The Tent, the Bucket and Me

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Model answers for Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4. Analysis and breakdown of all questions and answers provided Success criteria Exam walkthrough tasks Timings Exam tips and advice StudentConsensushaslongseensleepingasunnecessaryandfrivolous,somethinghealthprofessionalsmeaninglesslyrambleonabout.Thisseemssomewhatunfaironboththehardworkingmedicalsectorandourownwell-being.Farfrommeaningless,sleepoffersasolution:itrejuvenatesourbodiesfromthemercilesspressureteachersexertuponus.Sleephasthepowertoenergiseandprepareusforourupcomingexams-sowhyarewedesperatelytryingtostayawake? Like Emma Kennedy I suffered the indignities of camping all my young life and teenage years, oh the ignominy of it. She has successfully helped me to access and remember many incidents mostly hilarious, and some rather painfully embarrassing moments that I may choose to share in later blog posts.

Thiswasserious.Norummy,nowhist,nobeggarmyneighbour.Wewereskatingintoacatastrophe.Nowallwehadtolookforwardtowassittingaroundandstaringateachother.'Perhaps,'Ichippedin,inanefforttohelp,'wecouldinventanewgameusingallthosecorks?'Myparentsturnedandstaredatme.'Andwe'vestillgottheSlinky...'QuitewhatweweregoingtodowiththeSlinkyinatentwithnostairswasanothermatterbutbeforethatconundrumcouldbeunravelled,afat,splashingraindroplandedsquareonmyfather'sforehead. A couple of years ago, I went to the launch of Emma Kennedy's first book; How To Bring Up Your Parents. I had a great time and got drunk with the stars of stage and screen. Emma was absolutely lovely and the book was very funny. Offers all you could ask for in terms of lovingly remembered period details, comical pratfalls and well-justified swearing Daily Mail can’treallyrememberbutIput“Areyoulivingthroughyourscreens?”andtalkedabouthowfalseadvertisementscanleadtospendingmoreonfarawayholidays.ForagainstiputthatsomearelivingthroughtheirscreensbyjustwatchingtheseplacesonatravelshowwhenyoucangooutandseethemforlifeexperienceSamehere,reallyhappywithhowitallwent Thoughtallthequestionswerereallykind!Whatdidyouputforthe4truestatementscauseInevertrustwhatIputeventhoughIt'susuallycorrectlol Stormcloudsgatheringoverthere,'saidDad,lookinguptothewest.'That'llexplainthedropintemperature.Still.I'llgetthetentup.'

Duringthisvitalexamperiod,ithasbecomeincreasinglyessentialthatwesleepenough.Sleepingfor6hoursadayratherthantherecommended10,canreduceexamperformanceby20%.Anotherstatisticalsoshowsthat50%of13-16yearoldssleepforunder5hoursaday-thatmeanshalfofourstudentpopulationarewillinglysacrificingtheirpossibilityofa9filledreportcard.Whyarewecommittingselfsabotageandrelegatingourgradeswhenwecouldbecouldeasilybepursuingourbestexamsyet. For Emma Kennedy, and her mum and dad, disaster always came along for the ride no matter where they went. Whether it was being swept away by a force ten gale on the Welsh coast or suffering copious amounts of food poisoning on a brave trip to the south of France, family holidays always left them battered and bruised.iwasrunningoutoftimebecauseispenttoolongonq3and2iwaswritingsofastbutmanagedtofinishq4thankfully.ididn'tevengettimetoreaditbuthopingitwasgoodenoughitriedmybestatleastANDYAYNOMOREENGLISHEVERAGAIN Ican'trememberthelasttimeIsawrain,'answiseredmymother,lookingupandlettingherbookfallclosed.'Mustbewelloveramonth.It'llbenice.Cleartheair.' This book reminded me of family holidays where everything that could go wrong did. They are terrible at the time but funny when you are safely home. The tone of this story is brilliant and I can promise very accurate. I HATE, LOATHE and DETEST Camping.

The era of playschools (not such thing as OFSTED), the start of holidays abroad, Biba being the sort after fashion label, stay at home mum's and the new towns of the 1970s. As an actress Emma has appeared in many award-winning comedies including Goodness Gracious Me, People Like Us and Miranda. Emma won Celebrity Masterchef in 2012 and is a Guinness World Record holder. It's rare that I laugh out loud whilst reading but the first family holiday had me in stitches. I'm astonished that they tried again - but they did. And I'm glad. If they hadn't this would be a much shorter book. If you've ever been camping, or had holiday disasters, read this. You'll know exactly where she's coming from! She writes with a real flair for comedy and I finished it in a couple of days as I just couldn't put it down for very long. iknowforafactthegradeboundariesaregonnabesolowthisyearforEnglishlanguagebeforeyouaskmewhy,thinkwhy. Whenourtramperscome,lateintheafternoon,tothebankofalovelylakewheretheypurposetoentertheprimitivelife,everythingiswaitingfortheminvirginexpectation.Thereisalittlepromontoryjuttingintothelake,andslopingdowntoasandybeach,onwhichthewatersidlylapse,andshoalsofred-finsandshinerscometogreetthestranger;theforestisuntouchedbytheaxe;thetendergreensweepsthewater'sedge;ranksofslenderfirsaremarshaledbytheshore;clumpsofwhite-birchstemsshineinsatinpurityamongtheevergreens;thebolesofgiantspruces,maples,andoaks,liftinghightheircrownsoffoliage,stretchawayinendlessgalleriesandarcades;throughtheshiftingleavesthesunshinefallsuponthebrownearth;overheadarefragmentsofbluesky;undertheboughsandinchanceopeningsappearthebluerlakeandtheoutlineofthegraciousmountains.Thediscoverersofthisparadise,whichtheyhaveenteredtodestroy,notethebabblingofthebrookthatflowscloseathand;theyhearthesplashoftheleapingfish;theylistentothesweet,metallicsongoftheeveningthrush,andthechatteroftheredsquirrel,whoangrilychallengestheirrighttobethere.Butthemomentofsentimentpasses.Thispartyhascomeheretoeatandtosleep,andnottoencourageNatureinherpoeticattitudinizing.I think Emma Kennedy has captured the essence of the 1970’s succinctly because it certainly is how I remember that period of time although I never made it the Biba shop – such a shame truly. anywayimmostlyjusthappythatineverhavetodoanenglishexamagain,whichhasprobsskewedmyperceptionofhowwelltheexamwent,butohwell