• Write at least 300 words.
• Speech should include
  • Title
  • Introduction
  • Body
  • Conclusion
• Choose a topic that you are comfortable with from the following 5 choices:

1. Explain how cultural differences can lead to misunderstandings. For example between the East and the West.
2. Describe your feelings about Barak Obama becoming and acting as President of the United States of America.
3. Explain why you think the BBC does or does not deserve its reputation as a reliable news source and producer of excellent TV and radio.
4. Why do you agree or disagree that young people in the West become more independent and responsible from seeing nudity, violence and bad language in films and on TV?
5. Describe how the Asian attitudes towards learning musical instruments and other professional skills might be affecting western jobs and employment.

• Do not simply copy from a book or in the internet. It must be your own words.
• You have 4 weeks to write the speech. Start early.
• Interesting and well thought out content will be given marks.
• On or before the lesson on Tuesday 17th November
  • Hand in a completed composition
  • OR email it to me at clarkalastair@gmail.com
• Be careful for inaccuracy, spelling and grammar mistakes

Written Assessment Marking

• Copying
  • Mark phrases copied from the internet or books as a quotation.
  • Do not copy from other people. If you do this, both students will get no marks.
  • If there are too many quotations or too much copied work, the mark will be zero.
• Incorrect number of words
  • Title does not count towards number of words.
  • Loose 1 mark per 10 words less than 270 words.
    • 269 words looses 1 mark
    • 260 words looses 1 mark
    • 259 words looses 2 marks