WRITTEN MEDIATION MARK

1B2 2021- 2022

TIMING: 40’
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NAME: GROUP:

Write ONLY the specified number of words (+/- 10%). Otherwise, you will be penalized

TASK (110-130 words)

Your grandpa has just told you he’s received a strange email from the bank asking him to reset
his bank account. You suspect he may be the victim of a phishing email. With the help of the
following infographic you found online, try to explain to him how to detect these frauds.
Write your grandpa an email (110-130 words).

7 Signs of
Phishing Emails
by SecurityMetrics
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1B2 2021- 2022
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NAME: GROUP:
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1B2 2021- 2022
TIMING: 40’
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NAME: GROUP:

You must complete BOTH tasks.

Write ONLY the specified number of words (+/- 10%). Otherwise, you will be penalized

TASK 1: 180-200 words

Choose ONE of the following options (A or B)

A
In your English class you have been talking about the relationship between humans and animals, how
we love them but also use them in labs or festivals.

Now your teacher has asked you to write an essay on the following topic:

Should animals have the same rights as humans?

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B
Your school wants to launch a magazine and would like to have a section devoted to new technologies.

You have been asked to write an article about web or mobile applications you find interesting. You
should consider, at least,

● their user-friendliness
● convenience
● learning possibilities.
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TASK 3 • Read the instruc ons carefully.
• Talk for about 1.30 - 2 minutes.
ORAL MEDIATION • USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

TROPICAL STORMS

Your friend Jimmy is travelling alone in the Philippines, where there is a high
risk of strong tropical storms. You know the dangers of such natural disasters
well since you lived there for a few years. A er searching for related
informa on, you have come across this interes ng infographic. Leave an audio
message on his phone advising him on what to do in case of storms.

WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF STRONG TROPICAL STORMS

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TASK 3 • Read the instruc ons carefully.
• Talk for about 1.30 - 2 minutes.
ORAL MEDIATION • USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

ADVENTURE SPORTS

One of your best friends would like to take up an adventure sport, but he/she
would like to have more informa on. Your friend has asked you to help him/
her, as you have been doing adventure sports for a long me. A er searching
on the internet, you have come across this interes ng infographic with some
informa on that can help your friend. Leave an audio message on your
friend’s phone advising him/ her on how to keep safe while doing adventure
sports.
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TASK 3 • Read the instruc ons carefully.

• Talk for about 1.30 - 2 minutes.
ORAL MEDIATION • USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

CHILDHOOD OBESITY

You are an English teacher at a secondary school which has their own Wetube
channel for English students. You have been asked to contribute with the
recording of a video clip about obesity in young people interpre ng the
infographic below. Send an audio recording with the explana on of the
infographic

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TASK 3 • Read the instruc ons carefully.
• Talk for about 1.30 - 2 minutes.
ORAL MEDIATION • USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

SUMMER HEAT

An Irish friend would like to visit you during the summer. He/she is very
concerned about the hot weather in Spain, so he/she has asked you to give
him/her some informa on about how to be protected from the sun. A er
searching on the internet, you have come across this interes ng infographic
with some informa on that can help your friend. Leave an audio message on
your friend’s phone advising him/ her on how to beat the summer heat.

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TASK 3 • Read the instruc ons carefully.
• Talk for about 1.30 - 2 minutes.
ORAL MEDIATION • USE YOUR OWN WORDS.

GOING TO THE MOVIES

Your best friend is very keen on going to the cinema, but nowadays he/she is
afraid of going as there are safety protocols against Covid that he/she isn’t
aware of. A er searching for related informa on, you have come across this
interes ng infographic with some ps which might help him/ her. Leave an
audio message on your friend’s phone advising him/ her on the safety
measures at the cinema.
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SET 1 CANDIDATE A
TASK 1 • Choose three or four ideas to talk about. You
may add your own ideas.
MONOLOGUE • Use the structures and vocabulary expected at
this level.
• Talk for about 2.30 - 3 minutes.

OLDER AND WISER?

• Stereotypes of elderly people.

• Elderly people and residen al homes.
• The future of elderly people in our country.
• Discuss: society doesn’t value the wisdom
that elderly people have.

TASK 2 • Talk about your proposals and try to reach an

agreement.
DIALOGUE • Choose two or more ideas to talk about. You may
add your own ideas.
• Your conversa on should last for about 4-5 minutes.

A DIFFERENT HOLIDAY

You and your friend (candidate b) are planning a holiday together and you want to do
something di erent, like working as a volunteer for an NGO. Now you have to decide
what kind of NGO to join. Think of a proposal using the following prompts and discuss
it with your partner. You start the conversa on.

• How could you help? (Health,

educa on…)
• Interna onal NGO or local NGO?
• How long?
• Time of year?
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SET 1 CANDIDATE B
TASK 1 • Choose three or four ideas to talk about. You
may add your own ideas.
MONOLOGUE • Use the structures and vocabulary expected at
this level.
• Talk for about 2.30 - 3 minutes.

THE WORLD OF WORK

• Working parents and child raising

• Equal opportuni es for men and
women.
• The future of unskilled workers.
• Discuss: Are immigrants a threat to
the local work force?

TASK 2 • Talk about your proposals and try to reach an

agreement.
DIALOGUE • Choose two or more ideas to talk about. You may
add your own ideas.
• Your conversa on should last for about 4-5 minutes.

A DIFFERENT HOLIDAY

You and your friend (candidate A) are planning a holiday together and you want to do
something di erent, like working as a volunteer for an NGO. Now you have to decide
what kind of NGO to join. Think of a proposal using the following prompts and discuss
it with your partner. Candidate A starts the conversa on.

• How could you help? (Health, educa on…)

• Interna onal NGO or local NGO?
• How long?
• Time of year?
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SET 2 CANDIDATE A
TASK 1 • Choose three or four ideas to talk about. You
may add your own ideas.
MONOLOGUE • Use the structures and vocabulary expected at
this level.
• Talk for about 2.30 - 3 minutes.

HEALTH AND MEDICINE

• Alterna ve medicine vs tradi onal

medicine.
• Hypochondriacs vs cyberchondriacs.
• The most important advances in the last
20 years.
• Problems in pharmacies and hospitals.

TASK 2 • Talk about your proposals and try to reach an

agreement.
DIALOGUE • Choose two or more ideas to talk about. You may
add your own ideas.
• Your conversa on should last for about 4-5 minutes.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT OR PRIVATE VEHICLE?

You and your best friend (candidate B) live in the suburbs and you both got a new job
downtown. You need to think about the possibility of using public or buying a car.
Think of a proposal using the following prompts and discuss it with your partner. You
start the conversa on.

• Cost of travelling/ expenses.

• Convenience/ exibility.
• Pollu on.
• Dangers of the road.
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SET 2 CANDIDATE B
TASK 1 • Choose three or four ideas to talk about. You
may add your own ideas.
MONOLOGUE • Use the structures and vocabulary expected at
this level.
• Talk for about 2.30 - 3 minutes.

SHOPPING AND FASHION

• Clothes shopping in shops/ on the Internet.

• The crisis: changes on our a tude to
shopping.
• Fast fashion vs sustainable fashion.
• Discuss: Nowadays the most important
thing is comfort.

TASK 2 • Talk about your proposals and try to reach an

agreement.
DIALOGUE • Choose two or more ideas to talk about. You may
add your own ideas.
• Your conversa on should last for about 4-5 minutes.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT OR PRIVATE VEHICLE?

You and your best friend (candidate A) live in the suburbs and you both got a new job
downtown. You need to think about the possibility of using public or buying a car.
Think of a proposal using the following prompts and discuss it with your partner. Your
partner starts the conversa on.

• Cost of travelling/ expenses.

• Convenience/ exibility.
• Pollu on.
• Dangers of the road.
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SET 3 CANDIDATE A
TASK 1 • Choose three or four ideas to talk about. You
may add your own ideas.
MONOLOGUE • Use the structures and vocabulary expected at
this level.
• Talk for about 2.30 - 3 minutes.

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

• Favourite places you had as a child.

• First memories.

• People you felt closest to.

• Dreams and ambi ons you had as a child.

TASK 2 • Talk about your proposals and try to reach an

agreement.
DIALOGUE • Choose two or more ideas to talk about. You may
add your own ideas.
• Your conversa on should last for about 4-5 minutes.

ECO FRIENDLY

You and your best friend (candidate B) share a at and feel you should be doing things
in a di erent way. Speak about how to be more environmentally friendly at home. You
start the conversa on

• Repair, recycle, reuse.

• Water saving ps.

• How to reduce the electricity bill.

• Food waste.

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SET 3 CANDIDATE B
TASK 1 • Choose three or four ideas to talk about. You
may add your own ideas.
MONOLOGUE • Use the structures and vocabulary expected at
this level.
• Talk for about 2.30 - 3 minutes.

FAMILIES

• Tradi onal families vs modern families.

• E ects of the recession on families.
• The future of elderly people in our country.
• Discuss: You have to love your family, but
you don’t have to like them.

TASK 2 • Talk about your proposals and try to reach an

agreement.
DIALOGUE • Choose two or more ideas to talk about. You may
add your own ideas.
• Your conversa on should last for about 4-5 minutes.

ECO FRIENDLY

You and your best friend (candidate A) share a at and feel you should be doing things
in a di erent way. Speak about how to be more environmentally friendly at home. Your
partner starts the conversa on.

• Repair, recycle, reuse.

• Water saving ps.

• How to reduce the electricity bill.

• Food waste.
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SET 4 CANDIDATE A
TASK 1 • Choose three or four ideas to talk about. You
may add your own ideas.
MONOLOGUE • Use the structures and vocabulary expected at
this level.
• Talk for about 2.30 - 3 minutes.

ALL ABOUT ENGLISH

• Bilingual schools: utopia or reality?

• Most useful languages to learn. Why?

• Childhood memories: learning a language

at school.

• Learning a second language: at home or

abroad?

TASK 2 • Talk about your proposals and try to reach an

agreement.
DIALOGUE • Choose two or more ideas to talk about. You may
add your own ideas.
• Your conversa on should last about 6-7 minutes.

AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND

You and your best friends (candidates B and C) are going away for the weekend. You
want to relax and switch o from work. Think of a proposal using the following
prompts and discuss it with your partners. You start the conversa on.

• When? Where?

• Means of transport.

• Accommoda on/ booking op ons.

• Ac vi es you’d like to do.

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SET 4 CANDIDATE B
TASK 1 • Choose three or four ideas to talk about. You
may add your own ideas.
MONOLOGUE • Use the structures and vocabulary expected at
this level.
• Talk for about 2.30 - 3 minutes.

OUR WORLD

• Unemployment rates.

• Corrup on: Is society worried about it?

Why?

• Chari es and NGO’s that you know. Kind of

work they do.

• Recent news you have heard.

TASK 2 • Talk about your proposals and try to reach an

agreement.
DIALOGUE • Choose two or more ideas to talk about. You may
add your own ideas.
• Your conversa on should last about 6-7minutes.

AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND

You and your best friends (candidates A and C) are going away for the weekend. You
want to relax and switch o from work. Think of a proposal using the following
prompts and discuss it with your partners. Candidate A starts the conversa on.

• When? Where?

• Means of transport.

• Accommoda on/ booking op ons.

• Ac vi es you’d like to do

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SET 4 CANDIDATE C
TASK 1 • Choose three or four ideas to talk about. You
may add your own ideas.
MONOLOGUE • Use the structures and vocabulary expected at
this level.
• Talk for about 2.30 - 3 minutes.

AGE IS JUST A NUMBER

• Life expectancy in your country.

• Keeping ac ve. Back to school?

• Loneliness at an old age. Inevitable?

• Keeping your brain and body t.

TASK 2 • Talk about your proposals and try to reach an

agreement.
DIALOGUE • Choose two or more ideas to talk about. You may
add your own ideas.
• Your conversa on should last about 6-7 minutes.

AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND

You and your best friends (candidates A and B) are going away for the weekend. You
want to relax and switch o from work. Think of a proposal using the following
prompts and discuss it with your partners. Candidate A starts the conversa on.

• When? Where?

• Means of transport.

• Accommoda on/ booking op ons.

• Ac vi es you’d like to do

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