UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level 3206/01 TAMIL Paper 1 Composition October/November 2004 1 hour 30 minutes Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet, follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 2 printed pages. SP (SC/SLM) S57365/2 © UCLES 2004 [Turn over www.xtremepapers.net 2 Section A – Letter, Report, Speech or Dialogue 1 There are three titles given below. Choose any one and write a composition of about 120 words in Tamil. It will be to your advantage to keep to the recommended length. (a) You could not attend your friend’s wedding ceremony. Write a letter to him explaining why you could not attend. (b) During a football match there was a fight between the supporters of the opposing teams. Write a report on the incident. (c) Write a dialogue between you and your friend about an examination question paper you just wrote. [15] Section B – Essay 2 There are four topics given below. Write an essay of about 200 words in Tamil on any one of them. It will be to your advantage to keep to the recommended length. (a) Describe a famous public garden in your country. (b) Write an essay on the importance of water. (c) Write an essay on the advantage of living in a city. (d) Narrate the story of a film you saw recently. [30] University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. © UCLES 2004 3206/01/O/N/04 www.xtremepapers.net