English Writing Assessment

The deep freeze left roadstead and pavements covered in ice, make driving and conditions for pedestrians extremely dangerous. Salt supplies be stretched, spot thousands of schools are shut and air and rail travel are again bear on y delays. In Hartley, Essex and Leeds, officials father decided to lonesome(prenominal) grit key avenues, leaving many roads untreated. Motorway fractious shoulders are no longer being gritted, with the government proportioning salt for the worst- affected regions. There have even been reports of some local councils removing grit bins in certain areas in an attempt to reduce salt usage.Milk de awaitries have too been disrupted, with tankers struggling to reach dairy farms. Some farmers have had to dump supplies as few have large storage facilities while, in Scotland, several atomic number 5 roofs have collapsed under the weight of degree Celsius. In Bristol Harbor, the temperature was low enough that the ocean began to freeze over. Conditions h ave been so poor in places that some villages have been cut off, including Princeton in Dartmouth. Up to 4,000 homes were without water after a principal(prenominal) burst outside the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.Thousands of schools remain closed, with psychometric test tail enddidates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland warned they could have to wait five months to sit GEESE and A-level modules if live on prevents them taking them next workweek. Overnight, temperatures in Manchester fell to -ICC, with Glasgow reaching ICC, Cardiff -ICC and London hovering erect below zero. The lowest temperature recorded this week was in the Scottish Highlands, -22. ICC while Englands low was -ICC in Woodward, Cheshire. Temperatures are expected to stay around halt throughout the weekend and forecasters say winds could make it feel even colder.Page 2 of 4 Document 2 Extract from online forums Suffolk County Council Website Discussion Forum mike D am furious about the school clos ures in my area. curl up had 3-4 inches of s straight and yet local schools only a mile unconnected have made different decisions about whether to open or close. The giving medication should carry out an urgent review of school closure policies. It is suddenly outrageous that teachers are still being paid when they are flunk to do their job. Anonymous am a Secondary School instructor in a school of 1,300 pupils.Unfortunately, when the weather is like it is now, school closures are a necessity. It isnt simply a matter of whether the teaching staff can get to the school or not (though that is a incidentor), but overly how safe it is for them when they get there. Obviously, the same applies for the pupils too, many of whom do not run into he school nearest to them and would be traveling early cockcrow when the roads are at their most dangerous. Not to mention the fact that were at the mercy of the pile services on top of every(prenominal) this.In fact, only the other day I saw a bus struggling to get up a hill because the road hadnt been gritted. The fact is that its often more sensible to close the school altogether than to lay on the line teaching a sm every last(predicate) number of pupils in potentially unguaranteed conditions. Sarah P My children were at home for two days in the week as their school was closed because of the snow. We had a fantastic time making a snowman, sledging ND having a snowball fight in the park. We dont define weather like this very often cant we let the kids enjoy it a little bit?My husband has had no real problems getting to work, and Ive been walk to the local shops to get our food shopping. Apart from the fact that Ive been forced to contemplate annual leave to look after the children, is this weather really all that bad? Michelle M A lot of people seem to be complaining about school closures and teachers not being in work. Lets be honest the vast majority of you would happily take a snow day if it was offered to you. I know I would Having said that, the dads around my way havent been gritted and Ive already seen one accident where a driver lost control and skidded into a parked car.My kids school has been closed for a few days now and my youngest has missed some Of his exams, which hes been working really hard for, but to be perfectly honest, the break has done him good. Page 3 of 4 grooming Development International ply 201 0 TASK 1 You live on a road that is a main bus route to the local secondary school. During the cold weather, your road did not get gritted. spell a letter to the council persuading them that your road needs to be made a priority road for rioting.