Year 1, Applied Linguistics

Training of Communication Skills – writing

June 2021

Name: Score: _____ Mark: ____

Writing (90 minutes)

Choose ONE of the topics below and answer it in ca. 200 words (+/- 10%, i. e. between 220 and 180 words). Indicate
CLEARLY which one you have chosen. The words must be counted and their number provided at the bottom of your
work.

1. Write a favourable/unfavourable review of a book you have read most recently.

Your review should include:
- information about the author
- target readers
- major themes/motives
2. To read or to watch? What is better: a book or a book adaptation? Compare and contrast selected
book(s) and its/their adaptation(s), providing relevant examples from literature/film.

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