TEST B, WRITING TASK I (GENERAL TRAINING)
SAMPLE ANSWER
This is an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 7 score. Here is the examiner’s comment:
The response to the task is fluent, although there is room for expansion and clarification of some
aspects of the task. The message is well-organised and can be followed throughout, with the writer
making good use of ‘signpost’ words. There are some problems with word choice and with word
formation (e.g. ‘big noise’, ‘distractive’), but the range of sentence structures is varied and well-
controlled for accuracy.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing with regard to the article in your newspaper dated 7th September. My
house is situated within 20 minutes walk of the airport. Please allow me to point out
the problems which have caused serious damage on the residential area. I
am fully
sure that the problems must be aggravated if the plan is carried out to expand the
airport and Increase the number of flights.
First of all, the low-flying aeroplanes are utterly distractive. They make such a big
noise that I cannot concentrate on housework at all. What is worse, I am woken up by
the late hour flights
at midnight; I was diagnosed as Insomnia the other day. I should
call this situation noise pollution.
Secondly, I am afraid that the expansion of the airport may
reduce the plot of
land for the playground which is under construction near the airport at the moment.
To sum up, I strongly disagree with the plan. I would appreciate if you could
possibly write the article about the problems and disagreement as I said above.
Yours faithfully,
Model and sample answers for writing tasks
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TEST B, WRITING TASK 2 (GENERAL TRAINING)
SAMPLE ANSWER
This is an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 6 score. Here is the examiner’s comment:
The answer is an adequate response to the task, although there are not many ideas and there is little
development of these. The response reads fairly easily, however, and the writer’s intention is
usually clear. There is a variety of sentence structures, and although these are not always
grammatically accurate, the errors do not interfere with the message. There are signs of vocabulary
limitations.
The today’s family-life changed a lot. Many parents are divorce, a lot of mothers and
fathers have their job’s far away from home. The children are often alone and lonley
... but what are the reasons for this happening?
First of all, I think that the modern technology is one of the main reason for this
problem. Many parents work in their nearest cities from their home. They work with
computer in big offices and came home late at night. However, they
have no time to
look after their children.
In the past, families used to work "as a family". Every member worked hard and
helped the family to survife, for example farmers. Furthermore, the
education used
to be
controled by the parents, not like today’s day-schools with teachers and
professors. On the other hand, there must be a solution to bring separeted families
together. At my point of view, families should spend their free time together. I am
thinking about weekends or the time after work. Children need their parents even
when they are older. To give a reasonable example: I often go out with my parents,
mostly for a dinner. Then my brother and I speak about our future plans or something
else. An intensiv conversation is a possible solution. A similar way is, to divide your job
into half-part work-times and spend your free time leftover with your loved persons.
A point against this statement is to have financial problems.
To sum up I wish that every family is as close as possible with each other, if they like
that.