You are advised to write between 200 and 300 words. • You will be awarded up to 15 marks for following the task instructions. • You will be awarded up to 15 marks for the language you use. Task 1 It is your final week in school. Your teacher asks you to make a speech to the school assembly about the event from your school life which you will always remember. (It might be an academic memory, a social event or any other event you wish.) Write your speech. You must include the following: • when and where the event took place • details of what happened • how the event affected you and other people. Cover all three points above in detail. You should make your speech interesting and informative. Start your speech ‘Good morning, everyone.'

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2018). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [15] Task Fulfilment (Band 5): Very good understanding of purpose; Clear awareness of the specified situation and audience; Text type entirely appropriate; All required points developed in detail, fully amplified and well organised; Given information well used to justify personal opinion and interpretation; Tone and register entirely appropriate.
2. [15] Language (Band 8): Highly accurate writing, apart from very occasional slips; Sentence structures varied for particular effects; Verb forms largely correct and appropriate tenses consistently used; Vocabulary wide and precise; Punctuation accurate and helpful; Spelling accurate apart from very occasional slips; Paragraphs have unity, are linked, and show evidence of planning.