English B HL Paper 1

Respond to one of the following options.

Write 450 to 600 words.
1. Some of your classmates are unaware of the dangers associated with loss of privacy
while using social networks. Your principal has asked you, as the president of the student
council, to raise awareness of the issue among your fellow students. You decide that you
need to explain which common uses of social networks are dangerous for privacy, and
why, and then suggest ways in which students can protect themselves.
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2. As the editor of your school magazine, you recently spoke to the Director of the school,
and found out that there are plans to make radical changes to the way that the school day
is organized, and to how classes are organized. You think it is important to inform
everyone of this news, by describing how the Director sees the present system and what
changes are proposed, and by explaining the advantages and disadvantages of the
changes.
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3. You recently went to a demonstration in favor of taking seriously the dangers of climate
change. During the demonstration, you found yourself involved in an argument with a
group of protestors who claimed that climate change was all nonsense. This argument
disturbed you, and you want to sort out your ideas through discussion with someone, so
as to express what you understand by the ideas put forward by the protestors and the
counter-arguments that were suggested, and what you personally feel overall about the
issue.
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