Exam code: 8700
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Question 5
‘Parents today are over-protective. They should let their children take part in adventurous, even risky, activities to prepare them for later life.’
Write an article for a broadsheet newspaper in which you argue for or against this statement.
(24 marks for content and organisation
16 marks for technical accuracy)
[40 marks]
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'Cars are noisy, dirty, smelly and downright dangerous. They should be banned from all town and city centres, allowing people to walk and cycle in peace.'
Write a letter to the Minister for Transport arguing your point of view on this statement.
(24 marks for content and organisation
16 marks for technical accuracy)
[40 marks]
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'It is people who have extraordinary skill, courage and determination who deserve to be famous, not those who have good looks or lots of money or behave badly.'
Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper in which you argue your point of view in response to this statement.
(24 marks for content and organisation
16 marks for technical accuracy)
[40 marks]
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'People have become obsessed with travelling even further and faster. However, travel is expensive, dangerous, damaging and a foolish waste of time!'
Write an article for a news website in which you argue your point of view on this statement.
(24 marks for content and organisation
16 marks for technical accuracy)
[40 marks]
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'Our addiction to cheap clothes and fast fashion means young people in poorer countries have to work in terrible conditions to make them. We must change our attitude to buying clothes now.'
Write an article for a magazine or website in which you argue your point of view on this statement.
(24 marks for content and organisation
16 marks for technical accuracy)
[40 marks]
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'Holidays don't need to be faraway and expensive. They just need to give people a break from everyday life and the chance to relax.'
Write an article for a magazine in which you argue your point of view on this statement.
(24 marks for content and organisation
16 marks for technical accuracy)
[40 marks]
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‘Cars are convenient, comfortable and save time. However, we need to use them less by making public transport such as trains, trams and buses cheaper, more reliable and easier to access.’
Write a speech to be given at a meeting of your local council in which you argue your point of view on this statement.
(24 marks for content and organisation
16 marks for technical accuracy)
[40 marks]
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"The way indigenous people have been treated throughout history is appalling. We cannot change the past, but we should do more to learn about these people and their cultures, and make sure we respect indigenous ways of life in the future."
Write a speech to be given at your school assembly arguing your point of view on this statement.
[24 marks for content and organisation
16 marks for technical accuracy]
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"We face an existential crisis in regards to climate change. We, as a society have not taken care of our environment and now is the time to take action."
Write an open letter to your student newspaper, agreeing or disagreeing with the statement.
[24 marks for content and organisation
16 marks for technical accuracy]
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