English 1st Language 0500: Write Newspaper Report - P2 Topical Past Paper Questions

## Passage A: Thirst A blockade stopping ships from entering the port has caused shortages of supplies on an island. Water rationing is in place. Taps have been turned off and islanders have to make do with just one litre of drinking water a day for the months until the autumn ra…

## Passage A: Fishing with Royer The narrator and his friend Royer are going on their first fishing trip together in years. The two men have not seen each other since university, and have both married and had families in the meantime. Their proposed destination is White Cap River…

## Passage A: Stranded In 1703, Selkirk, a pirate and buccaneer who was part of a crew sailing the South Seas looking for gold and treasure, was deliberately left marooned on a remote island and forced to remain there as a castaway. In October, Stradling gave the orders to sail o…