Euroexam Writing Test 1 - C1

TASK ONE: Transactional Writing

For the last three weeks, you have had a job in a restaurant. Your contract lasts another three weeks, but you are unhappy with the job and wish immediately. Using the job description and your notes below, write a letter to your boss, Mr Toller, explaining that you would like to leave and requesting a reference.

• Write ca. 200 words

• Write your answer to this question on the Answer Sheet.

Further guidance on the documents attached!

My letter:

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AgGDb8F-_bVz1xjvgy6o5tI_9iES?e=7XychS

TASK TWO: Discursive Writing

• Choose only ONE of the following questions – 1, 2 or 3
• Write ca. 200 words
• DO NOT answer more than ONE question.
• Write your answer to this question on the Answer Sheet.

1. A Jobs and Careers Magazine has invited readers to contribute an article entitled Key Considerations for the School Leaver. Write an article for the magazine stating the issues that you feel are the most important for young people when they are deciding on a career path. Make sure you are presenting your case clearly. Remember that you are writing for the readers of a magazine.
   
   
2. You enjoyed first class hospitality and a memorable experience during your recent stay at The Octopus Hotel in Athens, Greece, are you want to share your positive experiences with other travellers. Write your review on TravelBlog, an online travel diary for travellers across the world.
   
   
3. More surveillance should be set up in public places in order to help fight crime. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Write your essay. Explain your points for and against and provide a conclusion at the end. Make sure you state your points in a logical way.

 

Writing – Answer Sheet

Candidate number: _________

Essay:

          It is clear that the set-up of surveillance cameras has astronomical prices by nature. A major question to be taken into consideration is whether the establishment of such camera systems would be an effective deterrent for criminals or not.

     For Metropolitan Police’s Executive Director, the answer is evident. As he noted in a lecture in 2010, ‘Setting up monitoring cameras in residential areas will not discourage criminals even from re-offending. The increasingly high figures of criminality rate could be tackled by the integration of the socially excluded. Otherwise, the fight against crime goes on a seemingly endless wild-goose chase that has not borne fruit yet.’

    The trend shows that setting up cameras in public places will not deter criminals from committing crimes. For instance, people living on the streets without a shelter, will not take into account the potential aftermaths of a burglary. Homeless people seldom have any choice of making a living, other than thefts in grocery stores.

     On the contrary, many still consider that establishing cameras in cities, for instance, would highly contribute to the decline of criminality rate. Having cameras set up in downtowns and in suburban areas would provide sufficient evidence in the case of homicide.

     Thus, taking into consideration the high rate of criminality globally, cameras are much-needed electronic devices in cities that may come in handy on the condition of manslaughter.

200 words → 225 words