1. Practice Exam Questions – Writing to Persuade.
P1 Your school has decided not to give external e-mail addresses to every student or to allow
unfiltered access to the Internet. Write a letter to the head teacher on behalf of the student
council persuading them to change their mind.
P2 The school has been given enough money by the council to redecorate every room. The
school has decided to employ decorators. Write a letter to the head teacher persuading them to
allow students to decorate their form rooms - if they can choose the design!
P3 Write a letter to your local health authority which tries to persuade them to improve health
care for teenagers in your area.
P4 Parents can be the least environmentally conscious people. Write an article in your college
newsletter, addressed to parents, which seeks to persuade them to go green.
P5 Many schools have a programme of educational and other trips and residential visits. Write a
proposal to your head teacher which persuades them to offer a new and unusual visit / trip
which you are suggesting.
P6 The governors of your college have asked you to write a report which sums up the students'
views about technology. Write a report which summarises the amount of technology in the
college and persuades the governors to either spend more or less on technology.