UE Writing 2010 Your school is running a campaign to Ocean Park has decided to run an essay Your school has

decided to confine all Overcrowding can seriously damage promote the idea Education needs to be competition entitled Animals more creative. Students have Ambassadors. There are two students to the school grounds at lunch the quality life in a community. Write time. Students will not be allowed to go an essay discussing this claim with reference to the living conditions of

been invited to propose a programme or categories from which the ambassadors home or eat out and may only have You have gathered opinions on the idea dogs, cats and tropical fish), and exotic President of your Students from your teachers and classmates. Write an article for your school animals (such as crocodiles, pandas and Association, write a letter to your snakes). Choose two animals, one from school principal protesting against the new rule. Provide three reasons why you and your fellow students oppose this plan.

an activity which encourages creativity. can be chosen: domestic pets (such as lunch supplied by the school caterer. As Hong Kong people. Provide a suitable title for the essay.

magazine proposing a programme or an each category, and with reference to activity, explaining its key elements and identifying its benefits. Provide a suitable title for the article. their characteristics and the way that people view them, write an essay explaining why these two animals are suitable to hold the post of 'animal ambassadors'. Provide an appropriate title for your essay. 2009 Your school has voted a celebrity artist Some people have criticized movie

Students and parents from your

A large number of candidates from different schools recently entered the 'Ten Model Students'

or athlete 'Person of the Year' for 2008. stars for staging extravagant weddings school have raised a large sum of You are a reporter for the school magazine. You have interviewed the which cost far more than most couples money for China's development. The

would spend. Critics believe that such school principal is now asking students competition organised by a local

winner. Write an article for the school weddings could be just as beautiful and for their opionios as to which one of the newspaper. However, there were magazine showing how his or her experience of failure before finally memorable if some of the millions of dollars spent were donated to charity following two initiatives in China should receive the money: 1) further only six winners, all of whom were female students. The criteria on which

succeeding might inspire the personal instead. Write a letter to the editor of thespace exploration or 2) basic healthcare the candidates were judged included development of students. Give your article an appropriate heading. Hong Kong Post stating your views on and education in rural areas. Write a this issue and giving reasons for them. letter to the Principal stating which initiative should receive the donation and why it should not be given to the academic performance, leadership skills, use of language to express themselves, and knowledge of the world. To what extent would you agree

other.

that male students in Hong Kong generally lack the qualities that would fit them for the title of 'model student'? Write an essay justifying your views and give it a suitable title.

2008 Write an essay to share your view on balancing the freedom to expressing

Write a letter suggesting 2 stimulating Write an article for school magazine questions to be discussed by 3

Write a letter to the editor expressing

sharing your view and commenting on your view on who should be the results of a survey assessing students' self-esteem. (Expository article) responsible for heavy school bags of most HK students. (Letter to editor. Expository) Write a letter to HK Post about how a criminal gang tricked old people and what your Owners' Association has done to avoid similar incidents. (Letter to the editor, expository)

oneself VS protecting others' privacy on professionals in a school assembly the internet. (Expository essay) concerning 'Shaping Hong Kong'. (Formal letter. Expository)

2 007 Write a letter to SPAC. concerning Pet Article for school Magazine sharing 2 Article to argue whether teen idols' abuse and suggest measures to ensure unique factures of Chinese culture after getting married may affect their Pet welfare. (Formal letter, expository) joining an exchange programe (Expository essay) popularity. (Controversial essay)

2006 Support or disprove whether Korean

Article for school newspaper describing Letter to Editor commenting

Article for school newspaper offering advice on safety measures when hiking in remote areas. (Expository essay)

Culture and products have taken over arguments on whether school tuck shop downloading entertainment from the HK market. (Controversial essay) should stop selling 'Junk food'. (Discussion essay) 2005 Letter to Principal explaining how a internet. (Letter to the editor, expository)

Article in school newspaper expressing Present survey findings of Mainland

Letter to editor questioning the quality

fight arose and seeking his leniency in views on the benefits and drawbacks of tourists' impressions of H.K. and H.K. of Radio programme hosts in punishing the students concerned. (Formal letter, expository) 2004 Write a letter to the principal, Summarizing different views for and early admission to university. (Discussional essay) Write an article outlining 3 reasons to Advise a friend to start a career as a serve either poor elderly people or police cadet instead of a singer. people. (Report, expository) counselling Youths on air. (Forma! letter, controversial) Write an article for school newspaper sharing the main ideas of a seminar on slimming and health. (Expository eassy in form of a report)

against spending a donation on MMLC primary school children newly arrived (Controversial writing in form of an or NET and making appropriate from the mainland. (Controversial informal letter)

recommendation. (Discussional writing essay)

in form of a letter proposal) 2003 State whether it is right for a country to Argue whether Music, art and literature Write an article to school newspaper fight a war'? (Controversial essay) are valuable than science and technology. (Controversial essay) stating your choice between living in H.K. or in another part of the world. (Persuasive writing) 2002 Write an article listing 3 suggestions to Write an article either for or against improve family life (Expository and proposal) 2001 Article for school newspaper, discussing the seriousness of the problem of bulling in schools and propose 3 solutions (Expository essay) 2000 Suggest 3 ways students use English outside school (Expository essay) Mobile telephone is most annoying, Explain why HK films and stars gain State your choice of having children or not (Controversial essay) Suggest 3 ways to promote multicultural understanding and racial harmony in H.K. (Letter to the editor, expository) Comment on whether graduates should Letter to principal suggesting 3 ways to improve the quality of education in school (Letter proposal) Letter to the Editor discussing whether a local degree is better or worse than an oversea one. (Discussional essay)

whether Internet can replace traditional popularity of the world (Expository schools or not (Controversial essay) essay)

Argue whether 'Christmas should not be Discuss the positive and Negative celebrated in China because it is a aspects of living together before

foreign custom.' (Controversial essay) marriage (Discussional essay)

unnecessary and time-wasting device work one year before entering (Controversial essay) university (Discussional essay)

1999 Suggest how young people can help to A university education is not essential University's admission not only based Persuade a friend to see a particular promote international understanding and world peace. (Expository essay) 1998 Suggestions of improving tourism in H.K. (Letter proposal, expository) Tutorial centre (Discussional essay) for success. (Controversial essay) on one's academic performance. (Discussional article) Should pager be allowed to be used in Whether computer is best to be studied school (Controversial essay) in school or at home (Controversial essay) 1997 Poverty in the world (Discussional essay) 1996 New Town (Letter to the editor) Diet and fitness of youths (Article to school newspaper) English names (Controversial article) Sports Club Promotion (Letter to chairperson) Proposed As-Level subjects (Discussional essay) Overseas Holiday (Article to Sch newspaper) Big Brother Scheme (Letter proposal, expository) play or film. (Informal letter)