Relationships

= = ** Relationships ** 2. A much-loved teacher at your school is retiring from teaching. You have been asked to write something in his/her honour for the school newspaper, so you decide to interview the teacher about his/her years at the school and write a report. In the interview, you hear about changes over the years and also about some interesting or amusing incidents. Write your report of the interview. 4. Recently something memorable involving a famous person happened to you. You know the story would interest young adults especially, so you decide to write the story and submit it for inclusion in your school’s student publication. Write your story. 2. Your friend has gone into a state of panic shortly before taking final exams and has decided not to take them. Write a letter to your friend encouraging him/her to take the exams and give reasons why taking the exams would be beneficial. 4. You are participating in a class debate on the motion: “School summer vacations are too long and they should be shortened”. Write the text of your speech, either agreeing or disagreeing with this motion. 5. It has been said that young people value friends more than family. Your teacher has set this as the topic of your next essay. Write your essay. 5. Your ambition is to become a writer, so you decide to write a short story that you hope will be published in a local magazine which is read by young adults. Imagine something mysterious, sad, funny or embarrassing has happened at school and write your short story about it. 6. Many people would like to know more about the experiences, thoughts and interests of their grandparents or great-grandparents when they were young. Write a letter to your future great-grandchildren to give them an idea of your experiences, thoughts and interests in 2008. 1. We all have to endure embarrassing incidents which often have unexpected results. Such an incident has just happened to you and you decide to write about it in your diary. Write your diary entry. 6. Your English class has been given an assignment to write an essay examining the statement that “wars would never happen if women were in leadership positions”. Write your essay. 3. You have been invited to contribute an essay to a collection of essays that will be printed soon. You decide to examine the opinion: “People cannot be both practical and imaginative”. Write your essay. 4. A former student of your school has become famous because of her/his achievements. You had the chance to interview this person for your local newspaper and, in the interview; you discussed the achievements, the difficulties that had to be overcome and the person’s plans for the future. Write a newspaper article based on the interview. 6. Imagine that it is now January, 2007. You have achieved very pleasing results in your IB exams, but a hard-working and generous classmate, who is a friend of yours, has failed to gain a diploma. Write a letter to your friend, offering sympathy and giving reasons why he/she should not be too discouraged.