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GRUP SCOLAR DR LAZAR CHIRILA BAIA DE ARIES

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Ministerul Educaţiei Nationale Centrul Naţional de Evaluare şi Examinare

Proba C – Limba engleză

Examenul de bacalaureat na ţional 2013

Proba C de evaluare a competen ţelor lingvistice într-o limb ă de circula ţie interna ţional ă

studiat ă pe parcursul înv ăţământului liceal

Proba oral ă la Limba englez ă

Toate filierele, profilurile şi specializările/calificările

28 iunie 2013 Biletul nr. 1

1. Answer the following questions: Do you prefer fast food to home-made food? Why (not)?

2. Speak about your hobby.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following question: Where do you study for your exams?

2. Speak about your favourite school subject.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you often use public transportation? Why (not)?

2. Describe the most impressive building in your city.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Education is the movement from darkness to light. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you use e-books? Why (not)?

2. Describe your favourite Romanian actor.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. Use relevant arguments and examples to support yo ur ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you think it’s beneficial to have a daily routine? Why (not)?

2. Speak about one difficult decision you had to make.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: A man travels the world in search of what

he needs and returns home to find it. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Are you an organised kind of person? Why (not)?

2. Describe the ideal relationship at work.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Knowledge is power. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you use the Internet on a regular basis? Why (not)?

2. Speak about one of your hobbies.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you think climate change is affecting all of us? Why (not)?

2. Describe a holiday you would like to go on.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Travel can be one of the most rewarding

forms of introspection. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following question: How does your family spend the weekend?

2. Describe your favourite actor.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: The Internet is the most important single development in the history of human communication since the invention of call waiting. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your

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1. Answer the following question: What is your favourite dish?

2. Describe a museum or art gallery that you have visited.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you think IT skills are a must at any workplace? Why (not)?

2. Speak about one of your general interests.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Teenagers today are more free to be

themselves and to accept themselves. (John Knowles) Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: What is your favourite way to relax? Why?

2. Describe the strangest happening in your life.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you prefer Italian food to Chinese food? Why?

2. Speak about an event that you were touched by.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it. (Henry David Thoreau) Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you often have dinner with your family? Why (not)?

2. Describe one of your grandparents.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Find a job you like and you add five days to every week. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following question: What is your favourite type of dessert?

2. Describe the most exciting moment of your life.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Advertising is the greatest art form of the 20th century. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Would you like to become a famous artist? Why (not)?

2. Describe the typical day of your life.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Access to computers and the Internet has become a basic need for education in our society. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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2. Speak about your favourite season.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Would you like to spend holidays abroad? Why (not)?

2. Speak about the thrill of passing one major exam.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Would you work part-time during your studies? Why (not)?

2. Describe your favourite recreational place.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: An effort made for the happiness of others

lifts above ourselves. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Would you like to have your own business? Why (not)?

2. Describe the ideal travel destination.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Change your thoughts and you change your world. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: How do you like to travel around? Why?

2. Describe your favourite singer.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Cultivation to the mind is as necessary as food to the body. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Would you like to work for a famous TV station? Why (not)?

2. Describe the place where you live.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: A good reputation is more valuable than

money. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following question: Who do you prefer to spend your holidays with?

2. Speak about a happy moment in your childhood.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you appreciate sincerity? Why (not)?

2. Describe the job you would most like to have.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following question: Do you use the Internet to order products?

2. Describe a city you enjoyed visiting.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: What month do you usually go on holiday? Why?

2. Speak about the way you spent your latest summer holiday.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following question: Where do you usually spend your free time?

2. Describe a competition you have entered.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: If you put all your strength and faith and vigour into a job and try to do the best you can, the money will come. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following question: What do you enjoy about learning languages?

2. Speak about the time you had to sacrifice yourself for the group you belonged to.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: The harder I work, the luckier I get. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ide as.

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2. Describe the house of your dreams.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you eat fruit regularly? Why (not)?


3. Give your opinion on the following statement: The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you prefer fast food to traditional food? Why (not)?

2. Describe your city.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: What is you favourite means of transport? Why?

2. Describe your favourite pop star.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Foreign language competence is vital nowadays. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you watch TV every day? Why (not)?

2. Describe an experience that made you appreciate your health.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: A friend to all is a friend to none. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ide as.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you go to cultural festivals? Why (not)?


3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Computers themselves, and software yet to be developed, will revolutionise the way we learn. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you prefer paper based books or e-books ? Why?

2. Describe your ideal friend.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: If you can dream it, you can do it. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ide as.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you listen to folk music? Why (not)?

2. Speak about a memorable event in your life.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following question: How often do you meet your friends?

2. Describe the most impressive building in your city.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Fortune and love favour the brave. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ide as.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you ever help your parents? Why (not)?

2. Describe the object that is dearest to you.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you use the Internet every day? Why (not)?

2. Describe the way you spent your latest winter holiday.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you like making presents? Why (not)?

2. Describe your favourite car.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: A positive attitude may not solve every problem but it makes solving any problem a more pleasant experience. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you like going out with your family? Why (not)?

2. Describe an enjoyable event that you experienced at school.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Nothing we do changes the past - everything we do changes the future. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Would you live your entire life in one place? Why (not)?

2. Speak about a difficult moment in your life.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Would you like to work and live abroad? Why (not)?

2. Describe the happiest time of your life.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: The man who graduates today and stops learning tomorrow is uneducated the day after. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you practise any sport? Why (not)?

2. Describe your favourite book.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you play a musical instrument? Why (not)?

2. Describe a film you found interesting.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you go jogging to keep fit? Why (not)?

2. Speak about one of your major interest.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you spend much time in nature? Why (not)?

2. Describe an event you are happy to remember.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following question: How often do you visit museums?

2. Describe the best advertisement you have ever seen.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following question: How often do you visit art galleries?


3. Give your opinion on the following statement: A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Could you live in another country for the rest of your life? Why (not)?

2. Describe a place you go for recreation or exercise.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: The secret of happiness is freedom, the

secret of freedom is courage. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: What is your favourite dish? Why?

2. Describe a time when you persisted until you achieved your goal.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: The first duty of a man is to think for himself. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you celebrate Halloween? Where?

2. Describe a person who is especially interesting.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: The unhappiest people in this world are those who care the most about what other people think. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: What is your favourite Romanian dish? Why?

2. Describe a typical day of your life.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: What is your favourite junk food? Why?

2. Speak about a time when you failed and what you learned from that experience.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: What do you do to keep fit? Why?


3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you read newspapers online? Why (not)?

2. Speak about the things that arouse your interest.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you walk in the park in your spare time? Why (not)?

2. Describe your favourite object.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Love is the absence of judgement. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ide as.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you like hiking? Why (not)?

2. Describe your best friend.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: All the effort in the world won't matter if you're not inspired. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you carefully plan the most important activities? Why (not)?

2. Speak about one exciting experience.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: The price of greatness is responsibility.

Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you enjoy teamwork? Why (not)?

2. Speak about an achievement in your life.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following question: How do you think English will be useful to you in the future?

2. Describe the way your favourite sport is practised.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: We share this planet with many species. It

is our responsibility to protect them, both for their sakes and our own. (Pamela A. Matson, ecologist) Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Where do you prefer to spend your holidays? Why?

2. Describe a seaside resort. Speak about the scenery, the facilities and the free time activities.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: There is no friend as loyal as a book.

(Ernest Hemingway) Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Would you prefer to be your own boss? Why? 2. Describe an event during which you were part of a team.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Each blade of grass has its spot on earth

whence it draws its life, its strength; and so is man rooted to the land from which he draws his faith together with his life. (Joseph Conrad). Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: What is your favourite TV programme? Why?

2. Describe a city that has impressed you.

3. The number of endangered species is growing. Identify the possible causes and provide solutions to improve the situation. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following question: What would you do if you won the lottery? 2. Describe a visit to a museum. 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of making friends online? Use relevant

arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: What is your favourite literary character? Why?

2. Describe your most recent holiday.

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in the countryside? Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: What piece of modern technology is the one that you find most useful? Why?

2. Describe how you see yourself in 10 years’ time. 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of zoos? Use relevant arguments and

examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: What is your favourite subject in the school curriculum? Why?

2. Describe your favourite actor/actress. 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of public transport? Use relevant

arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: What is your favourite urban landmark? Why?

2. Describe your mother’s/father’s place of work.

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in the 21st century? Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: What is your favourite park? Why?

2. Describe your high school.

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a city? Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Are you an “indoor” or an “outdoor” person? Why?

2. Describe how your favourite food is cooked.

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of opening your own business? Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ide as.

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1. Answer the following questions: Do you prefer to watch TV or to surf the web? Why? 2. Describe a visit to a theme park.

3. A series of famous and often very touching cases in recent years has made the right to

die one of the most hotly contested debates of our time, raising complex medical, legal, religious and moral issues. Can helping someone to die ever be justified? If so, in what circumstances? Discuss. Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Who is your favourite writer? Why?

2. Imagine you have the job you have always wanted. Describe a day in your life.

3. Give your opinion on the following statement: Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. (George Orwell) Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: What is your favourite restaurant? Why? 2. Describe your neighbourhood.

3. Industrial pollution is affecting the environment more and more, one of its effects being

the destruction of ecosystems. What steps do you think should be taken to prevent further destruction? Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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1. Answer the following questions: Who is your favourite artist? Why? 2. Describe a moment in your life that you have treasured ever since experiencing it.

3. Books are often turned into movie scripts. Do you think reading the book is more

rewarding than watching the movie? Use relevant arguments and examples to support your ideas.

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