This document provides prompts for four 200-word compositions. The prompts include inventing a plan to make money with a cousin, suggesting ways to improve school failure rates, describing an invented country with different art and censorship, and lamenting or celebrating life as the opposite sex after a gender change operation. Overall, the document presents imaginative composition topics that allow for humor and creativity within specified parameters.
1. Second Term Composition Exam-1
Please read the following options and write two compositions of about 200
words each. Remember to separate paragraphs clearly. Please leave
generous margins and space above and below on both sides of the page.
You may use your sense of humour, your imagination and the vocabulary
you have recently been revising.
1-You have thought of a clever plan to make big money and you have
decided to tell your cousin, who lives abroad, so (s)he can help you. Think
of the risks, the escape (if necessary) and other details. Discard alternative
plans giving reasons for your choice.
2-Recent statistics have confirmed the spectacular school failure rates of
the Valencian autonomous region. Write a letter to the Education Secretary
(conseller) suggesting ways to improve the situation. Consider pros and
cons of your solutions.
3-After travelling around the world you are writing to your friends about it.
You discovered an unknown country (invent it) where art, taboos and
censorship are very different from our world’s. Let them know about it.
4- For some inexplicable reason you have had an operation and you are
now a member of the opposite sex. Write a new post on your blog (or diary
page) lamenting and/or celebrating recent events in your new life.
Second Term Composition Exam-2
Please read the following options and write two compositions of about 200
words each. Remember to separate paragraphs clearly. Please leave
generous margins and space above and below on both sides of the page.
You may use your sense of humour, your imagination and the vocabulary
you have recently been revising.
1-A famous film director has invited the students of your school and others
to write scripts (new ideas or remakes) for his or her next film. The most
inspiring one will be chosen and the name of the writer will be on the
credits at the end. Write your script (a summary) for Mr/Ms ………. (real
or imaginary).
2-After a peaceful revolution, the people of a northern African country are
writing a new constitution with the advice of a European delegation. As a
2. member of that delegation tell them what crimes and punishments are OK
in a democracy that respects human rights and criticize the inhumane ones.
3-American companies want to sell pension plans and health insurance in
Europe. One of them pays you to write in Spanish newspapers about the
inefficiency of public institutions. Write a really scary story about what
happened to a little girl, to bring down the reputation of our public health
service.
4- The market bubble has left a lot of empty flats and houses still too
expensive for people to afford, and bank loans are not available. Your
agency has decided to rent second hand accommodation at decent prices.
Write an ad describing three properties for rent.