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NAME

CENTRE CANDIDATE
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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0837/02

Paper 2 Writing October 2017

40 minutes

Candidates answer on the Question Paper.

No Additional Materials are required.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions.

You should pay attention to punctuation, spelling and handwriting.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

The total number of marks for this paper is 35.

This document consists of 5 printed pages and 3 blank pages.

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Part 1

Questions 1 – 5

Read the descriptions of some words below about things that people wear.
What is the word for each one?
There is one space for each letter in the word. The first letter is already there.
For each question, complete the word.

Example:

0 People wear this on their head when it is sunny. h a ___

___ t

1 People put this on when they go outdoors in the winter. c ___ ___ ___ [1]

2 Nurses and police officers wear this when they are at u ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ [1]
work.

3 People wear these on their hands when it is cold. g ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ [1]

4 Girls often wear this with a blouse instead of putting on s ___ ___ ___ ___ [1]
a dress or trousers.

5 People wear these shoes when they do sport. t ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ [1]
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Part 2

Question 6

Read the email from your English friend, Sam.

From: Sam

To:

I’ve just got a great new computer game. Tell me

about a computer game you like. What is it called?
What happens in the game? Why do you like it?

Write an email to Sam and answer the questions.

Write 25 – 35 words.
Write the email below.

[10]

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Part 3

Question 7

Your English teacher wants you to write a story.

Your story must begin with this sentence:

Kate found an old bottle on the beach and saw there was something
inside it.
Write 80 – 100 words.
Write your story below.
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