C A E W R I T I N G S A M P L E PA P E R
Candidate
Centre Number Number
Candidate Name
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE ESOL EXAMINATIONS
English for Speakers of Other Languages
CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED ENGLISH
PAPER 2 Writing
SAMPLE PAPER
Candidates answer on the question paper.
No additional materials are required.
TIME 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so.
Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page.
This paper requires you to complete two tasks, each of approximately 250 words in length.
Answer the Part 1 task and one task from Part 2.
Read the task instructions and consider the information carefully both for Part 1 and the task
which you select for Part 2.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
Write clearly in pen, not pencil. You may make alterations but make sure that your work is easy
to read.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
All tasks in this paper carry equal marks.
© UCLES 2008
, 2
Part 1
1 You are a student in the senior class at Milton International College. It is a tradition at the college
that the senior class organises an end-of-term activity, such as a party, and you have received a
memo from the Principal asking you to write a proposal for this term’s activity.
Read the memo below, on which you have made some notes and, on page 3, the advertisements
that the Principal has sent to you and the results of a student questionnaire. Then, using the
information appropriately, write your proposal to the Principal, outlining the problem with last
year’s activity, suggesting a suitable activity for this year and requesting some more money for it.
MEMO
As you know, I have only recently become Principal
of Milton and I am still learning about the college. I
have been told that there is always an end-of-term
activity and I look forward to attending this.
Could you tell me what last year’s party was like and
whether the students would like to do the same
again?
No! Say why
The attached advertisements were delivered to the
school this morning – are they of any use? Let me
know what you think.
Could you also tell me as soon as possible if the end-
of-term activity can be done within the same budget
as last year?
Not enough –
Thank you. request more
Anna Martini
(College Principal)
© UCLES 2008 Page 2
Candidate
Centre Number Number
Candidate Name
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE ESOL EXAMINATIONS
English for Speakers of Other Languages
CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED ENGLISH
PAPER 2 Writing
SAMPLE PAPER
Candidates answer on the question paper.
No additional materials are required.
TIME 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so.
Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page.
This paper requires you to complete two tasks, each of approximately 250 words in length.
Answer the Part 1 task and one task from Part 2.
Read the task instructions and consider the information carefully both for Part 1 and the task
which you select for Part 2.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
Write clearly in pen, not pencil. You may make alterations but make sure that your work is easy
to read.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
All tasks in this paper carry equal marks.
© UCLES 2008
, 2
Part 1
1 You are a student in the senior class at Milton International College. It is a tradition at the college
that the senior class organises an end-of-term activity, such as a party, and you have received a
memo from the Principal asking you to write a proposal for this term’s activity.
Read the memo below, on which you have made some notes and, on page 3, the advertisements
that the Principal has sent to you and the results of a student questionnaire. Then, using the
information appropriately, write your proposal to the Principal, outlining the problem with last
year’s activity, suggesting a suitable activity for this year and requesting some more money for it.
MEMO
As you know, I have only recently become Principal
of Milton and I am still learning about the college. I
have been told that there is always an end-of-term
activity and I look forward to attending this.
Could you tell me what last year’s party was like and
whether the students would like to do the same
again?
No! Say why
The attached advertisements were delivered to the
school this morning – are they of any use? Let me
know what you think.
Could you also tell me as soon as possible if the end-
of-term activity can be done within the same budget
as last year?
Not enough –
Thank you. request more
Anna Martini
(College Principal)
© UCLES 2008 Page 2
