Festivals and

Fairs
 4 Marks
AO 5 Minutes

1
Read again the first part of Source A, lines 1 14.

Choose four statements below which are TRUE.

Shade the boxes of the ones you think are true.

Choose a maximum of four statements.

A Anton is standing in the water, covered in mud.

B Anton is being carried away by the current.

C Glastonbury is a scene of near-total devastation.

D The moorings of the tent are floating down the hillside.

E The writer is shivering and caught in a thunderstorm.

F Half-naked people are running after their tents.

G At first, the writer was not pleased to be sent to Glastonbury.

H The writer was not surprised to find it was wet and muddy.
 4 Marks
AO 5 Minutes

1
Read again the first part of Source A, lines 1 14.

Choose four statements below which are TRUE.

Shade the boxes of the ones you think are true.

Choose a maximum of four statements.

A Anton is standing in the water, covered in mud.

B Anton is being carried away by the current.

C Glastonbury is a scene of near-total devastation.

D The moorings of the tent are floating down the hillside.

E The writer is shivering and caught in a thunderstorm.

F Half-naked people are running after their tents.

G At first, the writer was not pleased to be sent to

Glastonbury.
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8 Marks

8 Minutes

1
You need to refer to source A and source B for this question.

The things to do at Glastonbury Festival and Greenwich Fair are

different.

Use details from both sources to write a summary of the

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 Glastonbury Festival and Greenwich Fair are immensely
different places with different activities. Glastonbury is a
music festival with amazing acts performing on stage
outdoors to crowds of people willing to attend whether it
snows or rains. It is a very light-hearted festival despite the
weather most years and people make their way to
Glastonbury from all over the United Kingdom.
Greenwich Fair, on the other hand, is a very different
attraction with a very different atmosphere. This is a fair of
old, with people travelling by omnibus and carriage instead
of by train to get there. Music isnt the main focus of this
fair although it is full of many shantys and songs played by
fair goers.
Children play games at Greenwich, and it is full of stalls
and food. Glastonbury is a rainy festival of amazing music
and a cheerful atmosphere, Greenwich, although it has the
same2 atmosphere,
All Level 4 marks. is a festival in which people get together
to have fun doing many things.
Statements show difference and there is an inference
attempted on both texts. There is little textual detail.
Glastonbury and Greenwich Fair both hugely popular events, but
incredibly different in their content. Glastonbury, not only a modern
festival, is all about the live music and brining all different styles together
(1950s, pop, alternative etc), whereas Greenwich Fair is something much
more theatrical, with shops and band parades and pantomimes and
various other dramatic presentations.
From the descriptions in atmosphere, they are also hugely different.
Glastonbury is described to have a very safe family friendly atmosphere
according to people taking part. Apart from the fact that it seems to look
like a near-total devastation, everyone seems relatively calm, happy and
friendly.
However, this does not seem to be the case at Greenwich. Charles
Dickens describes it with the firing of pistols, the ringing of bells, the
bellowing of speaking trumpets among other things. This gives a crazy,
almost out of hand picture of something people in this day and age may
expect to be more civilised (Victorian 1839). The drinking and smoking in
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the rowdiness of the games played and the attitudes towards
women especially make the fair seem like one huge brawl, though also
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12 Marks

12

2
You now need to refer only to source B, Dickens description of the fair
itself,
Minutes

(line 19 to the end).

How does Dickens use language to make you, the reader, feel part of
the fair? x4
You must focus on the effect 1) Use your topic sentence to make a
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Semantic field Simile Asyndetic list Adjective Adverb

A variety of devices are used in Source B by Dickens to invite the reader
into the atmosphere of the fair. One of these is the selection of unusual
verbs in lines 28-31 which when placed into such a long list have an
impressive cumulative effect upon the image produced. Particularly
notable among these is the showmens hallooing, an onomatopoeia
which not only directly demonstrates the sound created but also
encompasses a wider range of sounds and the bawdy nature of the
mens hawking and the fair itself.
Another device which assists in the presentation of the fair is
Dickens use of colloquial speech when referring to people at the fair.
When the man running the theatre show invites potential customers to
pray come forerd Dickens is not only directly increasing the
description of the fair but also increasing the credibility of the text
through the use of naturalistic speech. This makes the whole image that
bit more believable.
Dickens also uses juxtaposition to produce a vivid image of the fair.
When Dickens asks the reader to imagine themselves in a crowd which
moves
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repeated movement,
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16 Marks

20

3 Minutes
For this question you need to refer to the whole of source A
together with the whole of source B.

Compare how the writers have conveyed their views and

perspectives of the conflict and challenges they have faced or face.

In your answer, you could:

compare their different ideas and perspectives

compare the methods they use to convey their ideas and
perspectives
support your response with references to both texts.

This is the most important word in the question as it is

asking you to write about the effects of the language
through the techniques that the writers have used.
 One difference I immediately picked up between Elizabeth Days and
Charles Dickens pieces of writing was that Days view on
Glastonbury was much less positive then Dickens on Greenwich. Day
was expecting much less than Dickens and is why she was the more
praiseful about her trip. Where Day uses adjectives such as healthy
and brilliant Dickens uses noise or present seemingly keeping his
true opinion hidden. These words could mean he is amused by these
activities or that he is disappointed while Day pleasantly appreciates
even the fact that people are still smiling after a 6 hour
thunderstorm. Line 35 and 36 confirm Days impressed nature
towards the soaked through people of Glastonbury. Moreover, Day
was less reluctant to talk to those at the festival than Dickens was.
This may be because there is a more unsafe atmosphere about the
place. Charles Dickens describes the peoples movement more
dangerously, as they force their way up the steps and earlier roll
along at their utmost speed. Even though the weather is much more
friendly in Greenwich in 1839, the people seem not. By looking at the
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enjoyed Glastonbury more than Charles Dickens enjoyed Greenwich.
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Elizabeth Day has a very negative view of the Glastonbury before she
actually visits the festival. She tells us my reaction was one of undiluted
horror when she is given the assignment. Her negative view also seems to
be conveyed in the opening paragraphs when she uses vocabulary like
devastation, shivering and disaster she implies that Glastonbury is a
very unpleasant place to be.
By contrast, Dickens doesnt actually tell us his view of Greenwich Fair
but he describes the experience of actually being there. Though he
presents us with similar sounding negative aspects of the fair, dust flies in
the clouds, crowded with people, ladies scream with fright, his tone
suggests its still a popular and happy place to be as he states Everybody
is anxious to be at the fair.
Elizabeth Days views change as a result of her experience of
Glastonbury itself. She begins to paint a picture of a happy and civilised
place despite the hardships. She uses noun phrases like well spoken degree
students, broad grins, tuxedo jackets, polite chit-chat to make this sound
All Level 4 16 marks.
like a ball or a prom rather than camping in a field. Even the drizzle is
described as polite.
Shows a detailed understanding of the different views and
Dickens methods are very different however. Dickens uses lengthy
experiences in both texts.
complex sentences packed with lists, for example, lines 4-7 and lines 27-32
to convey the assault on the senses that is Greenwich Fair. He still seems
Analyses a range of methods, supported by judicious quotations.
enthusiastic in his view as he wants the reader to experience it with him
you are in the very centre of the fair. Both writers enjoy their experience
Perceptive comparison.
but in different ways and to different degrees. Day concludes by saying its
AO QUESTION 5 40 Marks

5 45
Minutes

&6Festivals and fairs should be banned. They encourage bad

behaviour and are disruptive to local communities.

Write a letter to your local newspaper in which you argue

for or against this statement.
(24 marks for content and organisation
16 marks for accuracy)

These are the most important words in the question as

they tell you the form and purpose of your writing
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