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CENTRE CANDIDATE
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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0837/02

Paper 2 Writing October 2018

40 minutes

Candidates answer on the Question Paper.

No Additional Materials are required.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions.

You should pay attention to punctuation, spelling and handwriting.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

The total number of marks for this paper is 35.

This document consists of 5 printed pages and 3 blank pages.

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Part 1

Questions 1 – 5

Read the descriptions of some words below about free time.

What is the word for each one?
There is one space for each letter in the word. The first letter is already there.
For each question, complete the word.

Example:

0 If you enjoy films, you may go here. i ___

c ___ n ___
e ___
m ___
a

1 This is a time when you can relax and enjoy yourself. h ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
[1]

2 This is a group of people who play a sport together. t ___ ___ ___
[1]

3 People who like new clothes enjoy doing this. s ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
[1]

4 If you want to take photographs, you will need this. c ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
[1]

5 People who enjoy reading sometimes visit this l ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
place to borrow books. [1]
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Part 2

Question 6

You went to see a concert by your favourite band last night. Write an email to your English friend, Jo.

Say:

• what the band is called

• where the concert was

• why you liked the concert.

Write 25 – 35 words.
Write the email below.

[10]

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Part 3

Question 7

Your English teacher wants you to write a story.

Your story must begin with this sentence:

Alex opened the book and an old photo fell out.

Write 80 – 100 words.
Write your story below.
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[20]
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