EMAAN FAIZ 21 April 23
May June 2019 English 1123 Paper 1 V1
SECTION 1:DIRECTED WRITING
TASK 1: You are walking along a busy road and you see a car
drive very close to someone on a bicycle. The car almost knocks
the cyclist of the bicycle. You are very concerned about the way
that car drivers behave towards cyclists. You decide to write a
letter to the editor of the local newspaper to complain about
the problem.
Write your letter. You must include the following
 When and where the incident took place.
 What exactly happened, including how the car driver was
to blame.
 What you think should happen to improve the situation
for cyclists on the roads. 6 min exttraaa
Cover all three points above in detail.You should make your
letter polite and informative. Start your letter ‘Dear Editor’ and
remember to supply an appropriate ending.
Dear Editor,
This letter addresses a recent traffic incident between a careless car
driver and a cyclist on Main Shahrah e Faisal road at around 5pm
yesterday, 20th April 2023.
To begin with, I was walking along the footpath opposite the Habitt city
outlet, observing the immense overflow of cars racing with each other,
switching the lanes too often and disrupting the traffic flow. This traffic
included a sport cyclist cycling along in one lane at a constant speed of
about 13 km/h. A black Honda civic 2018 car was pacing with a speed of
about 60km/h while overtaking another car and entered the lane in
which the cyclist was cycling. The car driver was an adolescent nineteen
year old who nearly caused a severe muscle injury of the cyclist with his
ignorance and overspeeding. His swift pace was uncontrollable and
almost toppled down an innocent cyclist.139
This situation is absolutely unsettling and has perturbed me and many
other pedestrians and vehicle owners. Especially cyclists. Car drivers
need to have utmost integrity and respect for cyclists just like others as
law abiding citizens. I suggest to pass an order by the Karachi East
District to maintain a separate line for bikers and cyclists only, similar to
the ones in Amsterdam Netherlands and Germany. Any vehicle
attempting to enter the lane will pay a hefty fine equivalent to two
hundred Euros. 222
Furthermore, attaching front and back lights for cyclists must be a
necessity to avoid accidents and night and manually answering phone
calls while riding should be illegal. However wearing Bluetooth
headsets to answer the calls would be permitted.
These are the minor safety precautions adopted by the West that has
favoured both the cyclists and car owners, as well as encouraged
citizens to use bicycles as their mode of transport. I hope this issue
reaches the concerned authority and immediate action is taken to
prevent further calamities.
Yours Sincerely,
Emaan Faiz
TASK 5: Narrative Writing
Write a story which includes the words, ‘Two years after they last saw
each other, she was amazed at how confident he seemed.’
The flashy lights were beaming at Joe like a car’s headlight, the chit
chatter of the paparazzi were like buzzing bees, not to mention the
synchronized chant of the audience desperately awaiting his
appearance for a photograph. Joe however remained in his nonchalant
and composed element, delivering a candid yet motivating speech.
Something a young blonde, blue eyed lady called Taylor was admiring
from afar, with a beautiful smile of satisfaction.
Two years after they last saw each other, she was amazed at how
confident he seemed.
Who was she? A friend? A partner?
Joe excuses the audience and the abundance of interviewers and walks
towards Taylor.
Our story starts with chaos. Literally. Already late for his second visa
interview for Denmark, Joe sped along the ever so long maze of the
Denmark embassy, his shiny black leather doc Marten shoes clomping
down the gravely old wooden floor and his brand new black blazer
swooshing with the wind in perfect harmony.
Ufffffff! Joe takes a deep breath, trying to inhale the pessimistic
thoughts that woke him up the last three nights consecutively and the
complementary nervousness and anxiety that comes before doing an
important task, in his case, entering the visa interviewer’s office.
“Good morning Mr. Joe Alwyn. I see you are fifteen minutes late but
luckily we can still conduct your interview as you are the only one
today”
“I am Miss Taylor Swift your interviewer. Are you ready? Shall I order
you some coffee?”
A gravely silent “Hmm” was heard. Almost compatible with a humming
bird.
That Visa interview was the shortest in history. A mere twenty minute
long session of no eye contact, trembling in fear with cold sweat, the
untouched coffee that had gone ice cold and the continuous tapping of
the feet, gave Taylor an impression that Joe lacked confidence and was
discomforted by the interview. 293
Taylor was standing on a fence. Should she sympathize with Joe and
approve his visa despite his apparent nervousness that could land her
in hot waters with the Department heads or adhere to her duty and
reject his visa? She was well aware that a candidate’s under confident
behavior is a sign of danger.
Taylor knew she was sailing close to the wind. With a heavy heart she
picked up the giant, dusty, bright red stamp with ‘rejected’ embossed
on it and stamped it on Joe’s documents. She mustered up the courage
to console the dejected Joe. Something that could bring her trouble.
“Joe. I can understand what you are going through right now. Your
documents are all in order and I am sure you have a bright future that
awaits you. Don’t give up.”
“I’m always here to assist you.”
Head shook in despair, Joe exited the office with the slowest speed in
comparison to the one he had while entering the office.
Cut to two years later, there was Joe. His head high in pride as he
receives his honorary citizen award from the Denmark Embassy for his
remarkable efforts in housing more than a million Ukrainian refugees in
Denmark. How he gathered up that confidence is still a secret he is
unwilling to share with Taylor. Although he has asked her out for coffee
to make up for the one that had gone cold!
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