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- 0510/12 · May/June 2026 · Q16[15]
You and your family recently visited a very special place for the first time. Write an email to a friend about visiting this special place. In your email you should: * say why you all went there * — explain how you all got there * — describe what it was like there. Write about 120 to 160 words. You will receive up to 6...
See it on the paper → - 0510/11 · October/November 2025 · Q16[15]
You have seen an expensive item that you want to buy. You don’t have enough money at the moment, but you have a plan to get the money to buy it. Write an email to a friend about your plan to buy the item. • describe the item that you want to buy • tell your friend why you want to buy the item • explain how you are goin...
See it on the paper → - 0510/12 · October/November 2025 · Q17[15]
You recently watched a new television talent show in which ordinary people perform in front of a group of judges and a studio audience. You have decided to write a review of the show for your school magazine. There are too many talent shows on TV. It’s difficult to perform in public. Here are some comments about the te...
See it on the paper → - 0510/13 · October/November 2025 · Q18[15]
You recently went on a school trip to a museum. Your head teacher would like opinions on the museum trip and has asked you to write a report about it. In your report, say what was good about visiting the museum AND suggest how the experience for young visitors to the museum could be improved. Here are some comments: Th...
See it on the paper → - 0510/11 · May/June 2025 · Q16[15]
You recently went on a school trip to a museum in another city. Write an email to a friend about the school trip to the museum. • explain what you did in class to prepare for the museum trip • describe what you liked about the museum trip • tell your friend about a problem with the museum trip. Write about 120 to 160 w...
See it on the paper → - 0510/12 · May/June 2025 · Q16[15]
You recently went away for the weekend with your family. However, there was a problem during your weekend away. Write an email to a friend telling them about your weekend away. • say why you were going away • describe what the problem was • explain how the problem affected you and your family. Write about 120 to 160 wo...
See it on the paper → - 0510/13 · May/June 2025 · Q16[15]
A member of your family has recently moved to another country. Write an email to a friend about this. In your email you should: • explain why your family member moved away • describe how you feel about this • say what plans you have made to see your family member again. Write about 120 to 160 words. You will receive up...
See it on the paper → - 0510/12 · February/March 2025 · Q16[15]
In your town, a new place has opened for young people to use. Write an email to a friend telling them about the new place. • describe the place that has opened for young people • explain how the place can improve the lives of young people • suggest your friend goes to the place with you. Write about 120 to 160 words. Y...
See it on the paper → - 0510/11 · October/November 2024 · Q16[15]
You have recently been to a new shopping mall. You enjoyed it but you had a small problem during your visit. Write an email to a friend about your visit to the shopping mall. In your email you should: • say what you liked about your visit to the shopping mall • describe the problem that you had during your visit • make...
See it on the paper → - 0510/12 · October/November 2024 · Q16[15]
? You recently found yourself in a difficult situation. You received some help to deal with that situation. Write an email to a friend about your experience. In your email, you should: • explain what the difficult situation was • describe the help that you received • say how you felt about the experience. Write about 1...
See it on the paper → - 0510/13 · October/November 2024 · Q16[15]
You have recently decided to start writing your own blog. Write an email to a friend about this. In your email you should: ● explain why you would like to start writing your own blog ● say how you will make your blog different from others you have read ● describe what might be challenging about writing your blog. Write...
See it on the paper → - 0510/11 · May/June 2024 · Q16[15]
You have decided to help at a sports event that will take place in your town next month. Write an email to a friend about this. In your email you should: • describe the sports event that you are going to help at • say why you decided to help at the sports event • explain what you will be doing at the sports event. Writ...
See it on the paper → - 0510/12 · May/June 2024 · Q16[15]
WEEKEND COURSE You recently attended an interesting weekend course for teenagers. Write an email to a friend about the weekend course. In your email you should: • give information about the course • explain why you wanted to do the course • say how the course could be better. Write about 120 to 160 words. You will rece...
See it on the paper → - 0510/13 · May/June 2024 · Q16[15]
You recently borrowed your cousin’s jacket for an event. While you were wearing the jacket, you damaged it. Write an email to your cousin about this. In your email you should: • describe the event you needed the jacket for • explain how you damaged the jacket • say what you’re going to do about the damage. Write about...
See it on the paper → - 0510/12 · February/March 2024 · Q16[15]
You recently took part in an important concert at your school. Something surprising happened during the concert. Write an email to a friend about your experience. In your email you should: • describe how you prepared for the concert • explain what happened that was surprising • say what you did after the concert finish...
See it on the paper → - 0510/11 · October/November 2023 · Q14[12]
You have recently been having difficulty with a piece of homework. Write an email to a friend asking for their help. In your email, you should: • describe what you have to do for the homework • explain why you are finding it so difficult • say how you would like your friend to help you. The pictures above may give you...
See it on the paper → - 0510/12 · October/November 2023 · Q13[12]
Recently, you and some other students from your school took part in a quiz. Write an email to a friend about the quiz. In your email, you should: • explain why you took part in the quiz • describe how you prepared for the quiz • say how you felt about taking part in the quiz. The pictures above may give you some ideas,...
See it on the paper → - 0510/13 · October/November 2023 · Q13[12]
Your family recently decided to sell their car, and not get another one. Write an email to a friend telling them about living without a car. In your email, you should: • explain why your family decided to live without a car • describe how you will travel around in the future • say what might be difficult about not havi...
See it on the paper → - 0510/21 · October/November 2023 · Q15[16]
You have recently been having difficulty with a piece of homework. Write an email to a friend asking for their help. In your email, you should: • describe what you have to do for the homework • explain why you are finding it so difficult • say how you would like your friend to help you. The pictures above may give you...
See it on the paper → - 0510/22 · October/November 2023 · Q14[16]
Recently, you and some other students from your school took part in a quiz. Write an email to a friend about the quiz. In your email, you should: • explain why you took part in the quiz • describe how you prepared for the quiz • say how you felt about taking part in the quiz. The pictures above may give you some ideas,...
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What examiners said
Most candidates wrote well-developed emails with an appropriately informal tone. The most successful responses contained a description of their preparations for the trip, together with details of what they particularly liked about it and a full explanation of a problem that they faced. For the first bullet point, the most successful candidates expanded on the details of the preparation such as re...
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0510/11 Q16 (Cambridge)
Most responses were fully relevant and used an appropriate informal style and register. The most successful responses also featured some engagement with the target audience by using phrases such as, ‘How are you?’, ‘I hope that your GCSE went well’, ‘I’m writing to you to tell you about an interesting weekend away with my family’ and towards the end of the response: ‘Good luck with school’ and ‘do...
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0510/12 Q16 (Cambridge)
Most candidates engaged very well with the task and many responses were well-developed with an appropriately informal tone for the email format. The most successful responses gave a plausible reason for why they decided to join in the quiz, together with credible details of how they prepared for it and their feelings about taking part. For the first bullet point, more successful candidates initia...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0510/22 Q14 (Cambridge)
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