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Writing paper
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Nom: ________________________________________________
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Cognoms: ____________________________________________
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DNI: _________________________________________________
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Important

 Write your name, surname, and identity card number or passport number in
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the spaces provided above.

 Write your texts in blue or black pen.
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 Part one and part two carry ten marks each. Please note that part one is
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compulsory and that you must choose ONE option from part two.
 You have 75 minutes to write both texts.
 At the end of the exam, please hand in this Writing paper and any notes you
may have taken on a separate sheet of paper.
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Your friend Laura from London has written to you. In her email she tells you that she’s
planning to get a holiday job in Tarragona next summer. She asks you for advice on the
following topics:

 Accommodation
 Nightlife
 Restaurants
 Shops
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Reply to her email and answer her questions in 100‐150 words.

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Part Two

Choose ONE of the following options and write a text (150 to 200 words).

a) Write a text arguing the pros and cons of living without a mobile phone.

b) Describe an important person in your life from outside the family. Include
information about:
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 How you met

 What you like/ don’t like about this person
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 A physical description
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 His/her character, likes and dislikes

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 Activities that you have enjoyed together

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c) Write a story that begins with the following line:

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When I got up in the morning I didn’t know that that day was going to be the most
stressful day of my life….
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