Writing Workshop 1: Essay and Formal Email
B2 · Writing: Opinion and discussion essays · Education Systems
Model answer · Task 1 (opening only)
Every June, thousands of students spend a week in silent exam halls, and many people now ask whether this is the best way to measure what young people have learnt.
On the one hand, exams are fair in a simple way: everyone answers the same questions in the same time, without help from parents or the internet…
Sample questions (2 questions)
- Your class has been discussing this statement: “End-of-year exams should be replaced by coursework.” Write an essay (140–190 words) giving arguments for and against, and your own opinion. Use at least one impersonal passive (It is often argued that…).
- Write a formal email (140–190 words) to Mr Brown, the Head of Upper School, proposing a fifteen-minute break after every double lesson. Explain the problem, describe your idea, give two reasons and ask for a trial.
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