GCE AS
B700U10-1 S25-B700U10-1
MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025 – MORNING
ENGLISH LANGUAGE – AS component 1
Analysis of Texts in Context
2 hours
B70 0 U101
01
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
A WJEC pink 16-page answer booklet.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Do not use gel pen or correction fluid.
Answer Section A and Section B.
Write your answers in the separate answer booklet provided, following the instructions on the front
of the answer booklet.
Use both sides of the paper. Write only within the white areas of the booklet.
Write the question number in the two boxes in the left-hand margin at the start of each answer,
for example 1 1 .
Leave at least two line spaces between each answer.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
Each question carries 50 marks.
The number of marks is given in brackets at the end of each question.
You are reminded that assessment will take into account the quality of written communication used
in your answers.
© WJEC CBAC Ltd. JD*(X24-B700U10-1)
, 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
/ʒ/ treasure, vision, beige /eɪ/ date, day, break
/tʃ/ cheek, latch, creature /aɪ/ fine, buy, try, lie
/dʒ/ 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. (B700U10-1)
B700U10-1 S25-B700U10-1
MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025 – MORNING
ENGLISH LANGUAGE – AS component 1
Analysis of Texts in Context
2 hours
B70 0 U101
01
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
A WJEC pink 16-page answer booklet.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Do not use gel pen or correction fluid.
Answer Section A and Section B.
Write your answers in the separate answer booklet provided, following the instructions on the front
of the answer booklet.
Use both sides of the paper. Write only within the white areas of the booklet.
Write the question number in the two boxes in the left-hand margin at the start of each answer,
for example 1 1 .
Leave at least two line spaces between each answer.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
Each question carries 50 marks.
The number of marks is given in brackets at the end of each question.
You are reminded that assessment will take into account the quality of written communication used
in your answers.
© WJEC CBAC Ltd. JD*(X24-B700U10-1)
, 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
/ʒ/ treasure, vision, beige /eɪ/ date, day, break
/tʃ/ cheek, latch, creature /aɪ/ fine, buy, try, lie
/dʒ/ 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. (B700U10-1)
