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ECPE speaking exam: An informative sample.

ECCE speaking exam: An informative sample...

By Maria Bitrou (Level: Upper Intermediate)
Topic: Imagine, based on the song by John Lennon
See lyrics at: http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/john_lennon/imagine.html

This song is written by John Lennon. It's a song about freedom and it analyses four basic ideas: The first and, in my opinion the most important, is the idea of possession. The idea of possession makes us want to believe in heaven, countries and religions. The other three ideas are the religions, the countries and heaven.

The most interesting part of this song are the stylistic devices. If someone observe the lyrics they can understand that the first, the fifth and sixth lyrics are associated. In the first verse he is asking us to imagine that there's no heaven and as a result of that we would live for today. In the second verse he is telling us to imagine that there are no countries and religions. If we did that, we would live our lives in peace. Finally, in the fourth verse, he is asking us to imagine that there are no possessions and that this would be good because we could share all the world. In the first two verses he believes that we can do it. He is trying to make us imagine that it's easy if we try a bit. He uses lyrics like: "It's easy if you try" or "It isn't hard to do" but in the fourth verse he questions if we can finally do it by saying: "I wonder if you can". Another trick is the connection between the first and the third lyric. For example, in the first verse he says: ""Imagine there's no heaven...no hell bellow us" or in the second: "Imagine there's no countries...nothing to kill or die for".

 John Lennon thought that if we had no heaven, no countries, religions and no possessions we could be free. There would be no reason to die and no greed or hunger. The main two verses, the third and the fifth: "You may say I'm a dreamer..and the world will be as one", are a hope that some day the world will be as one, that we'll have no heaven, countries, religions and possessions. He imagined us all together and loved.  

By Chrysa Amanatidou, The Papaeliou Schools, Level: A' Senior
Topic: The world's similar animals

Hi! My name is Chrysa. I am eleven years old. I am from Greece and these are my favourite animals. The tiger is from the group of cats. They live in Africa and Asia. They have orange and black fur, a long tail and strong, very big teeth. Tigers eat only fish and meat.

The panther is from the group of cats. They live in South America and they have sharp teeth, sharp claws and a big strong body. They eat only meat and fish.

The tigers and panthers are similar but not the same. The tiger lives in Africa and Asia but the panther lives in South America. Tigers also have orange and black fur with strong teeth but panthers have got black fur.

By Sophia Afentouli, The Papaeliou Schools, Level: A' Senior
Topic: The world's similar animals

Hi, I'm Sophia from Greece and now I'm describing my favourite animals. So, my favourite animals are the black bear and the polar bear. These two animals are similar but they aren't the same. The differences between them are: The black bear is from North America but the polar bear is from the North Pole.

These two animals are strong and they have sharp teeth. The black bear has black fur but the polar bear has white fur. The black bear eats honey and the polar bear eats seals and salmons. And I forgot to say that these two animals are mammals.

Thanks for reading!

By Stella Aga, The Papaeliou Schools, Level A' Senior
Topic: The world's similar animals

Tiger
Tigers are cats and live in Africa and Asia. They have got sharp teeth and orange, black and white stripes. They eat meat and fish. Tigers are my favourite animals because they are wild.
Panther
Panthers are cats and live in South America. They have got sharp teeth and claws and black fur. They eat meat and like fish very much. I love these animals.
Differences
The differences of tigers and panthers are: The tigers live in Africa and Asia but the panthers live in South America. The tigers have got orange and black and white stripes but the panthers have got black fur. 

By Evelin Tsichti, The Papaeliou Schools, Level: A' Senior
Topic: The world's similar animals

Hello! My name is Evelin and I am eleven years old. My city is Nikea and my country is Greece.

Black Bears are so pretty and cute. They are mammals. They live in North America (Canada). They have sharp teeth, long claws, black and shiny fur and a strong body. They eat fish. seals and lots of honey.

Polar Bears are beautiful. They are mammals, too! They live in the North Pole or Antarctica. They have sharp teeth, long and dangerous claws, wild fur and a very strong body. They eat fish and seals.

Black bears and polar bears are similar but they aren't the same. They have some different things. Black bears live in North America (Canada) but Polar bears live in North Pole or Antarctica. Black Bears have black fur but polar bears have white fur and black bears eat fish, seals and honey but polar bears eat fish and seals.