade /ɪ/ sit, busy, hymn
/k/ cat, lock, school /e/ bet, instead, many
/g/ gap, big, struggle /ɒ/ pot, odd, want
/s/ city, loss, master /ɔː/ bought, saw, port, war
/z/ zero, roses, buzz /ʊ/ book, good, put
/f/ fit, phone, cough, coffee /uː/ food, two, rude, group
/v/ van, love, gravy /ʌ/ but, love, blood
/θ/ thin, bath, ethos /ɜː/ fur, bird, word, learn
/ð/ this, either, smooth /ə/ about, driver
/ʃ/ ship, sure, rush, sensational Vowels: diphthongs
/3/ treasure, vision, beige /eɪ/ date, day, break
/tʃ/ cheek, latch, creature /aɪ/ fine, buy, try, lie
/d3/ jet, smudge, wage, soldier /ɔɪ/ noise, boy
/m/ map, ham, summer /aʊ/ sound, cow
/n/ not, son, snow, sunny /əʊ/ coat, know, dome
/ŋ/ sing, anger, planks /ɪə/ near, here, steer
/h/ hat, whole, behind /eə/ dare, fair, pear
/w/ wit, one, where, quick /ʊə/ jury, cure
/j/ yet, useful, cure, few Glottal stop
/r/ rat, wrote, borrow /ʔ/ bottle, football
/l/ lot, steel, solid
© WJEC CBAC Ltd. (A700U10-1)
A700U10-1 S25-A700U10-1
WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025 – AFTERNOON
ENGLISH LANGUAGE – A level component 1
Language Concepts and Issues
2 hours
A70 0 U101
01
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
A WJEC pink 16-page answer booklet.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Answer Question 1 in Section A and one question in Section B.
Write your answers in the separate answer booklet provided.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
Each section carries 60 marks.
The number of marks is given in brackets at the end of each question. As a guide, you are advised
to spend one hour on Section A and one hour on Section B.
You are reminded that assessment will take into account the quality of written communication used
in your answers.
© WJEC CBAC Ltd. JD*(X23-A700U10-1)
, 2
List of phonemic symbols for English
Consonants Vowels: pure
/p/ pot, hop, hope /æ/ tap, cat
/b/ bat, tub, ruby /ɑː/ star, heart, palm
/t/ ten, bit, stun /iː/ feet, sea, machine
/d/ dog, bad, spade /ɪ/ sit, busy, hymn
/k/ cat, lock, school /e/ bet, instead, many
/g/ gap, big, struggle /ɒ/ pot, odd, want
/s/ city, loss, master /ɔː/ bought, saw, port, war
/z/ zero, roses, buzz /ʊ/ book, good, put
/f/ fit, phone, cough, coffee /uː/ food, two, rude, group
/v/ van, love, gravy /ʌ/ but, love, blood
/θ/ thin, bath, ethos /ɜː/ fur, bird, word, learn
/ð/ this, either, smooth /ə/ about, driver
/ʃ/ ship, sure, rush, sensational Vowels: diphthongs
/3/ treasure, vision, beige /eɪ/ date, day, break
/tʃ/ cheek, latch, creature /aɪ/ fine, buy, try, lie
/d3/ jet, smudge, wage, soldier /ɔɪ/ noise, boy
/m/ map, ham, summer /aʊ/ sound, cow
/n/ not, son, snow, sunny /əʊ/ coat, know, dome
/ŋ/ sing, anger, planks /ɪə/ near, here, steer
/h/ hat, whole, behind /eə/ dare, fair, pear
/w/ wit, one, where, quick /ʊə/ jury, cure
/j/ yet, useful, cure, few Glottal stop
/r/ rat, wrote, borrow /ʔ/ bottle, football
/l/ lot, steel, solid
© WJEC CBAC Ltd. (A700U10-1)
