In light of the pend­ing Eng­lish exams, Guy Betts has invested his time and effort to bring us all an enlight­en­ing set of essay ques­tions, encom­pass­ing just a few of the many delight­ful morsels that the Board of Stud­ies is infa­mous for deliv­er­ing to its students.

(it’s a scan because it’s Guy’s hand­writ­ing, and I felt like doing things that way. Click through to read more for a plain text ver­sion of the image.)

Prac­tice Essays

“The lion stalks his prey. The Gazelle becomes wary as the lion pounces. The Gazelle makes his escape. He is lucky, this time.“
Dis­cuss this state­ment with regard to the imag­i­na­tive jour­ney.
Text type: Recipe OR SMS

“Mel­bourne — Rain and 23 degrees, Syd­ney — Cloudy and 25 degrees, Can­berra — Fine and 23 degrees“
Dis­cuss this state­ment with regard to the imag­i­na­tive jour­ney.
Text type: Smoke signals

“Yummy Kitchen House Chi­nese Restau­rant“
Dis­cuss this state­ment with regard to the imag­i­na­tive jour­ney.
Text type: Stop sign

“Present this coupon and recieve a com­pli­men­tary Por­tuguese les­son!“
Dis­cuss this state­ment with regard to the imag­i­na­tive jour­ney.
Text type: Morse code OR Movie subtitles

“Room 84″
Dis­cuss this state­ment with regard to the imag­i­na­tive jour­ney.
Text type: A 621-page the­sis on Nor­we­gian trout-fishing practices.

“Have the porter fetch a mal­lard at once“
Dis­cuss this state­ment with regard to the imag­i­na­tive jour­ney.
Text type: A tatoo

“Dry-clean only. Do not tum­ble dry. Do not digest.“
Dis­cuss this state­ment with regard to the imag­i­na­tive jour­ney.
Text type: Trolley

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