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INTERNATIONAL GCSE
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Paper 1 Writing

Wednesday 30 May 2018 07:00 GMT Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes

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Instructions
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• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 2
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• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be TOTAL
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Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 60.
• You must not use a dictionary.

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0 1 Look closely at this photograph from a travel website.

Describe what you see in the photograph.

Your description should be between 30 and 50 words.

[9 marks]

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0 2 You are having a family celebration. Write a letter inviting your friend to the celebration. box

You must write about:

• what your family is celebrating

• when and where the celebration will take place
• why you would like your friend to attend the celebration.

Your letter should be between 50 and 70 words. Do not write an address.

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college.

You must write about:

• when you will finish school or college

• your plans for the next two years
• what you would like to do as a career
• why you would like to do it.

Your blog entry should be between 70 and 90 words.

[16 marks]

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0 4 Write an article explaining how computers, tablets and phones can help students with their box

learning.

Explain:

• why computers, tablets and phones are helpful to students

• how you have used a computer, tablet or phone to help you learn.

Your article should be between 100 and 150 words.

[23 marks]

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