2011 CE Writing 題目
Task 1
You are writing a tavel guide. Write about the things you can see and do in the town of Oyne. Base your writing on the photos of Oyne below. The first two sentences have been written for you. Write about 100 words.
Task 2
You have seen the following notice at your school and have decided to enter the competition. Read the notice and write your essay.
ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION
Choose ONE of the statements， say whether you agree or disagree with it and give reasons for your view. Write about 250 words.
- It is better to travel alone than to join a tour group.
- People do not need to travel to see other places. They can see the world on the Internet and on TV from their own home.
Send your essay to: editor@schoolmag.edu.hk
2010 CE Writing 題目
Task 1
Write about 100 words.
You and your friend have invented the robot pet shown below. You are now writing a product description for your web page to make people interested in buying it. You may include:
- What it is
- What it looks like
- What it can do
- Why people should buy it
- Any other ideas
Task 2
Write about 250 words on ONE of the following topics:
- You are a writer for a teenage magazine. Your editor has asked you to write an article about what life is like
without a mobile phone. You have not used your mobile phone for a week.
Now write the article about your experience. The title of the article is, ‘My Week Without a Mobile Phone’. - You are a writer for a teenage magazine. Your editor has asked you to write an article about a recent internet
development which has had the most positive effect on YOUR life. Choose ONE of the following for your article: YouTube, Facebook or Wikipedia.
Now write the article. Use ONE of the following titles:
- “How YouTube has Changed my Life”
- “How Facebook has Changed my Life”
- “How Wikipedia has Changed my Life”
2009 CE Writing 題目
Task 1
Below is the first page of an information leaflet about St. Kilda College. Complete the second page of the leaflet on the next page by writing one short paragraph for each of sections 4,5 and 6. For section 6, you should choose a suitable topic and give a heading
Task 2
Write about 250 words on ONE of the following topics:
- You have read a newspaper article about some parents who would like to teach their children at home instead of sending them to school.
Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper saying whether you think this is a good idea and why. - You have read the following notice on your school website. Write an email.
Forum on School Punishment
The Principal would like to hear the views of students on whether detention is a suitable form of punishment.
Please send an email to the Principal at principal@hkcrrsecondary.edu.hk giving your views.
2008 CE Writing 題目
Task 1
You are Chris Wong, a secondary five student, and you would like to enter the essay competition advertised in the poster below.
Write to us, making sure you tell us:
- the type of theme park it should be,
- the reasons why you think it would attract young people, and
- what kinds of activities you could do there.
Email your essay to themepark@amusehk.com.hk. Entry deadline: Friday 2 May, 2008
Task 2
Write about 250 words on ONE of the following topics:
- As part of a project on what Hong Kong might look like in the future, your teacher has set the following task:
Imagine that you leave Hong Kong in 2008 to study overseas. You return to the city in 2015. Write a letter to Peter, a friend you made while you were overseas, and describe the changes in Hong Kong and how you feel about them.
Write the letter. Sign your name ‘Chris Wong’.
- Your school building is going to be pulled down as part of the redevelopment of the area. Write an article for your school magazine saying why you think this is or is not a good idea.
2007 CE Writing 題目
Task 1
Complete the story told below for your school magazine. Think about the question in picture 4 and write an. interesting ending for your story. Give the story a title.
Task 2
Write about 250 words on ONE of the following topics:
You would like to enter the essay competition advertised in the poster below. Read the poster and write.
“It is more important to be clever than beautiful or handsome.’ Do you agree?
Write a letter to the editor of the Young Post giving your opinions. Start your letter ‘Dear Editor’, and sign it ‘Chris Wong’. Do not write an address.
2006 CE Writing 題目
Question 1
As part of ‘Creative Writing Week’ at your school, your teacher has asked you to complete a diary entry that begins with the sentence’ I woke up this morning and discovered I was eight feet tall.’
Write the diary entry, describing what the day was like for you.
Question 2
Recently, a TV presenter helped you arrange a special birthday event for one of your parents without his or her knowing about it. The preparations for the event and what happened on the day were filmed as part of a very popular TV show called Surprise of Your Life.
Write a letter to your sister in Canada describing what sort of surprise event you chose and why, how it was organized and how your parent felt about it being shown on TV.
Begin your letter ‘Dear Shelley,’ and sign it ‘Nicky.’ Do not write an address
Question 3
Respond to the advertisement below
2005 CE Writing 題目
Question 1
Your school recently conducted a ‘Working Week’ scheme during which students could choose to work as one of the following:
- a reporter
- a teacher
- a restaurant cook
- a flight attendant
- a photographer
You took part in the scheme. Now your careers advisor has asked you to write an article for the school magazine describing your experience during the Working Week’and how you felt about the job you chose.
Write the article.
Question 2
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department is planning to hold an
international pop music festival in an open area very close to where you live.
It has invited local residents to write letters expressing their views on the proposal.
Write a letter to the Department giving your opinion and explaining the benefits and/or problems of holding the festival. If you wish, you may refer to one or more of the following in your letter:
- noise levels
- entertainment value
- tourism
- large crowds
- hygiene and waste disposal
- possible performers
- opportunities for local musicians
Begin your letter, ‘Dear Officer,….’and sign it ‘R. Lee.’
Question 3
You have decided to enter the competition advertised below.
2004 CE Writing 題目
Question 1
Imagine that you won a competition in a film magazine and the prize was spending a weekend with your favourite movie star in America. Now the magazine wants you to write an article describing what you did together with the movie star and how you felt about him/her at the end of your stay.
Write your article. If you wish, you may use the names of real movie stars in your article.
Question 2
The government wants to know what students think about the following problerns they sometimes have at
secondary schools in Hong Kong:
- having no one to talk to about personal problems
- unfair treatment from teachers
- peer pressure from classmates
- too much homework
You have been asked to write a report on at least two of these problems and suggest ways in which they can be solved.
Write your report.
Question 3
Your aunt and uncle recently went away for the weekend and they asked you to look after your six-year-old cousin. This was your first experience of looking after a young child. You took him out for a walk, but after answering a call on your mobile phone, you turned round to find he had disappeared.
Your parents have asked you to write a letter to your aunt and uncle explaining how you lost and found your cousin.
Write your letter. Begin it with the words ‘Dear Aunt and Uncle’ and end the letter by signing it ‘Chris’. Do NOT write an address.
2003 CE Writing 題目
Question 1
The editor of a local newspaper, Student Post, has invited readers to answer the question: ̈Do you think your parents really understand you? Write a letter to the editor describing your feelings as a teenager about the attitudes of parents towards young people. You should discuss at least two of the following:
- staying out late with friends
- what teenagers spend their money on
- being told to do the housework
- spending a long time on the computer
- keeping up with the latest fashions
Sign your letter C. Wong. Do NOT write an address.
Question 2
Your school is planning to spend a lot of money on setting up a new security system. Video cameras will be placed in all the common areas, including classrooms, corridors and playgrounds.
In your school there is a Discussion Corner, a notice-board where students can freely express their opinions. You have decided to write an article for the Corner describing the advantages and disadvantages of such a security system.
Write your article.
Your English teacher has asked you to write an imaginative story based on the picture below.
2002 CE Writing 題目
Question 1
You have recently read a newspaper article about a government plan to spend millions of dollars on Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. The money will be used to develop computerized buildings and vehicles, and robots which ‘think’ like humans and may even have emotions. You feel strongly about this technology and decide to write a letter to the editor of the newspaper explaining your views. You should say what you think might happen in the future as a result of developing AI technology.
Sign your letter C. Wong. Do not write an address.
Question 2
The Hong Kong Police Force would like to improve its public image in Hong Kong. It has asked young people to make suggestions about what events or activities could be organized to help the public learn more about the work of the Police Force.
Write an article for your school magazine outlining your suggestions.
Question 3
You are Chris Wong. Your best friend Pat has been dating a schoolmate called Sandy for several months. Pat is really happy and has even talked about marrying Sandy when they are old enough. Unfortunately, you think you have also fallen in love with Sandy. One day at school you find a note hidden in your desk. The note is shown below:
Write a reply to Sandy explaining your feelings and saying what you think both of you should do about the situation.
2001 CE Writing 題目
Question 1
One day after school, you went to the staffroom to see your teacher, but there was nobody there. Just as you were about to leave, you noticed a piece of paper on the staffroom floor. You picked it up, and saw the words ‘END OF TERM EXAMINATION’ at the top of the page.
Describe what happened next.
Question 2
Your parents have sent you away for a month to a summer school in another country. It is your first trip outside Hong Kong and in the country where you are, life is completely different from life in Hong Kong. After two weeks, you finally have time to write a letter to your best friend. Describe your experiences and how you feel about the trip.
Write your letter.
Question 3
Recently, you visited a zoo in China. You were horrified to see the terrible conditions in which the animals were kept and the way some of the visitors behaved. You have decided to write a letter to the editor of a magazine published by the Worldwide Fund for Nature. In your letter, you should briefly describe what you saw. You should also write about at least TWO of the following :
- how to improve conditions in zoos
- how visitors should treat animals in zoos
- alternatives to keeping animals in zoos
2000 CE Writing 題目
Question 1
One day you were helping your friend Sandy prepare some food in the kitchen. Suddenly, the knife that you were using slipped and cut Sandy on the hand. When you looked at the cut you were shocked to discover that, instead of blood, all you could see were wires, electrical circuits and computer chips.
Describe what happened next.
Question 2
You have recently read an article in the Student Post in which the writer argued that the government was wasting too much money on buying new computers for schools. He suggested that the money could be used to improve learning in many other ways.
Write a letter to the editor giving your views on this issue.
Sign your letter S.Lee. Do NOT write an address.
Question 3
Enter the competition shown below:
1999 CE Writing 題目
Question 1
Your principal feels that Form Five students should get away from the classroom more often. He has decided that there should be a special day of activities outside the school every month. He has stressed that these activities should be educational-for example, visits to museums, farms, places of historical interest, etc.
You have been asked to make a proposal outlining what sorts of activities might take place and how these could be organized.
Write your proposal.
Question 2
Your friend Pat is studying overseas but plans to return to Hong Kong during the holidays to look for a summer job. However, Pat is not sure how to find a suitable one, so has just sent you a letter asking you for help. Write a letter in response, telling Pat about what types of jobs are suitable, how to get them, and which ones should be avoided.
Sign your response Chris. You must NOT write any address.
Question 3
One evening, for a joke, you and your friends decided to hide inside a large department store and stay there overnight. You waited until the doors were locked and came out of your hiding place when there was no one around.
The pictures below show some of the strange things that happened in the store during the night. Describe your adventures.
1998 CE Writing 題目
Question 1
Many sports personalities, movie stars and other famous people get a lot of publicity from newspapers, magazines and television. Nevertheless, they complain that their lives are badly affected by the way reporters and photographers follow them everywhere and write stories about them which are not completely true.
Write an article for the school magazine expressing your views on this topic.
Question 2
Recently you started keeping a diary. You are wornied fhat your parents might read it while you are out, so you always write it in English.
Today you did a very naughty thing, perhaps the naughtiest thing you have ever done! Write about it in your diary, describing what happened.
Question 3
Enter the competition shown on the poster below:
1997 CE Writing 題目
Question 1
You are in charge of the advice column of your school newspaper.
One day you receive the following letter.
Dear Nicky,
I live in a very small flat with my family and don’t have any privacy at all When my friends phone me I know that everyone at home can hear what I’m saying. Ícan’t study easily in the flat because it’s crowded and noisy, and the television is on all the time. I cai’t start my homework until after midnight As a result, I’m doing badly at school.
I’m sure my work would improve if I could go out and relax with my friends, but unfortunately[ haven’t got enough money to do this. I really feel like dropping out of school altogether and finding a full-time job.
Some people say that schooldays are the happiest days of your life, but
they’re wrong.What do you think I should do? Please help me
A desperate Form 4 student.
Write a response to the letter, offering sympathy and advice. Sign your response Nicky. You must NOT write any address.
Question 2
You and a friend have decided to produce a short story with pictures for your school magazine. You are the writer and must write the story. Your friend is the artist and he has already produced the first two pictures to help you start. Write the story.
Question 3
You are the chairperson of your Community Youth Club. At the next
meeting, you will give a presentation to the Club entitled:
Problems in the neighbourhood and how we can deal with them.
Write your presentation, referring to at least THREE of the following problems:
- dogs
- drug users
- noisy, badly-behaved youths
- dripping air-conditioners
- objects falling from windows
- illegal hawkers
1996 CE Writing 題目
Question 1
The principal of your school wants to improve communication between your school and other schools in Hong Kong. You are the Secretary of the Student Council and you have been asked to write a short proposal to the principal which recommends two or three of the following ideas for inter-school activities:
- picnics
- charity walks
- karaoke evenings
- projects for the community
- a computer link-up with other schools
Write your proposal.
Question 2
You are a member of a new creative writing group. You have been asked to write an imaginative story
which you will read out to the group at the next meeting. Your story begins like this:
One day I fell asleep on the MTR and when I woke up, the train was empty. I got off the train, ran out of the station and saw that all the streets and the buildings were empty too. I couldn’t see anybody at all..
Finish the story.
Question 3
It was your best friend’s birthday last week. To celebrate, you took your friend to a new restaurant for a meal. The picture below show some of the things which happened while you were there.
Write a letter of complaint to the editor of the newspaper describing some of the problems you had and how you felt at the end of the evening. Sign your letter L. Tse.
1995 CE Writing 題目
Question 1
The letter below appeared in yesterday’s newspaper:
BAN PORTABLE PHONES
I am very happy that smoking has finally been banned in public places in Hong Kong.
However, another problem I am concerned about is the increasing use of pagers and portable phones. When we go to cinemas and restaurants, my friends and I are constantly disturbed by the noise of pagers, or the ringing of portable phones.
I hope that the Government will now ban their use in public places. How do other readers feel about this?
S. Tam
Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper replying to the letter from S. Tam. Sign your letter R. Lee. You must NOT write any address.
Question 2
You were shopping in a supermarket last week where two young people from your school entered the shop. Describe what you saw, based on the pictures below, and then say what happened after they left the shop.
Question 3
As part of the activities for Science and History Week in your school, you have been asked to write an essay discussing the following:
Modern equipment would have made life easier for Stone Age cavemen and cavewomen. Which three pieces of equipment do you think would have been most useful?
Write your essay.
Question 4
Enter the competition advertised in the notice below:
** COMPETITION **
Win a study year overseas, with fares, course fees and accommodation paid!
To enter the competition, write an essay about:
- which country you would choose to go to and why
- what you would like to study during the year overseas
- what problems you might have living in a foreign country
- why YOU should win the prize
Sponsored by: WORLD WIN CORPORATION
1994 CE Writing 題目
Question 1
You are taking part in a school debate on the following motion:
‘That pop singers and film stars are paid too much money, as they do nothing useful for society.’
Write ONE speech either supporting or opposing the motion.
Question 2
You were one of the first students from your school to go on a 5-day leadership training camp and now you are writing an article about it for your school magazine. Write your article, describing the problems that occurred while you were involved in TWO of the camp activities, and saying how you overcame them. You should also explain what you learnt from these experiences. The camp activities are shown in the pictures below.
Question 3
As part of the activities for Open Day in your school you are asked to write a composition about the future with the title ‘A Day in Hong Kong in the Year 2094′. You must include at least three of the following:
- the weather
- the food the
- buildings
- the clothes
- public transport
- entertainment
- sport
- a time-machine
Write your composition. The best compositions will be displayed on the English bulletin board.
Question 4
The letter below appeared in yesterday’s newspaper:
LOVE SHOULD WAIT!
I am writing to complain about the standard of behaviour
of many young people in public. I often see young teenage boys and girls holding hands and even kissing in parks and on public transport. Surely this kind of behaviour is unacceptable!These young peopie should be concentrating on their
studies instead of wasting time on romance. Parents should not allow their teenage children to start dating before they are 18. What do other readers think?P. So
Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper replying to the points made by P. So. Sign your letter T. Lam. You must NOT write any address.
1993 CE Writing 題目
Question 1
Write an article for your school magazine describing the scene at a clinic for sick animals when one of the pets escaped. Base your article on the pictures below. Use your imagination to say what happened in the end.
Question 2
The letter below appeared in yesterday’s newspaper:
The right to wear fur
Last night I watched a television programme which showed some
people in America throwing paint and ink at a woman wearing a fur coat.I do not understand why they were doing this, or what they hoped t
achieve. I have never seen anything like this happen here, although there are many women in Hong Kong who wear fur coats. Surely women have the right to wear fur if they wish! What do other readers think?Doris Hung
Tai Koo Shing
Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper replying to the points made by Doris Hung. Sign your letter K. To. You must not write any address.
Question 3
As part of the activities for English Week in your school you are going to tell an imaginative story to your fellow students. Your story must be based on the following idea:
When you woke up last Sunday you found that your mother had suddenly changed size and become much smaller. She was only 20 cm tall! You had to take care of her all day until she grew back to her normal size that evening.
Write your story in preparation for English Week.
Question 4
Enter the competition advertised in the notice below:
1992 CE Writing 題目
Question 1
The pictures below show some examples of bad behaviour that occurred in the very first lesson a young teacher taught:
Imagine you are the young teacher. Write a letter to your friend, Chris, in Canada, describing what happened during the lesson and bow you dealt with the discipline problems. Base your description on the three pictures, and use your imagination to add at least cone move problem.
Question 2
Last might you attended the pop concert advertised in the poster below. Write an interesting account of the concert for your school newspaper in which you describe the new pop group. Include in your account the stage design, the special lighting and sound effects, and the behaviour of the audience. You should also give your opinion of the music. Sign your account ‘R. King’.
Question 3
You are taking part in a school debate on the following motion:
That it is necessary io have a law to stop parents leaving any child below the age of eight unattended.
Write ONE speech either supporting or opposing the motion.
Question 4
Enter the writing competition advertised in the notice below:
1991 CE Writing 題目
Question 1
During the last two weeks you have seen a group of teenagers bullying a boy from your school. Here is what you saw:
The schoolboy is now in hospital but is too frightened to tell the police what happened to him. You wart to help the police. Write a factual report for the police about the teenagers and what they did to the boy. Sign your report ‘Kam Wai-wai’. Do NOT write any address.
Question 2
Sometimes Form 1 students feel confused and unhappy in their first term at secondary school. Everything seems different and strange. There are new subjects, new teachers and new school rules.
You are a Form 5 student. The principal has asked all the students in your form to write a composition suggesting ways in which Form 5 students could help Form 1 students to feel happy and comfortable in their first term.
Write your composition, describe the problems and difficulties of mew Form 1 students and explaining what causes these problems. Remember to suggest what you and your classmates could do to help.
Question 3
Last year you and your classmates attended a summer camp. None of you wants to go this year because you did not enjoy it last year. The organiser of this year’s camp has sent each of you this letter:
Dear Student,
No one from your class has applied to attend this year’s summer camp. I have heard from your teacher that there were many complaints about last year’s camp, and I would like to know more about what went wrong so that I can make better plans in future.
I am most interested in receiving your comments on the location, the food, the sleeping facilities and the day and evening programmes. Please mention anything else you think should be changed.
Thank you for your help.
Yours sincerely,
Miss E. Wong Camp Organiser, 1991
Write a letter to Miss Wong giving her the information she has asked for.
Sign your letter ‘Kam Wai-wai’. Do NOT write any address.
Question 4
“Not many Hong Kong families are friendly with their neighbours’. Do you agree?
1990 CE Writing 題目
Question 1
Below is a letter you have received from your friend Ming
Dear Wah,
Thank you for the lovely photograph. You certainly look as though you were having fun. As you left Hong Kong immediately after finishing your form five exams, I didn’t have a chance to talk to you. Now that you’ve settled in Canada with the rest of your family, I hope you can find time to give me some advice.
t remember you once said that you found form five very difficult at first, but later you managed to deal with most of the problems. I hope you won’t mind my asking you what some of those difficulties were and how you managed to overcome them. You see, I’ll he in form five this September; and l’m sure l’ll benefit from your experience.l’m also seriously considering the number of activities I should take part in. As you know, l’ni a mernber of iwo clubs,and I ertjoy a loí of sports. I also have music lessons once a week and I give private tuition to my neighbour’s chilá twice a week. As you can imagine, all these activities take up a lot of my time, and I wonder if l’ll be able to cope with my school work as well. :What do you think i should do?
Well, Wah. l must go now. Please write io me soon.
ming
Write a reply to Ming’s letter. [Sign your letter Wah’. You need NOT write any address.]
Question 2
Your school is holding a fund·raising concert next week. The money from the concert will go lo the Red Cross co help buy another ‘blood bus’. As a member of the student organizing committee for the concert you are writing an article for your school newspaper. In your article, you will
(i) give the students relevant information about the concert,
(ii) tell them why another ‘blood bus’ is needed, and
(iii) persuade them to support the concert.
Write your article. [Sign your article W.C.Chan’,]
Question 3
The dialogue below is the beginning of a short script you are writing for the school drama competition
Anne and Torn are in the sitting room discussing their brother, Peter.
Tom : Peter is been telling lies again. It’s his turn to cook the dinner bur he’s gone to see a movie and he’s told Mum thar you’ve agreed to do it for him.
Anne: That’s not fair! I did the cooking yesterday. Besides, I have a lot of homework today
Tom : Don’t be upset. I’ll cook tonight. Bui l’m getting rather tired of his silly tricks.
Anne: So am I. What can we do about it?
Finish the script. If you wısh, you may add other characters. |Sign your script C. C. Choi. J]
Question 4
Hawkers provide a useful service to society. Do you agree?