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Edexcel IGCSE English Language Section A 'A Game Of Polo with a Headless Goat' (Emma Levine) Summary Sheets
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This is a coherent summary for 'A Game Of Polo with a Headless Goat' (Emma Levine), which is assessed in the Edexcel IGCSE English Language (Specification A), Part 1: Paper 1 Section A Non-fiction texts. I have used my school notes, my own understanding and several other online sources (e.g. Mrs ...

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race : final of tension
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spectators ,
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.




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type main road
I traffic for it was a
oncoming
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danger and violence
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:

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statement : '

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trying to insist that the race should be re run -




and lifestyle of local people
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emphasise on
importance rule
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certain
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humorous,
life '
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1
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nervous
hanging around
noise of
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edge out of the road and
-


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-

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1
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→
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ordering me to stay .




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language
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lads "
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.
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care
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game
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help readers
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.. . . . . .
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→
climb inside and
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•




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→
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, your
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uncultured parallel
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officials



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. . .

,
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peculiar in western POV )
:


paced sentences builds tension
-




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( them
-




'
to the front ?
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WITH A informal , unexpected , shouting - - - - - -
-
- - - -




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brow of the hill
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dangerous and anarchic


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natural flow of
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broken grammar rules
hyperbole suspense and anticipation
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creates
-



grabbing
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.

conversation 1 both found this hilarious but
I They I was
gazed around at us spirits
,

fell off adventurous
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to the front
nearly get
"
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glad
.



he
.
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pakistan culture
EMMA LEVINE
seen
From title :
each other is unusual
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"

problem
.
"
no = confidence =
Westerner 's POV
from I
highly prioritises
a
contrast in writer law
a



concern Chaos : .
perspectives :
'

wobbly bicycle
"
purpose : recreate the experience of the donkey race
and order in contrast to locals '
-5-1 juncture
" " 1
vs a
- - - -
- - - -
"
lens
-


road
.



main
-
- - -




a zoom
-




•
new and unfamiliar -

racing on a
' carefree and wild personality
difference
find the best viewing spot contrast contrast in technology reflect excitement and energetic
hospital gate
-




we drove off to
-
- - - -
-


finish line :
-

:
- -
- - -
- - -
- -
-




chaotic anarchy corny wildness ,
. .




in worlds closed traffic
.

(✗
with immediate high energy, build tension exotic , strange and unusual aspects of the race there is oncoming
starting
-
.




towards the end road ) that had to dive into the ditch
•




hour later feel rather silly a sense of danger
from the start to build up to climax Nearly one
.
. ..
. . .




interested in cultural difference ! there'sa second race ( spectators )
Anticipation build suspense , contrast of pace Audience travellers , people who are
paragraph confusing , suspense reinforces the sense : :
the is
-
.
•
→
westerners , adults
open minded people ,
Yaqoob didn't even have a licence
replaced excitement ,
-




of unpredictability of an Asian country compared to a
" "

silly
-

:
•


personal experience Inner detail > factual )
( a recount of
writing
Nicole Li
a
western
Genre : Travel fallen donkey → conflicts among spectators
country
-




cl : is she judgemental or just highlighting the cultural differences ?

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