Pearson ESOL |Level 2|Article Task 2

Oct 20, 2026

Write a newspaper-style article plan for the local community in Hexford, which is celebrating its 100-year anniversary. Explain why the celebration is happening and provide engaging details about planned events, including live music, children’s activities, a funfair, street entertainment, a fashion show, a fun run, a farmers’ market, and a photography competition with performances by local schoolchildren. Persuade readers, especially visitors from outside the area, to attend the celebration weekend, using a suitable range of simple, compound, and complex sentence structures.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages7

Reading Time18 min

AccessFree to download

Article requirements

Planning and drafting

Content and purpose

Word count and language range

Pearson ESOL |Level 2|Article Task 2 The town of Hexford is celebrating its 100 year anniversary this summer.The anniversarycommittee is organising a celebration weekend for everybody who lives in the local area.The committee also wants to encourage people from outside the area to visit Hexford. Many events are planned including:live music,children's activities,a small funfair,streetentertainment,a fashion show,a fun run,a farmers'market,a photography competitionand performances by local schoolchildren. You have been asked to write an article for the local newspaper to inform readers aboutthe celebration this summer.Explain why the celebration is happening and give detailsabout some of the events.You should persuade people to visit the town,giving reasonswhy they will enjoy the celebration weekend. You must write between 240-280 words,using the full range of sentence structuresavailable (simple,compound,complex). Your text should be suitably formatted for a newspaper article. You must plan your article here. If you wish to,you may draft your article here. …- …---…--------------- -…----- - ---- -…- …………mm m--------…------…-…………-……- …-… …- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------…--…-- …--…--……-……-……-……-…---------… … …… - … -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- --…-- -… … -……… -- - ------------ -- -------- --- ------- -- -- - -- --- … … … … -------------- - - -- - - …- … … … …- --…----- --……… …… ……… …- …----…---------------------- --…------ - ----- -- …---… … … … …-……------…--…-- …………… ………-…- …----…-----…---------------------------- --- --------------------- …- … … …… …… …………m mm-- - - - - - ---- - --- - -- - -- - -………… - …-…----- -----…----------------…-------- -- -------- - ------- …- … …… …… … …-----…------… …………… …………- …-----…------------------------------- ---…------------------------- …---…-- … … …… …… …………-------…-------…-……-……-……- …-… …- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------…--…--……--……-……-……-……-……-… -…- --------…-……… … - - --- …--……-…-- --- -- - ---------…………- --- - ----------… … …… n - - -- - ---- - - -- … - - - - --- - - - n - - - - - - - - - -----------------------…-… …… ------------------------…--……-………-------------------------…---… ………---- -----------------…---…--… ---- -- --- -… ------ -- --- -- - -- ------- -- - - -- -- --- - - - - - - - --

FAQs

What is the main purpose of the article for Hexford’s anniversary?

To inform local newspaper readers why the 100-year celebration is happening and to persuade people to visit the town for the weekend.

Which events should be included in the article?

The article should cover planned events such as live music, children’s activities, a small funfair, street entertainment, a fashion show, a fun run, a farmers’ market, a photography competition, and performances by local schoolchildren.

What writing requirements must be followed?

The article must be 240–280 words, use the full range of sentence structures (simple, compound, complex), and be suitably formatted for a newspaper article.

Oct 20, 2026

Uploaded by Indoniesian Boy