Paper 2 Writing
Part 2
Choose one of the following writing tasks, Your answer shauld follow exactly the instructions given.
Write approximately 250 words.
2 There is going to be an internatianal music festival in your area. You have seen tha following
otice int the Iocal newspaper,
Incernational Music Festival ~ Judges Wanted
Can you help! Thourand of groups ond msi have apie 9 pln our Say festa. We nee uc 0 help ut
cece wich group and mucins acepe. you ra narated-worng with um pleate wa epining
+ hich pees of mas you think shoud have
+ what waule mate you a gon8 Ree
Wate your fetter of apy
3 Ithas become very popular for studonts to wark in another country during their vacation, You
have been asked to wtite the entry on your country to be included in a new book called A
Guide to Temporary dobs Around the World, covering the following pomnts:
* types of holiday jabs available and howr to find them
* pay and conditions
+ advice about possible problems studonts may face when warking in your country
You should wile about 2 or 3 vacation jobs.
Wicte your contribution for the guidebook.
4 You are a member of the students’ committee at a college where there ace many students
‘rom all over the world, The callege has a kat of sports facilities which students can use in
‘heir spare time. There is also a wide range of recreational activities which students can
participate in, The committee is concerned that many studemis. are net taking advantage of
all there is on otter.
‘You have been asked to write a lextiet which;
* informs the students about the facilities and activities that are available
* points out the benefits of taking up these opportunities
* encourages students to use the feciliies and join in the activities
\Wite the text for the leaflet
5 An international group of business people is coming to-your company tor a one-day visit, in
sider ta observe working practices. Yourmanager has asked you to write a letter ta the
leader of e group, including
* a brief introduction to your company
+ the programme far the day's visit
* your views on what the group wll eam about gaod working practices from their wisi.
Write your letter.PAPER 3 ENGLISHIN USE (1 hour 30 minutes)
Part 1
For questions 115, read the text below and then decide which answer an page 49 best fits each
space. Indicate your answer on the separate answer sheet. The exercise begins with an example
(0).
Example:
| Driving from Beijing to Paris
“Every (0)... begins with a single step.’ We might (1)... this proverb for the 16,000 km |
Beijing to Paris ear rally, and say that every rally begins with a (2)... of the wheel, From
China, several hundred courageous men and women will (3)... out for Paris in pursult ef
| what, for many, is ikely to prove an impossible (4) ..... Everybody is prepared for the worst
and expects a high drop-out (8)....., especially an the rally's difficult first (6) .... across
central China and over the high mountain (7).....of the Himalayas. “l twenty-ive cars
(8)... itto Pan
. we'll be doing well,’ says Philip Yaung, the rally organiser.
Now planned as an annual event, the first Beijing-Paris car rally took place in 1807. It was
won by Prinee Borghese, an ltalian adventurer, who crossed the (9)... ine just @ few
metres (10)... of the only other car to complete the race. Nowadays, not many people
know about Prince Borghese, but at the time his achievement was (11) .... as comparable
to that of Marco Polo, whe travelled from Venice to China in the thirteenth century,
According to the (12)... al the cars in the rally must be more than thirty years old, which
means that the (13) ..... roads and high altitude are a (14) __.. test of both the cars and the
rivers. A sense of adventure is essential. One driver said. “Gur (15) .... is to have a goad
lime, enjoy the experiance and the magnificent scenery — and the adventure of a ifetime.”w
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