QSE B1-B2

Review/Proposal
1. Imagine that you are a journalist. Write a review (150-180) about an important show
in your country.

2. Have you ever played a computer game like SimCity? Make a list of things your city
needs. Then write a report describing your proposed design. (150-180)

3. Write a film review for a magazine. (150-180). You should include name of the film,
name of the director, actors, characters, where the story takes place, description of the
film, your opinion, and conclusion. [74pdf]

Report
1. Write a factual report on a survey on students dating habits (150-180).

Descriptive essay
1. Write a description of some memories of your childhood. (150-180)

Discursive essay
1. Write a short story describing a world where all out movements, phone calls, emails
and conversations are monitored. Imagine that the world exists now. Write in the
present tense. Indicate whether you like or dont like the idea. (150-180)

Argumentative essay
Formal letter/ e-mail
1. Write a formal letter to a newspaper, or a minister in your government. Explain why
you think we should or shouldnt keep animals in zoos, or use them in experiments.
(150-180)

2. You have received an e-mail from someone of your age who is coming to live near
you. He or she comes from a country where things are very cheap and is worried about
how much basic things will cost. Write an email saying how much the following things
cost: rent or the cost of somewhere to live, entertainment (clubs, cinemas, bars), local
transport (bus, train, taxis), clothes, cup of coffee in a caf, food and other necessities.
(150-180)

3. Write a letter or email to apply for a part-time job working with a British or
American company in a business that interest you. Include information about your
qualifications, your level of English and what you already know about the company.
(150-180)
Informal letter/ e-mail
1. Imagine that you are an immigrant in another country. You come from a big house in
a village. Now you live in a small apartment in a city. Write an email home. (150-180).

2. Write a letter to a friend describing your feelings towards your colleagues at work.
(150-180)

Article
1. Imagine you are a journalist. Write an article for an environmental magazine. See
Language Bank 14 for future time expressions. (150-180)

2. Write an article about an old national custom, celebration or festival in your country.
Imagine that you have asked an older person, a relative or neighbour, for example, to
describe the customs to you. You should indicate that you are reporting what he or she
said. (150-180)

3. Write an article suggesting how products such as cars, should be recycled. (150-180)

Story
1. [pdf 82]

2. [pdf 86]