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E X A M I N AT I O N S , C E RT I F I C AT E S & D I P L O M A S
CAE
ENGLISH
PA P E R 2
C E R T I F I C AT E I N A D VA N C E D
S A M P L E PA P E R S
English as a
Foreign Language
PA P E R 2 W R I T I N G S A M P L E PA P E R
2
Section A
1
You are a member of the student welfare committee at your college. The committee has recently
received a memo from the college Principal, announcing major cuts to the existing sports
facilities. The committee is opposed to these cuts and has prepared the poster shown opposite.
You have offered to write an article for inclusion in the next college newsletter in order to ensure
that students have as much information as possible, and to get their support. You have also been
asked to reply briefly to the Principal’s memo, informing him of the results of the survey and
making him aware of the committee’s opposition to the cuts.
Read the poster opposite and the principal’s memo on page 6, to which you have added your
comments. Then, USING THE INFORMATION CAREFULLY, write the article and letter as
instructed on page 3.
S–O–S
Save our Sports!
This college is planning to
•
sell off the sports field
•
hire out the sports hall to the public
How do you feel about this?
Our survey shows that most students
use these facilities frequently:
More than
three times
a week
Two or three
times a week
60%
Once a week
or less
33%
7%
We must fight this decision together!
0150/2/S97
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3
To: The Student Welfare Committee
From: E G Baton, Principal
REVIEW OF SPORTS FACILITIES
We didn’t
As you know, the college has been forced to consider various cost-
cutting measures recently.
Not true
–
NB our
sur vey
In connection with this, my colleagues and I have been discussing the
college sports facilities. In our view, these are very much under-used.
We have estimated that a small number of students use the sports hall
and the sports field seems to be used only twice a month for football
matches.
All day?
what about practice?!
Due to this apparent lack of student interest, I have decided on some
immediate changes. I intend to make the sports hall available for hire to
the public during the day. I would also like the committee to introduce a
student membership charge - students will be required to pay for these
facilities.
Unfair
Finally, the sports field has been put up for sale.
At least one buyer is interested in the site for building development.
Never!!
I trust the committee will support my decision.
E.G. Baton
Principal.
Now write:
(a)
(b)
an
article
for the college newsletter (approximately 150 words);
an appropriate
letter
to the Principal (approximately 100 words).
You should use your own words as far as possible.
0150/2/S97
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4
Section B
Choose
one
of the following writing tasks. Your answer should follow exactly the instructions given. Write
approximately 250 words.
2
You have seen the following announcement of a competition on your college noticeboard and have
decided to enter.
TRAVEL TO AUSTRALIA FREE!
We are offering students the chance to win a FREE PLACE at our school. Any students interested in
taking up this opportunity should write, IN ENGLISH, to our school, stating WHAT particularly appeals
to them about Australia and HOW they think they will benefit from their studies here.
We will choose the best entry and offer the winner six weeks’ free English study plus accommodation
and return air fare.
Prestige School of English, P O Box 942, Perth, Western Australia.
Write your
competition entry.
3
An English language magazine has just run a competition to find the reader with the most interesting
hobby or pastime. You were asked to judge the competition, which attracted more than 500 entries. The
editor of the magazine now wants you to write an article naming the prizewinner and the runner-up*. Write
about the hobby or pastime of each of the two people selected and give your reasons for choosing them
as prizewinners.
Write the
article.
*runner-up: the person who comes second in a competition.
4
This is an extract from a letter which you receive from the World Opinion Organisation.
We are carrying out an international survey on families around the world and the
importance of family relationships. Please write us a report for our survey outlining the
typical family situation IN YOUR COUNTRY and suggesting how you think the
Write your
report.
5
You have been asked to write an information leaflet for visitors to your company. You should give a brief
history of the company, describe its main activities and plans for the future and mention any other points
that you think are important.
Write the
text
for the
leaflet.
0150/2/S97
Page 4
MARK SCHEMES & SAMPLE SCRIPTS WITH EXAMINER COMMENTS
The accuracy of language, including spelling and punctuation, is assessed on the general impression scale for all tasks. Criteria for
assessing specific range of language and task achievement are outlined below.
Part 1
The testing focus of Part 1 is on content, effective organisation of the input, appropriacy of the piece(s) of writing to the intended
audience, and on accuracy. Some use of key words from the input is acceptable, but candidates should have re-worded phrases
as far as possible. The range will be defined by the task.
QUESTION 1
TASK-SPECIFIC MARK SCHEME
BAND 3 DESCRIPTORS (SATISFACTORY)
Content (points covered)
For a mark of 3 or above, both tasks must be attempted and
use made of the information in the poster and the memo
across the two tasks. N.B. It is not necessary to include all
the handwritten notes on the memo, even for a 5.
Article: must inform students of Principal’s intentions and
encourage them to oppose these plans.
Letter: must state students’ /committee’s opposition to the
Principal’s plans.
Letter: formal letter layout with appropriate opening and
closing formulae (addresses not needed). Suitable linking of
ideas and clear paragraphing.
Range
Article: language of giving information, opinion and
persuasion.
Letter: language of disagreement and opinion.
Register
Article: consistently informal or neutral, with rallying tone
that will encourage students to take action.
Letter: formal with polite opposition.
Organisation and Cohesion
Article: early mention of the issue. Clearly organised with
suitable paragraphing. Better candidates will attempt to
engage the reader’s attention.
Target Reader
Article: will be clearly informed and prepared to take action.
Letter: will understand the students’ position.
C A N D I DAT E A
Save Our Sports
Our College wants to sell off sports facilities.
The student welfare committee has recently been confronted by a memo from
our Principle, in which he showed his intention to hire the sports hall to the
public and to sell the football field.
Principal Baton backed his decision by saying the college had to save - a fact
we had never heard of - and that the sports facilities are under-used. The
committee has conducted a survey to prove that this is not the case. Over sixty
percent of the students use the sports hall more than three times a week. And
though there are only two football matches a month the field is used for
training.
We need your help! Support the committee that we can use our sports facilities
further on and don’t have to pay membership for our own sports centre. Show
the Principal your enthusiasm and interest. I am sure that, if we stand together,
we will get our sports back.
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