A-level
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 1 Language, the individual and society
Thursday 23 May 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
7702/1
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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
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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.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 1 Language, the individual and society
Thursday 23 May 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
7702/1
, 2
There are no questions printed on this page
, 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 ►
, 4
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.
